GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION
THE PREHISTORY OF NEAR EAST/ARK 201
Course Title: THE PREHISTORY OF NEAR EAST
Credits 2 ECTS 3
Semester 3 Compulsory/Elective Compulsory
COURSE INFO
 -- LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
  Turkish
 -- NAME OF LECTURER(S)
  Assist.Prof.Cevdet Merih Erek
 -- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  http://websitem.gazi.edu.tr/site/cevdeterek
 -- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  cevdeterek@gazi.edu.tr
 -- LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT
The students are learned to comparative by sites on coast and inland of Eastern Mediterranean between Southern Anatolia and north of Sinai Peninsula.
Stıdents are learned to expansion area of Near Eastern cultures
Students are learned to typological futures of Near East from Paleolithic Age to Begining Of Neolithic Age
 -- MODE OF DELIVERY
  The mode of delivery of this course is Face to face
 -- PREREQUISITES AND CO-REQUISITES
  There is no prerequisite or co-requisite for this course.
 -- RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENTS
  There is no recommended optional programme component for this course.
 --COURSE CONTENT
1. Week  Levant Prehistory
2. Week  Prehistory Northwestern Syria
3. Week  Prehistory of Sinai Peninsula
4. Week  Southeastern Anatolia Prehistory
5. Week  Zagros Prehistory
6. Week  Southweastern Asia Ecologic Nich Construction
7. Week  The affects on Prehistoric Cultures of Micro Niche structures in Near East
8. Week  Mid-term exam
9. Week  Prehistory of Rouj Basin
10. Week  Near East before cultivation
11. Week  The feature of transition prehistory and protohistory in Near East
12. Week  Discussion
13. Week  Discussion
14. Week  Discussion
15. Week  Discussion
16. Week  Mid-term final exam
 -- RECOMMENDED OR REQUIRED READING
  • Palestine Before The Hebrews, Emanuel Anati London, 1961. • Archaeological Excavation at Ubeidiya, 1960-1963, M.Stekelis, Jerusalem 19
 -- PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS
  Lecture, Question & Answer, Demonstration, Discussion
 -- WORK PLACEMENT(S)
  There is no practise or probation
 -- ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA
 
Quantity
Percentage
 Mid-terms
1
40
 Assignment
0
0
 Exercises
0
0
 Projects
0
0
 Practice
0
0
 Quiz
0
0
 Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade  
40
 Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade  
60
 -- WORKLOAD
 Efficiency  Total Week Count  Weekly Duration (in hour)  Total Workload in Semester
 Theoretical Study Hours of Course Per Week
14
2
28
 Practising Hours of Course Per Week
0
 Reading
0
 Searching in Internet and Library
6
2
12
 Designing and Applying Materials
0
 Preparing Reports
0
 Preparing Presentation
5
2
10
 Presentation
10
2
20
 Mid-Term and Studying for Mid-Term
1
2
2
 Final and Studying for Final
1
2
2
 Other
0
 TOTAL WORKLOAD: 
74
 TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25: 
2.96
 ECTS: 
3
 -- COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM
NO
 PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES
1
2
3
4
5
1Obtaining basic knowledge of archaeology.X
2Gaining the ability to interpret and evaluate theoretical knowledge in the discipline.X
3Being competent in applying technical knowledge in fieldwork.X
4Obtaining skills in identifying and analyzing the date, style and chronological issues of archaeological material.X
5Comparing and analyzing basic data of archaeology by developing relations: ceramics, architecture, sculpture and little findingsX
6Building relations with other disciplines such as History, Philosophy, Anthropology, Sociology, Theology, Ancient Languages and Cultures, etc...X
7Building relations with other disciplines such as History, Philosophy, Anthropology, Sociology, Theology, Ancient Languages and Cultures, etc...X
8Preserving archaeological material, promoting it in the society and evaluating it given the relation between tourism and environment.X
9Ability to use contemporary techniques and tools for archaeological applicationsX
10Becoming competent in research and consulting services in accordance with the notion of scientific objectivity, technological compatibility, and analytical thinking skills in order to contribute to the development of the discipline of Archaeology.X
11Guarding Anatolian historical heritage, promoting and preserving it.X
12Becoming able to carry out interdisciplinary research and observation in Archaeology.X
13Putting the theoretical and applicable knowledge in Archaeology to research and to public use.X
14Describes basic grammar rules of Turkish and a foreign languageX
15Interprets social, economic, political and ideological conditions which have caused Turkish revolutionX