GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION
HITTITE ARCHAEOLOGY/ARK 240
Course Title: HITTITE ARCHAEOLOGY
Credits 2 ECTS 3
Semester 4 Compulsory/Elective Compulsory
COURSE INFO
 -- LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
   Turkish
 -- NAME OF LECTURER(S)
  Dr. Atakan Akçay
 -- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  http://www.websitem.gazi.edu.tr/site/atakanakcay
 -- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  atakanakcay@gazi.edu.tr
 -- LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT
Learning of Hittite Archeology
Hittite art will be learned
Hittite Anatolian cities will be learned.
Learning of Hittite culture
 -- 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  General structure of Anatolia in the Middle Bronze Age
2. Week  General structure of Anatolia in the Late Bronze Age
3. Week  Establishment phases of Hittite State
4. Week  Early Hittite Period
5. Week  Old Hittite Period
6. Week  Middle Hittite Period
7. Week  Imperial period
8. Week  Hittite Cities and Excavations
9. Week  Mid-Term
10. Week  Hittite Cities and Excavations
11. Week  Hittite Architecture
12. Week  Hittite Ceramics
13. Week  Hittite Ceramics
14. Week  Hittite Rock Monuments
15. Week  Hittite Rock Monuments
16. Week  Hittite Religion
 -- RECOMMENDED OR REQUIRED READING
   • T. Bryce, The Kingdom of Hittites, Newyork, 2005. • A. Ünal, Hititler Devrinde Anadolu 1-2-3, İstanbul, 2002-2003. • J. G. Macqueen Hititler ve Hitit Çağında Anadolu, Ankara, 2001. • K. Bittel, Hattusha. Capital of the Hittites, New York, 1970. • K. Bittel, Les Hittites, Paris, 1976.
 -- PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS
  Lecture, Question & Answer, Demonstration, Drill - Practise
 -- WORK PLACEMENT(S)
  No
 -- 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
16
2
32
 Practising Hours of Course Per Week
0
 Reading
16
1
16
 Searching in Internet and Library
16
0
 Designing and Applying Materials
0
 Preparing Reports
0
 Preparing Presentation
0
 Presentation
0
 Mid-Term and Studying for Mid-Term
1
15
15
 Final and Studying for Final
1
20
20
 Other
0
 TOTAL WORKLOAD: 
83
 TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25: 
3.32
 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