GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION
ANCIENT NEAR EASTERN GLYPTHIC/ARK 242
Course Title: ANCIENT NEAR EASTERN GLYPTHIC
Credits 2 ECTS 3
Semester 4 Compulsory/Elective Compulsory
COURSE INFO
 -- LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
  Turkish
 -- NAME OF LECTURER(S)
  Prof. Dr. S. Yücel ŞENYURT
 -- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  http://www.websitem.gazi.edu.tr/site/senyurt
 -- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  senyurt@gazi.edu.tr
 -- LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT
Obtaining basic knowledge of archaeology.
Gaining the ability to interpret and evaluate theoretical knowledge in the discipline.
Being competent in applying technical knowledge in fieldwork.
Obtaining skills in identifying and analyzing the date, style and chronological issues of archaeological material.
Comparing and analyzing basic data of archaeology by developing relations: ceramics, architecture, sculpture and little findings
Building relations with other disciplines such as History, Philosophy, Anthropology, Sociology, Theology, Ancient Languages and Cultures, etc...
Preserving archaeological material, promoting it in the society and evaluating it given the relation between tourism and environment.
Ability to use contemporary techniques and tools for archaeological applications.
Becoming competent in research and consulting services in accordance with the notion of scientific objectivity, technological compatibility, and analy
Guarding Anatolian historical heritage, promoting and preserving it.
 -- 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  Introduction: seal making and functions of seals.
2. Week  Halaf Period seals
3. Week  Ubeid stamp seals and Uruk Period tokens
4. Week  Emergence of cylinder seals and Late Uruk Period
5. Week  Early Dynastic seals
6. Week  Akkadian seals
7. Week  III'rd Dynasty of Ur and Old Babylonian seals
8. Week  Mid-Term Exam
9. Week  Old Assyrian and Hurri-Mitanni seals
10. Week  Neolithic seals in Anatolia
11. Week  Chalcholithic seals in Anatolia
12. Week  Early Bronze Age seals in Anatolia
13. Week  Middle Bronze Age seals in Anatolia
14. Week  Hittite seals
15. Week  Hittite seals
16. Week  Hittite seals
 -- RECOMMENDED OR REQUIRED READING
  D. Collon, First Impressions: Cylinder Seals in Ancient Near East, Chicago, 1987. N. Özgüç, Kültepe Mühür Baskılarında Anadolu Grubu, Ankara 1965. N.Özgüç, Kaniş Karum’u Ib katı Mühürleri ve Mühür Baskıları, Ankara 1968. A. Erkanal, Anadolu’da Bulunan Suriye Kökenli Mühürler ve Mühür Baskıları, Ankara 1994
 -- 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
2
32
 Searching in Internet and Library
0
 Designing and Applying Materials
0
 Preparing Reports
0
 Preparing Presentation
0
 Presentation
0
 Mid-Term and Studying for Mid-Term
1
10
10
 Final and Studying for Final
1
10
10
 Other
0
 TOTAL WORKLOAD: 
84
 TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25: 
3.36
 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