GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION

BURIAL CUSTOMS IN ANTIQUITY/ARK 317

Course Title:	BURIAL CUSTOMS IN ANTIQUITY
Credits	2	ECTS	4
Semester	5	Compulsory/Elective	Elective

COURSE INFO

-- LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION

Turkish

-- NAME OF LECTURER(S)

Lecturer Tuna Akçay

-- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)

www.tunaakcay.com.tr

-- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)

tunaakcay@gazi.edu.tr

-- LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT

The ancient meaning of death to be learned
Influence of Death on the Ancient Architecture
Rituals about the Death
Tomb types

-- 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	Ancient Meaning of Death
2. Week	Early Examples of Death and Burial
3. Week	Death and Burial in Ancient Egypt
4. Week	hittites death rituals
5. Week	Death and Funeral in Ancient Greece I
6. Week	Death and Funeral in Ancient Greece II
7. Week	Prothesis - Ekphora - Soma
8. Week	Mid-Term Exam
9. Week	Death and Burial in the Roman World I
10. Week	Death and Burial in the Roman World II
11. Week	Inhumasyon and Cremation
12. Week	Positioning of the Tombs
13. Week	Tomb types and Nekropolis I
14. Week	Tomb types and Nekropolis II
15. Week	Tomb types and Nekropolis III
16. Week	Final Exam

-- RECOMMENDED OR REQUIRED READING

Urartu Kaya Mezarları ve Ölü Gömme Gelenekleri-N.Çevik, Ön Tarih’te Anadolu’da Ölü Gömme Âdetleri-T. Özgüç,

-- PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS

Lecture, Question & Answer, Demonstration,

-- WORK PLACEMENT(S)

-- 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	2	3	6
Searching in Internet and Library	2	15	30
Designing and Applying Materials			0
Preparing Reports			0
Preparing Presentation	1	10	10
Presentation	1	2	2
Mid-Term and Studying for Mid-Term	1	9	9
Final and Studying for Final	1	15	15
Other			0
TOTAL WORKLOAD:			100
TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25:			4
ECTS:			4

-- COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM

NO	PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES	1	2	3	4	5
1	Obtaining basic knowledge of archaeology.					X
2	Gaining the ability to interpret and evaluate theoretical knowledge in the discipline.					X
3	Being competent in applying technical knowledge in fieldwork.					X
4	Obtaining skills in identifying and analyzing the date, style and chronological issues of archaeological material.				X
5	Comparing and analyzing basic data of archaeology by developing relations: ceramics, architecture, sculpture and little findings				X
6	Building relations with other disciplines such as History, Philosophy, Anthropology, Sociology, Theology, Ancient Languages and Cultures, etc...				X
7	Building relations with other disciplines such as History, Philosophy, Anthropology, Sociology, Theology, Ancient Languages and Cultures, etc...				X
8	Preserving archaeological material, promoting it in the society and evaluating it given the relation between tourism and environment.					X
9	Ability to use contemporary techniques and tools for archaeological applications					X
10	Becoming 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
11	Guarding Anatolian historical heritage, promoting and preserving it.				X
12	Becoming able to carry out interdisciplinary research and observation in Archaeology.			X
13	Putting the theoretical and applicable knowledge in Archaeology to research and to public use.				X
14	Describes basic grammar rules of Turkish and a foreign language				X
15	Interprets social, economic, political and ideological conditions which have caused Turkish revolution				X

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GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR