GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION
NEAR EASTERN ARCHAEOLOGY II/2680011
Course Title: NEAR EASTERN ARCHAEOLOGY II
Credits 3 ECTS 7.5
Semester 2 Compulsory/Elective Compulsory
COURSE INFO
 -- LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
  Turkish
 -- NAME OF LECTURER(S)
  Prof. Süleyman Yücel Şenyurt
 -- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  www.gazi.edu.tr/~senyurt
 -- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  senyurt@gazi.edu.tr
 -- LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT
Obtaining general knowledge on Near Eastern Archaeology from the beginning of the 2nd millennium BC to the Persian Period.
 -- 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  Relationship between Anatolia and Mesopotamia (Kültepe sample)
2. Week  Formation of Hittite state and Old Hittite Period (Boğazköy-Hattuşa sample)
3. Week  Early Babylonian and Early Assyrian kingdoms (Babylon and Assur samples)
4. Week  Near Eastern glyptic art
5. Week  Kura-Araxes culture and its expansion
6. Week  Hittite Imperial Period
7. Week  Relationship among Hittites-Acheans-Assyrians-Mitannians and Egyptians
8. Week  Mid-Term Exam
9. Week  Decline of the states in the Near East and the end of the Late Bronze Age
10. Week  Aramaic culture
11. Week  Early Iron Age problematics in the Near East
12. Week  Neo-Assyrian Empire
13. Week  Urartian Kingdom (Tuşpa sample)
14. Week  The archaeology of Muşkians-Phrygians (Gordion sample)
15. Week  The Achaemenid/Persian sovereignity in the Near East
16. Week  Final Exam
 -- RECOMMENDED OR REQUIRED READING
  J. M. Sasson (Ed.), Civilisations of the Ancient Near East, New York 2000. M. Roaf, Cultural Atlas of Mesopotamia and the Ancient Near East, Oxford 1990.
 -- PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS
  Lecture, Question & Answer, Demonstration
 -- WORK PLACEMENT(S)
  No
 -- ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA
 
Quantity
Percentage
 Mid-terms
1
50
 Assignment
0
0
 Exercises
0
0
 Projects
0
0
 Practice
0
0
 Quiz
0
0
 Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade  
50
 Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade  
50
 -- WORKLOAD
 Efficiency  Total Week Count  Weekly Duration (in hour)  Total Workload in Semester
 Theoretical Study Hours of Course Per Week
14
3
42
 Practising Hours of Course Per Week
0
 Reading
14
3
42
 Searching in Internet and Library
14
3
42
 Designing and Applying Materials
4
3
12
 Preparing Reports
0
 Preparing Presentation
6
4
24
 Presentation
1
2
2
 Mid-Term and Studying for Mid-Term
1
10
10
 Final and Studying for Final
1
15
15
 Other
0
 TOTAL WORKLOAD: 
189
 TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25: 
7.56
 ECTS: 
7.5
 -- COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM
NO
 PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES
1
2
3
4
5
1Obtaining specialized knowledge on ArchaeologyX
2Learning methods and technics of scientific researchX
3Obtaining the ability to interpret and evaluate theoretical knowledge in the disciplineX
4Able to use acquired skills and scientific approach in research and advisory works.X
5Able to carry out interdisciplinary research and study.X
6Becoming able to carry out interdisciplinary research and observation in Archaeology.X
7Building relations with different regions and cultures on the basis of archaeological materialX
8Considering scientific and professional ethical valuesX
9Obtaining skills in identifying and analyzing the date, style and chronological issues of archaeological materialX
10Directing fieldwork with using technical knowledgeX