GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION
ROMAN ARCHİTECTURE/2680007
Course Title: ROMAN ARCHİTECTURE
Credits 3 ECTS 7.5
Semester 2 Compulsory/Elective Compulsory
COURSE INFO
 -- LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
  Turkish
 -- NAME OF LECTURER(S)
  Prof. A. Emel Erten
 -- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  www.gazi.edu.tr
 -- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  eerten@gazi.edu.tr
 -- LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT
Giving information on the origins and roots of Roman Culture.
Presenting the new building forms coming along with Roman architecture.
Providing information on the new construction technologies and building materilas in Roman architecture.
 -- MODE OF DELIVERY
  The instructions take place at the classrooms. The course material is supported by powerpoint presentations.
 -- 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  Early History of Italy.
2. Week  Etruscans and Greeks in Italy.
3. Week  Mythological Foundation of Rome: Aeneas and Others.
4. Week  Kingdom of Rome and its architecture.
5. Week  Republican History of Rome.
6. Week  Republican Architecture in Rome
7. Week  Imperial Age in Rome: Historical Conditions.
8. Week  Mid-Term Exam
9. Week  Imperial Fora in Rome.
10. Week  Roman Basilicas: Origins and Examples in Rome.
11. Week  Roman Hydraulic Systems.
12. Week  Monuments of Entertainment in Rome.
13. Week  Roman Thermae
14. Week  Roman Building Materials and Construction Technologies.
15. Week  Roman Houses
16. Week  Final Exam
 -- RECOMMENDED OR REQUIRED READING
  D. S. Robertson, Greek and Roman Architecture, Cambridge 1977. N. H. Ramage – A. Ramage, Roman Art, New Jersey 2005.
 -- PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS
  Lecture, Question and Answer, Visualization via powerpoint presentations.
 -- 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
0
0
 Reading
6
5
30
 Searching in Internet and Library
10
3
30
 Designing and Applying Materials
0
 Preparing Reports
0
 Preparing Presentation
14
2
28
 Presentation
14
3
42
 Mid-Term and Studying for Mid-Term
1
8
8
 Final and Studying for Final
2
8
16
 Other
0
 TOTAL WORKLOAD: 
182
 TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25: 
7.28
 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