Nevşehir Hacı Bektaş Veli University Course Catalogue

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FACULTY OF LETTERS & SCIENCE / TAR326 - HISTORY

Code: TAR326 Course Title: ANCIENT WRITING TOOLS AND INSTRUMENTS Theoretical+Practice: 2+0 ECTS: 3
Year/Semester of Study 3 / Spring Semester
Level of Course 1st Cycle Degree Programme
Type of Course Optional
Department HISTORY
Pre-requisities and Co-requisites None
Mode of Delivery Face to Face
Teaching Period 14 Weeks
Name of Lecturer LÜTFİ GÜRKAN GÖKÇEK (gurkangokcek@nevsehir.edu.tr)
Name of Lecturer(s)
Language of Instruction Turkish
Work Placement(s) None
Objectives of the Course
To introduce and transpose the reflection development process of writing and the effects of the communities,similarities and differences

Learning Outcomes PO MME
The students who succeeded in this course:
LO-1 can explain the methods and techniques in the Ancient History PO-1 To have the ability to conceptualize the events and facts related to the field of history such as Prehistory, Ancient History, Medieval Era, New Age, Modern Age, and the Era we are in with the help of the scientific methods and techniques and define these concepts.
PO-2 Discover, assess, analyze, and evaluate the correctness, reliability, and validity of historical data.
PO-3 Define the historical problems, evaluate with a critical approach, analyze with theoretical and applied knowledge.
PO-4 Use the interdisciplinary approach at learning process.
PO-5 By having national and universal values, connect national culture to international culture and civilizations, protect the national heritage.
PO-6 By comprehending the developmental features of the societies and their differences, relate their history to their current situation.
PO-7 Develop suitable material for a subject on a historical area, to use the knowledge and experience gains with different methods
Examination
LO-2 can explain interactions between communities in the ancient PO-4 Use the interdisciplinary approach at learning process.
Examination
LO-3 can explain the Scientific developments in the Ancient era PO-6 By comprehending the developmental features of the societies and their differences, relate their history to their current situation.
PO-8 Have the ability to know himself as an individual; to use his creative and strong sides, build personal and institutional communication.
Examination
PO: Programme Outcomes
MME:Method of measurement & Evaluation

Course Contents
The invention of writing and writing materials in the ancient age
Weekly Course Content
Week Subject Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1 Cave Paintings in the Paleolithic and Mesolithic Era 1:Expression 2:Question-Answer
2 Transition from Village to City and Emergence of the First Cities 1:Expression 2:Question-Answer
3 Ubaid and Uruk Culture 1:Expression 2:Question-Answer
4 The Invention and Development Process of Cuneiform 1:Expression 2:Question-Answer
5 Clay Tablet 1:Expression 2:Question-Answer
6 Sumerian and Assyrian Example 1:Expression 2:Question-Answer
7 Discovery and Deciphering of Egyptian Hieroglyphic 1:Expression 2:Question-Answer
8 mid-term exam
9 Linen Cloth, ivory, bone, shell, and the Bodies of Animals, Stone Inscriptions and Bronze Slabs 1:Expression 2:Question-Answer
10 Papyrus, Pergament Paper 1:Expression 2:Question-Answer
11 Clerk in Ancient Anatolia 1:Expression 2:Question-Answer
12 Library in Ancient Anatolia 1:Expression 2:Question-Answer
13 Hieroglyphic Writing in Ancient Anatolia 1:Expression 2:Question-Answer
14 Archive Centers in Ancient Mesopotamia 1:Expression 2:Question-Answer
15 Discovery and Resolution of Old Persian 1:Expression 2:Question-Answer
16 final exam
Recommend Course Book / Supplementary Book/Reading
1 Bedia Demiriş (1995), Eskiçağda Yazı Araç ve Gereçleri, Ege Yayınları, İzmir.
2 Nuray Yıldız (2000), Eskiçağda Yazı Malzemeleri ve Kitabın Oluşumu, TTK, Ankara.
3 Albert Labarre , Kitabın Tarihi, İletişim Yayınları, İstanbul.
4 Zeki Tez (2008), Kağıdın ve Matbaanın Kültürel Tarihi, Doruk Yayınları, İstanbul.
Required Course instruments and materials
Map

Assessment Methods
Type of Assessment Week Hours Weight(%)
mid-term exam 8 2 40
Other assessment methods
1.Oral Examination
2.Quiz
3.Laboratory exam
4.Presentation
5.Report
6.Workshop
7.Performance Project
8.Term Paper
9.Project
final exam 16 2 60

Student Work Load
Type of Work Weekly Hours Number of Weeks Work Load
Weekly Course Hours (Theoretical+Practice) 2 14 28
Outside Class
       a) Reading 4 8 32
       b) Search in internet/Library 1 8 8
       c) Performance Project 0
       d) Prepare a workshop/Presentation/Report 0
       e) Term paper/Project 0
Oral Examination 0
Quiz 0
Laboratory exam 0
Own study for mid-term exam 2 3 6
mid-term exam 2 1 2
Own study for final exam 2 6 12
final exam 2 1 2
0
0
Total work load; 90