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TOURISM RESEARCH INSTITUTE / İT523 - RELIGIOUS TOURISM (MASTER)

Code: İT523 Course Title: THE BIBLE AND ANATOLIA Theoretical+Practice: 3+0 ECTS: 6
Year/Semester of Study 1 / Fall Semester
Level of Course 2nd Cycle Degree Programme
Type of Course Optional
Department RELIGIOUS TOURISM (MASTER)
Pre-requisities and Co-requisites None
Mode of Delivery Face to Face
Teaching Period 14 Weeks
Name of Lecturer AYBÜKE ÖZSOY (aybuke.ozsoy@nevsehir.edu.tr)
Name of Lecturer(s)
Language of Instruction Turkish
Work Placement(s) None
Objectives of the Course
This course aims to see Anatolian places that said in Judeo-Christian sacred scriptures (i.e. Bible), and provide a perception on the importance of Jewish and Christian traditions in cultural and religious heritage of Anatolia.

Learning Outcomes PO MME
The students who succeeded in this course:
LO-1 Students will be learn the concepts Bible, Gospel, Old and New Testament etc. PO-3 Apprehend the belief systems, historical development and process of human actions based on faith and religion within a global scale; appraise, analyze, examine these issues and generate solutions to problems with an unbiased, objective, scientific and ethical comprehension.
PO-6 Understand and analyze the history and the importance of archaeological sites, buildings, sacred places, festivals, events and destinations representing various belief systems in Anatolia and throughout the world; and examine the cultural and social values of these places within the context of sustainability.
PO-7 Demonstrate and apply comprehensive knowledge of the history of religions in the development of religious and faith-based tourism and in improving contribution of stakeholders to social peace, intercultural communication, and tolerance in the tourism sector.
Examination
Presentation
Performance Project
LO-2 Make a sense about historical venture of Judeo-Christian tradition in Anatolia PO-3 Apprehend the belief systems, historical development and process of human actions based on faith and religion within a global scale; appraise, analyze, examine these issues and generate solutions to problems with an unbiased, objective, scientific and ethical comprehension.
PO-6 Understand and analyze the history and the importance of archaeological sites, buildings, sacred places, festivals, events and destinations representing various belief systems in Anatolia and throughout the world; and examine the cultural and social values of these places within the context of sustainability.
PO-10 Evaluate issues related to the field with an interdisciplinary approach and a holistic view; through adopting ethical principles and also reflecting such principles to scientific attitudes and approaches with a respect to different beliefs.
Examination
Presentation
Performance Project
LO-3 Receive a better understanding on Anatolian Religious variety PO-3 Apprehend the belief systems, historical development and process of human actions based on faith and religion within a global scale; appraise, analyze, examine these issues and generate solutions to problems with an unbiased, objective, scientific and ethical comprehension.
PO-6 Understand and analyze the history and the importance of archaeological sites, buildings, sacred places, festivals, events and destinations representing various belief systems in Anatolia and throughout the world; and examine the cultural and social values of these places within the context of sustainability.
PO-14 Analyze, critically interpret and evaluate the knowledge and skills they have gained.
Examination
Presentation
Performance Project
PO: Programme Outcomes
MME:Method of measurement & Evaluation

Course Contents
Bible, Gospel, Old and New Testament
Weekly Course Content
Week Subject Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1 Mainlines of Religious History of Anatolia Lecture, Project Presentation
2 Main Concepts: Bible, Gospel, Old testament, New Testament Lecture, Project Presentation
3 Judaism in Anatolia Lecture, Project Presentation
4 Christianity in Anatolia Lecture, Project Presentation
5 Christianity in Anatolia Lecture, Project Presentation
6 St. Paul's Trips and Seven Churches Lecture, Project Presentation
7 Abraham as a Common Ancestor Lecture, Project Presentation
8 mid-term exam
9 Marmara and Thrace Lecture, Project Presentation
10 Aegean Turkey Lecture, Project Presentation
11 East and North-East Turkey Lecture, Project Presentation
12 Central Turkey Lecture, Project Presentation
13 North Turkey Lecture, Project Presentation
14 Religious Heritage of Anatolia Lecture, Project Presentation
15 Term Paper Presentations Lecture, Project Presentation
16 final exam
Recommend Course Book / Supplementary Book/Reading
1 1. Kutsal Kitap, Eski ve Yeni Anlaşma, Kitab-ı Mukaddes Şirketi.
2 2. Anna G. Edmonds, Turkey's religious Sites, Damko Publicaitons, Istanbul, 1997.
Required Course instruments and materials
Lecture, discourse, research homework.

Assessment Methods
Type of Assessment Week Hours Weight(%)
mid-term exam 8 1 40
Other assessment methods
1.Oral Examination
2.Quiz
3.Laboratory exam
4.Presentation 1 10
5.Report
6.Workshop
7.Performance Project
8.Term Paper
9.Project
final exam 3 50

Student Work Load
Type of Work Weekly Hours Number of Weeks Work Load
Weekly Course Hours (Theoretical+Practice) 3 16 48
Outside Class
       a) Reading 0
       b) Search in internet/Library 2 16 32
       c) Performance Project 2 16 32
       d) Prepare a workshop/Presentation/Report 2 16 32
       e) Term paper/Project 0
Oral Examination 0
Quiz 0
Laboratory exam 0
Own study for mid-term exam 2 16 32
mid-term exam 2 1 2
Own study for final exam 0
final exam 2 1 2
0
0
Total work load; 180