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INSTITUTE OF SOCIAL SCIENCES / TAR588 - HISTORY

Code: TAR588 Course Title: ANCIENT MESOPOTAMIA-GODS AND CULTS IN ANATOLIA Theoretical+Practice: 3+0 ECTS: 6
Year/Semester of Study 1 / Spring Semester
Level of Course 2nd 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 HASAN TUNCER (hasantuncer@nevsehir.edu.tr)
Name of Lecturer(s)
Language of Instruction Turkish
Work Placement(s) None
Objectives of the Course
To give information about the gods and cults in ancient Mesopotamia and Anatolia

Learning Outcomes PO MME
The students who succeeded in this course:
LO-1 can give information about the gods and cults in ancient Mesopotamia and Anatolia PO-1 able to conceptualize historical events and phenomenons with scientific methods and techniques by expert appraisal.
PO-3 able to define the information acquired at the level of expertise, evaluate critically and analyze the information obtained.
PO-4 able to access to historical datas, interpret these datas and assess the reliability and validity of these datas.
PO-5 able to use national and universal values and assimilate these values.
Examination
PO: Programme Outcomes
MME:Method of measurement & Evaluation

Course Contents
Gods and cults in ancient Mesopotamia and Anatolia
Weekly Course Content
Week Subject Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1 An overview of the history of ancient Mesopotamia and Anatolia Lecturing Question and answer technique
2 An overview of the history of ancient Mesopotamia and Anatolia Lecturing Question and answer technique
3 Religion in ancient Mesopotamia and Anatolia Lecturing Question and answer technique
4 Religion in ancient Mesopotamia and Anatolia Lecturing Question and answer technique
5 Religion in ancient Mesopotamia and Anatolia Lecturing Question and answer technique
6 Gods of ancient Mesopotamia and Anatolia Lecturing Question and answer technique
7 Gods of ancient Mesopotamia and Anatolia Lecturing Question and answer technique
8 mid-term exam
9 The connection between the gods of ancient Mesopotamia and Anatolia Lecturing Question and answer technique
10 The connection between the gods of ancient Mesopotamia and Anatolia Lecturing Question and answer technique
11 Cult centres in ancient Mesopotamia and their important gods Lecturing Question and answer technique
12 Cult centres in ancient Mesopotamia and their important gods Lecturing Question and answer technique
13 Cult centres in ancient Anatolia and their important gods Lecturing Question and answer technique
14 Cult centres in ancient Anatolia and their important gods Lecturing Question and answer technique
15 Overall evaluation Lecturing Question and answer technique
16 final exam
Recommend Course Book / Supplementary Book/Reading
Required Course instruments and materials

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
5.Report
6.Workshop
7.Performance Project
8.Term Paper
9.Project
final exam 16 1 60

Student Work Load
Type of Work Weekly Hours Number of Weeks Work Load
Weekly Course Hours (Theoretical+Practice) 3 14 42
Outside Class
       a) Reading 4 14 56
       b) Search in internet/Library 4 14 56
       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 3 7 21
mid-term exam 1 1 1
Own study for final exam 2 7 14
final exam 1 1 1
0
0
Total work load; 191