Nevşehir Hacı Bektaş Veli University Course Catalogue

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INSTITUTE OF SOCIAL SCIENCES / TAR525 - HISTORY

Code: TAR525 Course Title: LAW HISTORY OF ANCIENT MESOPOTAMIA 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 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 history of ancient Mesopotamian law.

Learning Outcomes PO MME
The students who succeeded in this course:
LO-1 can explain the basic concepts of measurement and evaluation. PO-1 able to conceptualize historical events and phenomenons with scientific methods and techniques by expert appraisal.
PO-2 able to use use of interdisciplinary approaches during this study
PO-3 able to define the information acquired at the level of expertise, evaluate critically and analyze the information obtained.
Examination
LO-2 Can make comparisons about the laws of ancient Mesopotamia. 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-7 able to develop life long learning progress
Examination
PO: Programme Outcomes
MME:Method of measurement & Evaluation

Course Contents
Ancient Mesopotamian law.
Weekly Course Content
Week Subject Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1 An overview of ancient Mesopotamian law Lecturing Question and answer technique
2 Sumerian law tradition Lecturing Question and answer technique
3 Sumerian law tradition Lecturing Question and answer technique
4 Akkadian law tradition Lecturing Question and answer technique
5 Assyrian law tradition Lecturing Question and answer technique
6 Assyrian law tradition Lecturing Question and answer technique
7 Babylonian law tradition Lecturing Question and answer technique
8 mid-term exam
9 Urukagina laws Lecturing Question and answer technique
10 Ur-Nammu Laws Lecturing Question and answer technique
11 Laws of Ana-Ittishu Lecturing Question and answer technique
12 Lipid-Ishtar Laws Lecturing Question and answer technique
13 Ashnunna and Middle Assyrian laws Lecturing Question and answer technique
14 Code of Hammurabi Lecturing Question and answer technique
15 Code of Hammurabi Lecturing Question and answer technique
16 final exam
Recommend Course Book / Supplementary Book/Reading
1 M. Tosun-Z. Yalvaç, Sumer, Babil, Assur Kanunları ve Ammi saduqa Fermanı, Ankara: TTK
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 8 12 96
       b) Search in internet/Library 0
       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 6 18
mid-term exam 1 1 1
Own study for final exam 6 6 36
final exam 1 1 1
0
0
Total work load; 194