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INSTITUTE OF SOCIAL SCIENCES / TAR662 - HISTORY (DOCTORATE DEGREE)

Code: TAR662 Course Title: THE HISTORY OF ANCIENT CIVILIZATIONS OF SOUTH AMERICA Theoretical+Practice: 3+0 ECTS: 6
Year/Semester of Study 1 / Spring Semester
Level of Course 3rd Cycle Degree Programme
Type of Course Optional
Department HISTORY (DOCTORATE DEGREE)
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 ancient South American civilisations

Learning Outcomes PO MME
The students who succeeded in this course:
LO-1 Can give information about the ancient South American civilisations. PO-1 Able to conceptualize historical events and phenomenon 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 which was obtained.
PO-4 Able to access to historical datas, interpret these datas and assess the reliability and validity of these datas
Examination
PO: Programme Outcomes
MME:Method of measurement & Evaluation

Course Contents
Ancient South American civilisations
Weekly Course Content
Week Subject Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1 Geography of ancient South America Lecturing Question and answer technique
2 Overview of the history of ancient South America Lecturing Question and answer technique
3 Overview of the history of ancient South America Lecturing Question and answer technique
4 Mayas Lecturing Question and answer technique
5 Mayas Lecturing Question and answer technique
6 Aztecs Lecturing Question and answer technique
7 Aztecs Lecturing Question and answer technique
8 mid-term exam
9 Incas Lecturing Question and answer technique
10 Incas Lecturing Question and answer technique
11 Other civilisations in ancient South America Lecturing Question and answer technique
12 Socio-cultural life in ancient South American civilisations Lecturing Question and answer technique
13 Economic life in ancient South American civilisations Lecturing Question and answer technique
14 Religious life in ancient South American civilisations Lecturing Question and answer technique
15 Religious life in ancient South American civilisations 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
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

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