ANT609 - PALEODEMOGRAPHY

Course Name Code Semester Theory
(hours/week)		 Application
(hours/week)		 Credit ECTS
PALEODEMOGRAPHY ANT609 2nd Semester 3 0 3 8
PrequisitesNONE
Course languageTurkish
Course typeElective 
Mode of DeliveryFace-to-Face 
Learning and teaching strategiesLecture
Discussion
Question and Answer
Brain Storming
 
Instructor (s)Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ömür Dilek ERDAL 
Course objectiveThis lecture defines the relationship between demographics and Paleodemography, Reconstruction of the demographic structure of ancient human populations.  
Learning outcomes
  1. By completing this course successfully, the students will be able to;
  2. Identify demography and demographical methods,
  3. Learn subfield of demography and their histories,
  4. Describe relationship between demography and paleodemography,
  5. Identify factors of affecting the population,
  6. Explain paleodemographic methods,
  7. Determine age and sex from skeletal material,
  8. Understand demographic differences during human evolution and explain ancient Anatolian population?s demographic structure.
Course ContentStudy field of demography and it's methods, sub-branches, and the history of demographical study, factors of affecting demography, paleodemographic methods, evolutionary demography, demography and disease, ancient Anatolia paleodemographic structure.
 
References1)Chamberlain, A 2006. Demography in Archaeology. Cambridge Univ. Press, New York.
2)Acsadi GY, Nemeskeri J. 1970. History of Human Life Span and Mortality. Akademia Kiado, Budapest.
3)Hoppa RD, Vaupel JW. 2002. Paleodemography: Age distributions from skeletal samples. Cambridge Univ. Press, New York.
Related article with subject at every week
 

Course outline weekly

WeeksTopics
Week 1Definition of demography, fields of study and method
Week 2The historical development of demographic studies
Week 3Demographic data
Week 4Factors affecting the demographic structure: aging, marriage, family structure
Week 5Factors affecting the demographic structure: migration, urbanization
Week 6Factors affecting the demographic structure: births, deaths
Week 7Seminar/Presentation
Week 8Historical and archaeological demography
Week 9Paleodemographical methods: age
Week 10Paleodemographical methods: sex and construction of life table
Week 11Paleodemographic changes in the ancient human populations
Week 12Demography and disease
Week 13Paleodemography of ancient Anatolian populations
Week 14Seminar/Presentation
Week 15
Week 16Final exam

Assesment methods

Course activitiesNumberPercentage
Attendance00
Laboratory00
Application00
Field activities00
Specific practical training00
Assignments225
Presentation225
Project00
Seminar00
Midterms00
Final exam150
Total100
Percentage of semester activities contributing grade succes450
Percentage of final exam contributing grade succes150
Total100

WORKLOAD AND ECTS CALCULATION

Activities Number Duration (hour) Total Work Load
Course Duration (x14) 14 3 42
Laboratory 0 0 0
Application000
Specific practical training000
Field activities000
Study Hours Out of Class (Preliminary work, reinforcement, ect)14456
Presentation / Seminar Preparation22040
Project000
Homework assignment22040
Midterms (Study duration)000
Final Exam (Study duration) 12020
Total Workload3367198

Matrix Of The Course Learning Outcomes Versus Program Outcomes

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