ARK633 - HITTITE STATE ND RELIGION
| Course Name | Code | Semester | Theory (hours/week) |
Application (hours/week) |
Credit | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HITTITE STATE ND RELIGION | ARK633 | 1st Semester | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| Prequisites | None | |||||
| Course language | Turkish | |||||
| Course type | Elective | |||||
| Mode of Delivery | Face-to-Face | |||||
| Learning and teaching strategies | Lecture Discussion Other: Individual study, library study, museum visits, visual presentation. | |||||
| Instructor (s) | Assistant Prof. YiÄŸit Hayati Erbil | |||||
| Course objective | The purpose of this course is to evaluate the establishment stage developments of the Hittite Empire within the scope of political and environmental factors and to understand the relationship between religion and government by presenting the development of the Hittite government structure and the phenomenon of religion till the imperial period. | |||||
| Learning outcomes |
| |||||
| Course Content | Presenting the political structure of the period chronologically Introducing the religious structure of the period The impact of the regions topography on the religion Hittite religious rites and festivals within the scope of written documents Evaluating the political structure and the phenomenon of religion within the scope of religious structures and monuments | |||||
| References | Genz, H. & Mielke, D. (Eds.) (2011) Insights into Hittite History and Archaeology. Peeters, Leuven. Gurney, O. R. ( 1977) Some Aspects of Hittite Religion. Oxford University, Oxford. Taracha, P. (2009) Religions of Second Millennium Anatolia. Harrassowitz, Wiesbaden. | |||||
Course outline weekly
| Weeks | Topics |
|---|---|
| Week 1 | Introducing the course content, providing the general chronology and bibliography |
| Week 2 | The factors that prepared the period, geography of the region and the political structure of the period |
| Week 3 | Political structure of the period and government system (continued) |
| Week 4 | Political structure of the period and government system (continued) |
| Week 5 | Hittite Religion |
| Week 6 | Hittite Religion and Hittite religious rites and festivals in accordance with written sources |
| Week 7 | Gathering data |
| Week 8 | Gathering data (continued) |
| Week 9 | Gathering data (continued) |
| Week 10 | Midterm Exam |
| Week 11 | Written and oral evaluation of the gathered data |
| Week 12 | Written and oral evaluation of the gathered data (continued) |
| Week 13 | Midterm Exam |
| Week 14 | Written and oral evaluation of the gathered data (continued) |
| Week 15 | Preparation for final exam |
| Week 16 | Final Exam |
Assesment methods
| Course activities | Number | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Attendance | 0 | 0 |
| Laboratory | 0 | 0 |
| Application | 0 | 0 |
| Field activities | 0 | 0 |
| Specific practical training | 0 | 0 |
| Assignments | 0 | 0 |
| Presentation | 0 | 0 |
| Project | 0 | 0 |
| Seminar | 0 | 0 |
| Midterms | 2 | 50 |
| Final exam | 1 | 50 |
| Total | 100 | |
| Percentage of semester activities contributing grade succes | 2 | 50 |
| Percentage of final exam contributing grade succes | 1 | 50 |
| Total | 100 | |
WORKLOAD AND ECTS CALCULATION
| Activities | Number | Duration (hour) | Total Work Load |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Duration (x14) | 14 | 3 | 42 |
| Laboratory | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Application | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Specific practical training | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Field activities | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Study Hours Out of Class (Preliminary work, reinforcement, ect) | 12 | 7 | 84 |
| Presentation / Seminar Preparation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Project | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Homework assignment | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Midterms (Study duration) | 2 | 19 | 38 |
| Final Exam (Study duration) | 1 | 20 | 20 |
| Total Workload | 29 | 49 | 184 |
Matrix Of The Course Learning Outcomes Versus Program Outcomes
| D.9. Key Learning Outcomes | Contrubition level* | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
| 1. Have the basic and updated knowledge of archaeology | X | ||||
| 2. Able to interpret and evaluate of undergraduate knowledge of archaeology and practice this knowledge in the field. | X | ||||
| 3. Able to record the archaeological data with technological implements | X | ||||
| 4. Able to transfer of the archaeological knowledge and experience through oral and written communication | X | ||||
| 5. Able to carry out archaeology projects | X | ||||
| 6. Able to take responsibility to solve the problems encountered in archaeological studies | X | ||||
| 7. Able to plan and manage archaeological activities | X | ||||
| 8. Able to identifying learning needs in archaeology and to take responsibility to protect cultural heritage. Also able to raise public awareness of cultural heritage | X | ||||
| 9. Able to transmit archaeological popular topics to the community | X | ||||
| 10. Able to take responsibility about data collecting, interpreting and publishing archaeological data | X | ||||
| 11. Able to work both in the field and in store/ laboratories | X | ||||
| 12. Able to present and protect the artefacts and cataloguing in the scope of documentation | X | ||||
| 13. Able to use at least one foreign language in Europeam Language Portfolio at General Level B2 to read up to date information about field and communicate with colleagues | X | ||||
| 14. Able to use information and communication technologies | X | ||||
| 15. Able to bring different disciplines together in archaeological studies | X | ||||
*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest