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Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type Of Course	D	U	L	ECTS
ARK 1015	MINOAN AND MYCENAEAN CIVILIZATIONS	COMPULSORY	2	0	0	4

Offered By

Archeology

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR ERGÜN LAFLI

Offered to

Archeology (Evening)
Archeology

Course Objective

A course examining Minoan and Mycenaean civilizations in the Aegean Basin during the IIIrd and IInd Millenia B.C.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1	At the end of this course, student will gain following competences: evaluating the idea about the principal working areas of the archaeological sciences,
2	Describing Minoan and Mycenaean archaeology which are fundamental for general Classical Archaeology,
3	Defining the ancient geography of Aegean Basin,
4	Identification of Aegean prehistory and protohistory,
5	Distinguishing interregional exchanges in archaeology.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week	Subject	Description
1	Geography and topography of Aegean Basin.
2	Terminology.
3	Archaeology of the Aegean Basin from Paleolithic to Bronze Ages.
4	Archaeology of the Aegean Basin in the Early Bronze Age.
5	Beginning of Minoan Civilization.
6	Field Work I: Archaeological Museum of Izmir as well as Museum of History and Art of Izmir.
7	Minoan Ceramics.
8	Midterm exam.
9	Beginning of Mycenaean Civilization.
10	Mycenaean Ceramics.
11	Mycenae and Tiryns.
12	Mycenaean Expansion and Late Bronze Age collapse.
13	Field Work II: Höyüks of Izmir.
14	Evolution of classes
15	Preparation for the exam
16	Final exam

Recomended or Required Reading

1- Chadwick, John (1976). The Mycenaean World. Cambridge UP. ISBN 0-521-29037-6.
2- Shear, Ione Mylonas. "Excavations on the Acropolis of Midea: Results of the Greek Swedish Excavations under the Direction of Katie Demakopoulou and Paul Åström". American Journal of Archaeology, January 2000, 104(1):133 134.
3- Tandy, David W. Prehistory and History: Ethnicity, Class and Political Economy. Black Rose Books Ltd., 2001. ISBN 1-55164-188-7
4- Wikander, Orjan. "Archaic Roof Tiles the First Generations". Hesperia, 59(1):285 290, January March, 1990.
5- French, Elizabeth (2002). Mycenae: Agamemnon's Capital. Tempus. ISBN 07524 1951 X.
6- K.A. and Diana Wardle (1997, 2000). Cities of Legend: The Mycenaean World. Bristol Classical Press.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1- Lessons & discussions,
2- A joint field work (two times).

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER	SHORT CODE	LONG CODE	FORMULA
1	MTE	MIDTERM EXAM
2	FIN	FINAL EXAM
3	FCGR	FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT)	MTE * 0.40 + FIN * 0.60
4	RST	RESIT
5	FCGR	FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT)	MTE * 0.40 + RST * 0.60

*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

1. LO 1-6 will be asserted by theoretical and practical questions in midterm and final exam.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

70% of te participation of classes is mandatory.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Professor Ergün LAFLI
Address: Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi, Edebiyat Fakültesi, Arkeoloji Bölümü, Tınaztepe/Kaynaklar Yerleşkesi, Buca, TR-35160 Izmir, Türkiye.
Tel.: +90.232.301 87 21.
GSM: +90.539.577 07 33.
Faks: +90.232.453 90 93.
E-mail: .
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Office Hours

For an appointment, everyday between 1pm and 8.40pm in weekdays.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities	Number	Time (hours)	Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures	12	2	24
Preparations before/after weekly lectures	12	6	72
Preparation for midterm exam	1	4	4
Preparation for final exam	1	8	8
Midterm	1	1,5	2
Final	1	1,5	2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)			112

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LO	PO.1	PO.2	PO.3	PO.4	PO.5	PO.6	PO.7	PO.8	PO.9	PO.10	PO.11	PO.12	PO.13	PO.14	PO.15
LO.1	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	5	5	5
LO.2	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	5	5	5
LO.3	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	5	5	5
LO.4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	5	5	5
LO.5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	5	5	5

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Description of Individual Course Units

Offered By

Level of Course Unit

Course Coordinator

Offered to

Course Objective

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

Mode of Delivery

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

Recomended Optional Programme Components

Course Contents

Recomended or Required Reading

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

Assessment Criteria

Language of Instruction

Course Policies and Rules

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Office Hours

Work Placement(s)

Workload Calculation

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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