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Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS AKE 4054 AMERICAN ENVIRONMENT AS TEXT ELECTIVE 3 0 0 5

Offered By

American Culture and Literature

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR IŞIL ÖZCAN

Offered to

American Culture and Literature

Course Objective

This course aims to examine the meaning that lies behind the mundane life in America and interprets artifacts of daily American environment.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   1.To explain the connection between American environment and society. 2   2. To approach everyday American life from the perspective of cultural history. 3   3.To analyze American environment and objects as text. 4   4.To interpret objects as cultural symbols.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description 1 American Artifacts. Essays in Material Culture, Jules David Prown and Kenneth Haltman, eds. 2 American Artifacts. Essays in Material Culture, Jules David Prown and Kenneth Haltman, eds. 3 American Artifacts. Essays in Material Culture, Jules David Prown and Kenneth Haltman, eds. 4 American Artifacts. Essays in Material Culture, Jules David Prown and Kenneth Haltman, eds. 5 Perspectives on Everyday Life. A Cross-Disciplinary Cultural Analysis, Arthur Asa Berger. 6 Perspectives on Everyday Life. A Cross-Disciplinary Cultural Analysis, Arthur Asa Berger. 7 Midterm 8 Perspectives on Everyday Life. A Cross-Disciplinary Cultural Analysis, Arthur Asa Berger. 9 What Objects Mean, Arthur Asa Berger. 10 The Empire of Things, Fred Myers, ed. 11 The Empire of Things, Fred Myers, ed. 12 Other Things, Bill Brown. 13 Other Things, Bill Brown. 14 Other Things, Bill Brown. 15 General Evaluation 16 Final

Recomended or Required Reading

American Artifacts. Essays in Material Culture, Jules David Prown and Kenneth Haltman, eds. Perspectives on Everyday Life. A Cross-Disciplinary Cultural Analysis, Arthur Asa Berger. What Objects Mean, Arthur Asa Berger. The Empire of Things, Fred Myers, ed. Other Things, BIll Brown.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Close reading, class discussion.

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

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

To be announced.

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours) Lectures 12 3 36 Preparations before/after weekly lectures 12 7 84 Preparation for midterm exam 1 5 5 Preparation for final exam 1 5 5 Midterm 1 1 1 Final 1 1 1 TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 132

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 LO.1 5 5 5 LO.2 5 5 5 5 5 LO.3 5 5 LO.4 5 5