COURSE UNIT TITLE

: EPIGRAPHY II

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
ITS 5216 EPIGRAPHY II ELECTIVE 3 0 0 5

Offered By

Islamic History and Arts

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR SÜLEYMAN GENÇ

Offered to

Islamic History and Arts

Course Objective

To enable the students to learn Epigraphy and read inscriptions

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Learns the types of writings in Epigraphy
2   Leanrs the types of inscriptions
3   Gets knowledge about the content of inscriptions
4   Reads sülüs inscriptions
5   Read ta'lik inscriptions

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Types of writings in Islamic civilization
2 Types of inscriptions in Islamic civilization
3 Characteristics of inscriptions in terms of language and forms of writing
4 Characteristics of inscriptions in terms of content
5 Characteristics of inscriptions in terms of materials
6 Symbols in inscriptions
7 Inscriptions with calligraphic characteristics
8 Midterm exam
9 Simple Sülüs reading
10 Intricate Sülüs reading
11 Intricate Sülüs reading
12 Ta'lik reading
13 Reading practice on selected inscriptions
14 Reading practice on selected inscriptions

Recomended or Required Reading

Mahmut Yazır, Eski Yazıları Okuma Anahtarı, Istanbul 1942.
Ahmet Uğur, Epigrafi- Paleografi, Kayseri 1994.
Cahit Baltacı, Islam Paleografyası, Istanbul 1989.
Süleyman Berk, Zamanı Aşan Taşlar, Istanbul 2006.
Ali Alpaslan, Osmanlı Hat Sanatı Tarihi, Istanbul 1999.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture, research, question answer, assignment and practice.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 STT TERM WORK (SEMESTER)
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.30 + STT * 0.30 + FIN* 0.40
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.30 + STT * 0.30 + RST* 0.40


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

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Assessment Criteria

Students achievements are calculated from the results of mid-term exam, assignments, final exam

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

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Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

suleyman.genc@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Friday 15:00 - 16:00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 3 39
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 3 39
Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10
Preparation for final exam 1 15 15
Preparing assignments 1 15 15
Final 1 1 1
Midterm 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 120

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10
LO.1454
LO.25
LO.3
LO.45454
LO.54