COURSE UNIT TITLE

: THE ART OF GEMOLOGY IN THE HELLENISTIC AND ROMAN PERIODS II

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
AKI 5016 THE ART OF GEMOLOGY IN THE HELLENISTIC AND ROMAN PERIODS II ELECTIVE 3 0 0 6

Offered By

ARCHAEOLOGY

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR ERGÜN LAFLI

Offered to

ARCHAEOLOGY

Course Objective

Aims to teach about the emergence, development and characteristics of archaeological gemology in whole Anatolia and the Mediterranean.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   At the end of this course, student will gain following competence
2   Evaluating the idea about the principal working areas of the archae-gemology

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Archaeo-gemology 1
2 Archaeo-gemology 2
3 Archaeo-gemology 3
4 Archaeo-gemology 4
5 Archaeo-gemology 5
6 Archaeo-gemology 6
7 Archaeo-gemology 7
8 Midterm exam
9 Archaeo-gemology 8
10 Archaeo-gemology 9
11 Archaeo-gemology 10
12 Archaeo-gemology 11
13 Archaeo-gemology 12
14 Archaeo-gemology 13
15 Writing an essay
16 Final exam

Recomended or Required Reading

1- Peter Brown, The World of Late Antiquity: from Marcus Aurelius to Muhammad (AD 150-750), (London: Thames and Hudson) 1989, ISBN 0-393-95803-5.
2- Peter Brown, 1987. "The World of Late Antiquity Ad 150-750" in A History of Private Life: 1. from Pagan Antiquity to Byzantium, Paul Veyne, editor, ISBN 0-393-95803-5.
3- Peter Brown, Authority and the Sacred: Aspects of the Christianisation of the Roman World, Routledge, 1997, ISBN 0-521-59557-6.
4- Peter Brown, The Rise of Western Christendom: Triumph and Diversity 200-1000 AD, Blackwell, 2003, ISBN 0-631-22138-7.
5- Averil Cameron, The Later Roman Empire: Ad 284-430, Harvard University Press, 1993, ISBN 0-674-51194-8.
6- Averil Cameron, The Mediterranean World in Late Antiquity Ad 395-600 (Routledge History of the Ancient World), 1993, ISBN 0-415-01421-2.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lessons & discussions.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE
3 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.40 + FCG* 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

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 the participation of classes is mandatory.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Doç. Dr. 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: .
E-mail: .

Office Hours

Every Thursdays between 1pm and 2 pm.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 3 42
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 7 98
Final 1 3 3
Midterm 1 3 3
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 146

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6
LO.1555555
LO.2555555