SA564 ADVANCED ISSUES IN ANATOLIAN ARCHAELOGY
| Course Code: | 8140564 |
| METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): | 3 (3.00 - 0.00) |
| ECTS Credit: | 8.0 |
| Department: | Settlement Archaeology |
| Language of Instruction: | English |
| Level of Study: | Graduate |
| Course Coordinator: | Assoc.Prof.Dr. ÇİĞDEM ATAKUMAN |
| Offered Semester: | Fall or Spring Semesters. |
Course Objectives
By the end of this course, students are expected to comprehend different theoretical and methodological approaches to the archaeological evidence of Anatolia in its wider geographical context of South-West Asia.
Course Content
For course details, see https://catalog2.metu.edu.tr.Course Learning Outcomes
students will
1) learn the nature of archaeological evidence in south-west Asia with a specific focus on Anatolia.
2) learn the development of theory and method in Anatolian archaeology
3) learn the major questions that drive research in different time periods of Anatolian archaeology
4) learn the contribution of culture-historical, processual, post-processual and the new materiality approaches to the construction of major questions and their interpretation
5) learn to focus on a basic research issue and critically evaluate the existing interpretive frames with regard to this issue.
Program Outcomes Matrix
| Level of Contribution | |||||
| # | Program Outcomes | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1 | To gain expertise in archaeological method and theory and develop ability to work in an interdisciplinary environment, | ✔ | |||
| 2 | To become skillful in accessing and evaluating archaeological data regardless of chronological and geographical boundaries while specializing in a specific period and region, | ✔ | |||
| 3 | To be able to look at the past as a whole grasping the interdisciplinary nature of archaeology and its relationship to other disciplines, | ✔ | |||
| 4 | To be able to express what he/she learned both orally and in writing, | ✔ | |||
| 5 | To have excellent command of both traditional and modern research methods, | ✔ | |||
| 6 | To have the infrastructure to follow up-to-date publications and other research in the area of interest, | ✔ | |||
| 7 | To be aware of professional ethics and to have the ability to adopt them, | ✔ | |||
| 8 | To possess technical skills that are necessary in fieldwork, | ✔ | |||
| 9 | To be aware of social, environmental, and economic impact of his/her professional activities, | ✔ | |||
| 10 | To be able to conduct work in a team and to be able to lead a team when required. | ✔ | |||
0: No Contribution 1: Little Contribution 2: Partial Contribution 3: Full Contribution