Faculty of arts and sciences undergraduate anthropology programme bologna information packet

Course Coordinator
Instructors	Assist. Prof. Ayşe Hilal Tuztaş Horzumlu
Assistants
Goals	This lesson aims to teach especially the rural society life in Anatolia
Content	In this lesson, rural production economy, social organization, market economy, rural-urban relationship, agriculture- animal husbandry, traditional cultural practices and beliefs, modernization process in rural production will be examined in the context of world economy. All the historical processes will be evaluated based on anthropological data.

 

Learning Outcomes	Program Learning Outcomes	Teaching Methods	Assessment Methods
1-Differenciation between rural and urban studies.	1,3,6,7,8	1,2,4,5	A,C
2-General definition of rural life and its characteristics	1,2,3,6,7,8	1,2,4,5	A,C
3- Various Techniques used in rural studies	1,3,4,7,8,9,10	1,2,4,5	A,C
4- Assess current problem and topics of rural life	1,4,6,7,8,11	1,2,4,5	A,C

 

Teaching Methods:	1: Lecture, 2: Question-Answer, 3: Discussion 4: Simulation 5: Case Study
Assessment Methods:	A: Testing, B: Multiple Choice C: Homework D: Fill in the blanks E: True or false F: Oral exam G: Portfolio

 

COURSE CONTENT
Week	Topics	Study Materials
1	General definition of rural life, general features of rural anthropologic studies
2	Resource and methods of income
3	Family, relative and friendship relations
4	Nutrition
5	Health
6	Gender
7	Religion, magic and superstition; Daily dogmatic
8	Social activities: Ritual and ceremonies
9	Mid term
10	Conflict management
11	Anthropology of Daily life flow
12	Cultural production and consumption
13	Transportation and communication
14	Conversion of rural life between nature and culture

 

RECOMMENDED SOURCES
Textbook	-David L. Brown ,Kai A. Schafft. 2011. Rural People and Communities in the 21st Century: Resilience and Transformation Paperback 2011 -Carol Delaney, Belma T. Akşit, Bahattin Akşit, 1993. Culture and Economy. Changes in Turkish Villages.
Additional Resources	-Kimberly Hart. 2012. What Josephine Saw: Twentieth Century Photographic Visions of Rural Anatolia. -Azade Akar. 1992. Authentic Turkish Designs (Dover Pictorial Archive)

 

MATERIAL SHARING
Documents	Books and articles
Assignments	Presentation of an etnographic research.
Exams	Take home exam

 

ASSESSMENT
IN-TERM STUDIES	NUMBER	PERCENTAGE
Mid-terms	1	30
Presentation and Attendance	1	30
Final	1	40
Total		100
CONTRIBUTION OF FINAL EXAMINATION TO OVERALL GRADE		40
CONTRIBUTION OF IN-TERM STUDIES TO OVERALL GRADE		60
Total		100

 

COURSE CATEGORY

Expertise/Field Courses

 

COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM
No	Program Learning Outcomes	Contribution
		1	2	3	4	5
1	Main theories and concepts of social sciences in general and anthropology in particular, the physical and cultural development of humanity in the historical process, a wide spectrum of cultural patterns and archaelogical knowledge are understood and absorbed,				X
2	The ability to analyze current phenomena with an anthropological perspective and to think analytically and critically are acquired,				X
3	Good communication and written/oral expression skills are developed,			X
4	Acquires professional and social ethics, as well as an elevated sense of responsibility,				X
5	By studying the dynamics of a variety of cultural phenomena in detail, students become able to perceive and interpret the general features, geographical conditions, historical processes and dynamics of change in Turkish and other world cultures,				X
6	Establishes and builds on a wide perception and understanding of local and global issues and develops personally and professionally,				X
7	In accordance with Life Long Learning principles, students acquire the skill and vision to continuously seek to utilize knowledge and information from outside their fields of expertise; to make collaborations and and syntheses with their own respective repertoire of knowledge,				X
8	Students become able to spot social issues fit for anthropological research; acquire the methods, techniques and cultural equipment necessary for field work,				X
9	Their solo and team work skills, critical social gaze and scientifically and ethically responsible investigation abilities become augmented.				X

 

ECTS ALLOCATED BASED ON STUDENT WORKLOAD BY THE COURSE DESCRIPTION
Activities	Quantity	Duration (Hour)	Total Workload (Hour)
Course Duration (Including the exam week: 16x Total course hours)	14	3	42
Hours for off-the-classroom study (Pre-study, practice)	14	1	14
Mid-terms	1	15	15
Take home	1	10	10
Final examination	1	19	19
Total Work Load			100
Total Work Load / 25 (h)			4
ECTS Credit of the Course			4

 

COURSE INFORMATION
Course Title	Code	Semester	L+P Hour	Credits	ECTS
Anthropological Theory I	ANT 227	3	3 + 0	3	5

 

Prerequisites

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Language of Instruction	English
Course Level	Graduate
Course Type	Compulsory
Course Coordinator
Instructors	-
Assistants
Goals	The aim of this course is to introduce students to the major thinkers and theories of anthropology, providing the foundation needed to evaluate the research of others, to inform their own social research with an understanding of theoretical concerns, and to test and build upon these foundations.
Content	This course is designed for students who are specializing in anthropology. It represents a broad historical outline of major approaches and debates in the field and seeks to foster skills in critically reading and discussing social and cultural theory. By reading sample works we will learn about the approaches of Social Evolutionism, Boasian Particularism, Functionalism, British Structural Functionalism, Cultural Materialism, Neo-evolutionism and Marxism. Reading materialism for this course includes works by key thinkers who have shaped anthropological research and thought. As students anthropology you are required to learn the intellectual genealogy of anthropological theories and where they came from historically.