Nevşehir Hacı Bektaş Veli University Course Catalogue

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TOURISM RESEARCH INSTITUTE / TR523 - TOURISM GUIDING (MASTER)

Code: TR523 Course Title: HISTORY OF RELIGIOUS BELIEFS Theoretical+Practice: 3+0 ECTS: 6
Year/Semester of Study 1 / Fall Semester
Level of Course 2nd Cycle Degree Programme
Type of Course Optional
Department TOURISM GUIDING (MASTER)
Pre-requisities and Co-requisites None
Mode of Delivery Face to Face
Teaching Period 14 Weeks
Name of Lecturer NURGÜL ÇALIŞKAN (nurgulcaliskan@nevsehir.edu.tr)
Name of Lecturer(s)
Language of Instruction Turkish
Work Placement(s) None
Objectives of the Course
Have knowledge about the reasons of the emergence of religion, the forms it took in history and religions which lived in the past or are still alive.

Learning Outcomes PO MME
The students who succeeded in this course:
LO-1 Be informed about common characteristics of religions, short histories, principles, beliefs, practices and knowledge about denominations. PO-1 Have a deeper understanding of tourism and its related fields.
PO-6 Understand, analyze and interpret the cultures, history, religions, and the art of the civilisations that have lived in Turkey.
PO-7 Describe, synthesize, analyze, interpret and evaluate data and information professionally.
Examination
Presentation
LO-2 Realize the connection between cultures and beliefs PO-1 Have a deeper understanding of tourism and its related fields.
PO-6 Understand, analyze and interpret the cultures, history, religions, and the art of the civilisations that have lived in Turkey.
PO-7 Describe, synthesize, analyze, interpret and evaluate data and information professionally.
Examination
Presentation
LO-3 Understand the importance of the history of religions as a tourist guide PO-1 Have a deeper understanding of tourism and its related fields.
PO-6 Understand, analyze and interpret the cultures, history, religions, and the art of the civilisations that have lived in Turkey.
PO-7 Describe, synthesize, analyze, interpret and evaluate data and information professionally.
Examination
Presentation
PO: Programme Outcomes
MME:Method of measurement & Evaluation

Course Contents
Introduction to History of Religions; Middle-East Prehistoric Religions, Ancient Mesopotamian Religions; Ancient Anatolian Religions, Prehistoric Beliefs , Cults and Temples; Ancient Europian Religions, Greek and Roman Religions; Ancient Arabian Religions; Sumerian, Iranian and Egyptian Religions; Religion in Turks; Jewishism, Christianity, Islam and Indian Religions.
Weekly Course Content
Week Subject Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1 The aim of the course, to give information to students about the importance and content Lecturing, Discussion, Question- Answer,
2 The birth and source of religions and the areas where they were spread. Lecturing, Discussion, Question- Answer,
3 Humans on the basis of religions, the rules that set the relationships between God and community. Lecturing, Discussion, Question- Answer,
4 Classification of religions, structural properties and functions. Lecturing, Discussion, Question- Answer,
5 Religions of primitive tribes, conceptions related to national and divine religions Lecturing, Discussion, Question- Answer,
6 Antique religions: Egypt, Mesopotamia, Greece. Lecturing, Discussion, Question- Answer,
7 History of religions in Anatolia Lecturing, Discussion, Question- Answer,
8 mid-term exam
9 Student presentation Lecturing, Discussion, Question- Answer, Resource Scanning, Report Preparing
10 Student presentation Lecturing, Discussion, Question- Answer, Resource Scanning, Report Preparing
11 Student presentation Lecturing, Discussion, Question- Answer, Resource Scanning, Report Preparing
12 Student presentation Lecturing, Discussion, Question- Answer, Resource Scanning, Report Preparing
13 Student presentation Lecturing, Discussion, Question- Answer, Resource Scanning, Report Preparing
14 Student presentation Lecturing, Discussion, Question- Answer, Resource Scanning, Report Preparing
15 Student presentation Lecturing, Discussion, Question- Answer, Resource Scanning, Report Preparing
16 final exam
Recommend Course Book / Supplementary Book/Reading
1 Dinler Tarihi-Abdurrahman Küçük, Günay Tümer ve Mehmet Alparslan Küçük
2 Ana Hatlarıyla Dinler Tarihi-Mahmut Aydın
3 Dinler Tarihine Giriş-Mircea Eliade
Required Course instruments and materials
Publications, projection, computer

Assessment Methods
Type of Assessment Week Hours Weight(%)
mid-term exam 8 2 40
Other assessment methods
1.Oral Examination
2.Quiz
3.Laboratory exam
4.Presentation
5.Report
6.Workshop
7.Performance Project
8.Term Paper
9.Project
final exam 16 2 60

Student Work Load
Type of Work Weekly Hours Number of Weeks Work Load
Weekly Course Hours (Theoretical+Practice) 3 14 42
Outside Class
       a) Reading 2 14 28
       b) Search in internet/Library 2 14 28
       c) Performance Project 0
       d) Prepare a workshop/Presentation/Report 2 14 28
       e) Term paper/Project 0
Oral Examination 0
Quiz 0
Laboratory exam 0
Own study for mid-term exam 3 8 24
mid-term exam 3 1 3
Own study for final exam 3 8 24
final exam 3 1 3
0
0
Total work load; 180