Nevşehir Hacı Bektaş Veli University Course Catalogue

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HACI BEKTAŞ VELİ RESEARCH AND APPLICATION INSTITUTE / HBAB 512 - ALEVİ-BEKTASHI CULTURE

Code: HBAB 512 Course Title: RITUAL AND APPLICATIONS Theoretical+Practice: 3+0 ECTS: 6
Year/Semester of Study 1 / Spring Semester
Level of Course 2nd Cycle Degree Programme
Type of Course Optional
Department ALEVİ-BEKTASHI CULTURE
Pre-requisities and Co-requisites None
Mode of Delivery Face to Face
Teaching Period 14 Weeks
Name of Lecturer ERDEM AKIN (erdemakin@nevsehir.edu.tr)
Name of Lecturer(s)
Language of Instruction Turkish
Work Placement(s) None
Objectives of the Course
To get a general knowledge about rituals and applications and to learn how to analyze the rituals and applications in Alevism

Learning Outcomes PO MME
The students who succeeded in this course:
LO-1 Understanding the scope and definition of the concepts of Ritual. PO-1 Based on its undergraduate level qualifications, it develops and deepens its knowledge in the same or different area at the level of expertise.
PO-2 Understands the interdisciplinary interaction related to the field and conducts joint studies with different disciplines.
PO-3 Uses resources in the related area effectively based on their undergraduate level qualifications.
PO-4 Uses the research methods and techniques applied in the field, has theoretical and practical knowledge.
PO-5 It collects, interprets, implements data related to its field and checks and explains these values by observing scientific, cultural, artistic, social and ethical values.
PO-6 Comprehends the information related to the field at the level of expertise and transmits it to the second parties in accordance with the norms.
Examination
LO-2 The acquisition of issues to be considered in the definition and classification of Alevi Cem rituals. PO-1 Based on its undergraduate level qualifications, it develops and deepens its knowledge in the same or different area at the level of expertise.
PO-2 Understands the interdisciplinary interaction related to the field and conducts joint studies with different disciplines.
PO-3 Uses resources in the related area effectively based on their undergraduate level qualifications.
PO-5 It collects, interprets, implements data related to its field and checks and explains these values by observing scientific, cultural, artistic, social and ethical values.
PO-6 Comprehends the information related to the field at the level of expertise and transmits it to the second parties in accordance with the norms.
Examination
LO-3 The acquisition of ocak and ritual-centered perspective in studies in the field of Alevism. PO-1 Based on its undergraduate level qualifications, it develops and deepens its knowledge in the same or different area at the level of expertise.
PO-2 Understands the interdisciplinary interaction related to the field and conducts joint studies with different disciplines.
PO-3 Uses resources in the related area effectively based on their undergraduate level qualifications.
PO-4 Uses the research methods and techniques applied in the field, has theoretical and practical knowledge.
PO-5 It collects, interprets, implements data related to its field and checks and explains these values by observing scientific, cultural, artistic, social and ethical values.
PO-6 Comprehends the information related to the field at the level of expertise and transmits it to the second parties in accordance with the norms.
Examination
PO: Programme Outcomes
MME:Method of measurement & Evaluation

Course Contents
Explains the Relationship between the Concepts of Ceremony and Feast with Ritual.
Weekly Course Content
Week Subject Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1 Definition of Ritual Term and Concept of Ritual Method of Narration
2 The Problem of Classification of Rituals and Classification Examples Method of Narration
3 The Relationship between the Concepts of Ritual, Ceremonial and Feast Method of Narration
4 Myth and Ritual Relationship Method of Narration
5 Worship and Ritual Relationship Method of Narration
6 Origin and Sources of Worship and Rituals in Alevism Method of Narration
7 Ocak System and Ritual Relationship in Alevism Method of Narration
8 mid-term exam
9 Cem Ritual and Basic Terms and Concepts Related to This Ritual Method of Narration
10 “Oniki Hizmet" and Its content in Cem Ritual Method of Narration
11 Structural Characteristics of Cem Rituals Method of Narration
12 Classification of Cem Rituals Method of Narration
13 Change and Transformation in Alevi Rituals from Traditional Ocak System to Today's Society-1. Method of Narration
14 Change and Transformation in Alevi Rituals from Traditional Ocak System to Today's Society-2. Method of Narration
15 Issues to be Considered in the Studies to be Conducted with the Ocak and Ritual Centered Communities Method of Narration
16 final exam
Recommend Course Book / Supplementary Book/Reading
1 Akın, Bülent (2017). Diyarbakır Yöresi Alevi Ocakları: Tarih, İnanç ve Gelenek. Yayımlanmamış Doktora Tezi, İzmir: Ege Üniversitesi.
2 Ersal, Mehmet (2016). Alevilik: Kavramlar ve Ocak Sistemi -Çubuk Havzası Örneği-, Ankara: Gazi Üniversitesi Türk Kültürü ve Hacı Bektaş Veli Araştırma Merkezi Yayınları.
Required Course instruments and materials
Computer, Book

Assessment Methods
Type of Assessment Week Hours Weight(%)
mid-term exam 8 1 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 1 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 3 14 42
       b) Search in internet/Library 3 10 30
       c) Performance Project 0
       d) Prepare a workshop/Presentation/Report 4 3 12
       e) Term paper/Project 5 6 30
Oral Examination 0
Quiz 0
Laboratory exam 0
Own study for mid-term exam 2 5 10
mid-term exam 1 1 1
Own study for final exam 2 6 12
final exam 1 1 1
0
0
Total work load; 180