Nevşehir Hacı Bektaş Veli University Course Catalogue

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OSD FAKÜLTESİ / OSDTAR 303 - ORTAK SEÇMELİ DERSLER BÖLÜMÜ

Code: OSDTAR 303 Course Title: CAPPADOCIA HISTORY Theoretical+Practice: 2+0 ECTS: 3
Year/Semester of Study 3 / Fall Semester
Level of Course 1st Cycle Degree Programme
Type of Course Optional
Department ORTAK SEÇMELİ DERSLER BÖLÜMÜ
Pre-requisities and Co-requisites None
Mode of Delivery Face to Face
Teaching Period 14 Weeks
Name of Lecturer HASAN TUNCER (hasantuncer@nevsehir.edu.tr)
Name of Lecturer(s)
Language of Instruction Turkish
Work Placement(s) None
Objectives of the Course
The aim of this course is the prehistoric times of the Cappadocia region, BC. II. and I. Millennium B.C., Roman, Byzantine, Seljuk, Ottoman and Republican historical periods, the socio-economic and religious structure of the region, and the underground and aboveground riches of the region.

Learning Outcomes PO MME
The students who succeeded in this course:
LO-1 can explain the concepts related to the history of Cappadocia. PO-1 Improves himself/herself in interdisciplinary fields that add value to personal change and development within the framework of interest, ability, social sensitivity and volunteering.
 		Examination
Presentation
LO-2 can explain the cultures of societies living in different periods in the Cappadocia region. PO-1 Improves himself/herself in interdisciplinary fields that add value to personal change and development within the framework of interest, ability, social sensitivity and volunteering.
 		Examination
Presentation
LO-3 can explain the underground cities in the Cappadocia region, the belief system in the region, and the tourism activities of the region. PO-1 Improves himself/herself in interdisciplinary fields that add value to personal change and development within the framework of interest, ability, social sensitivity and volunteering.
 		Examination
Presentation
PO: Programme Outcomes
MME:Method of measurement & Evaluation

Course Contents
This course covers the paleolithic, mesolithic, neolithic and chalcolithic periods of the Cappadocia region, BC. II. and the first millennium BC, Roman, Byzantine, Seljuk, Ottoman and Republican historical periods, the political, socio-economic and religious structure of the region, the underground and aboveground riches in the region, and technical trips to the Topada inscriptions and Derinkuyu underground city.
Weekly Course Content
Week Subject Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1 The meaning of the name Cappadocia and the borders of the geography of Cappadocia in the historical process Lecture, Discussion
2 Cappadocia region in prehistoric times: Cappadocia region in paleolithic, mesolithic, neolithic and chalcolithic periods Lecture, Question and Answer, Discussion
3 B.C. II. Political, economic and socio-cultural development of the Cappadocia Region in the Age of Assyrian Trade Colonies in the Millennium B.C. Lecture, Question and Answer, Discussion
4 Political, economic and socio-cultural development of the Cappadocia region during the Hittites period. Lecture, Question and Answer, Presentation
5 B.C. Political, economic and socio-cultural development of the Cappadocia region in the 1st Millennium Lecture, Question and Answer, Discussion
6 Technical Trip Goreme Open Air Museum Lecture, Question and Answer, Travel, Observation
7 Cappadocia region in Roman and Byzantine times Lecture, Question and Answer, Discussion
8 mid-term exam
9 Cappadocia region during the Seljuk and Ottoman periods Lecture, Question and Answer, Discussion
10 Cappadocia region and Nevşehir in the history of the Republic Lecture, Question and Answer, Discussion
11 Cappadocia region through the eyes of travelers Lecture, Question and Answer, Discussion
12 Underground cities, folk architecture, handicrafts, dovecotes and churches in Cappadocia Lecture, Question and Answer, Discussion
13 Technical Trip: Uçhisar Castle Lecture, Question and Answer, Travel, Observation
14 Socio-economic life in the Cappadocia region Lecture, Question and Answer, Discussion
15 Religion in Cappadocia Lecture, Question and Answer, Discussion
16 final exam
Recommend Course Book / Supplementary Book/Reading
1 Tuncer, H. (2022). Roma İmparatorluğu Döneminde Kapadokya Bölgesi (MS. I. ve II. Yüzyıllar). Nevşehir: Nevşehir Hacı Bektaş Veli Üniversitesi Yayınları.
2 Sözen, M. (Ed.) (1998). Kapadokya. İstanbul: Ayhan Şahenk Vakfı.
3 Korat, G. (2018). Taş Kapıdan Taç Kapıya Kapadokya. İstanbul: Doğan Kitap.
Required Course instruments and materials
Lecture notes, map, computer

Assessment Methods
Type of Assessment Week Hours Weight(%)
mid-term exam 8 1 30
Other assessment methods
1.Oral Examination
2.Quiz
3.Laboratory exam
4.Presentation 4 1 10
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) 2 14 28
Outside Class
       a) Reading 3 9 27
       b) Search in internet/Library 2 8 16
       c) Performance Project 0
       d) Prepare a workshop/Presentation/Report 1 1 1
       e) Term paper/Project 0
Oral Examination 0
Quiz 0
Laboratory exam 0
Own study for mid-term exam 2 3 6
mid-term exam 1 1 1
Own study for final exam 2 5 10
final exam 1 1 1
0
0
Total work load; 90