Erciyes University - Info Package

Course unit title	Level of course unit	Course unit code	Type of course unit	Semester of course unit	Local credit	ECTS credit	Syllabus
EPIGRAPHY I	Second cycle	ST 513		1	7.00	7.00	Print

Description of course unit

Prerequisites and course requisities	None
Language of instruction	Turkish
Coordinator	Asst. Prof. Remzi AYDIN
Lecturer(s)	Asst. Prof. Remzi AYDIN
Teaching assitant(s)	-
Mode of delivery	Face to face
Course objective	The aim of the course is to provide the students read the inscriptions and analyze the cultural assets such as mosques, tombs, caravanserais, bridges, tombstones,fountains, etc. of Seljuks and Ottoman Period by teaching Arabic alphabet and the structure of Arabic and Persian words used in Ottoman Turkish language.
Course description	Reading the inscriptions and analyzing the cultural assets such as mosques, tombs, caravanserais, bridges, tombstones,fountains, etc. of Seljuks and Ottoman Period by teaching Arabic alphabet and the structure of Arabic and Persian words used in Ottoman Turkish language .

Course contents

1	Definition, subjects and references of the course. Importance of the Ottoman Turkish Language in the field of art history.
2	Arabic alphabet, the usage of Arabic letters in Ottoman Turkish language, letters special to Ottoman Turkish, spelling the vowels and the consonants.
3	Epigraph and Islamic epigraphy
4	Inscriptions of Seljuks, Early Ottoman and Ottoman Period.
5	General features of the inscriptions.
6	Sample texts on the inscriptions.
7	Samples of various building inscriptions.
8	MID TERM EXAM Genel değerlendirme
9	Samples of various monument inscriptions.
10	Decorative elements on the inscriptions.
11	Use of the inscriptions as a reference.
12	Evaluation of the inscriptins of architectural structures and monuments.
13	Evaluation of the epitaphs in the cemeteries and family cemeteries.
14	General evaluation of the course
15	FINAL EXAM
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Learning outcomes of the course unit

1	Explains the importance of the Epigraphy in the field of Art History.
2	Reads the various building inscriptions.
3	Dates the buildings and Works of art by means of the inscriptions
4	Comprehends the value of the productions of cultural heritage
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*Contribution level of the course unit to the key learning outcomes

1	Gain fundamental knowledges of theoritical framework
2	Gain fundamental knowledges of practical framework
3	Tracing worldwide evolutions in theoritical and pratical frameweork
4	Acquire the ability of working in a teamwork
5	Gain the abilities of taking initiatives, improving creative solutions and considering analytically.
6	Gain the abilities of reaching to the people or groups who are in the theoritical or/and the pratical area.
7	Acquire the abilities of speaking a foreign language to reach to the people or groups who are in the theoritical or/and the pratical area.
8	Acquire the abilities of using some software or hardware in the area.
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Number of stars refer to level of contribution from 1 (the least) to 5 (the most)

Planned learning activities, teaching methods and ECTS work load

	Quantity	Time (hour)	Quantity*Time (hour)
Lectures (face to face teaching)	13	3	39
Study hours out of classroom (study before and after the class)	13	3	39
Homework	2	6	12
Presentation / seminar	0	0	0
Quiz	0	0	0
Preparation for midterm exams	1	13	13
Midterm exams	1	2	2
Project (term paper)	0	0	0
Laboratuar	0	0	0
Field study	1	2	2
Preparation for final exam	1	13	13
Final exam	1	2	2
Research	3	10	30
Total work load			152
ECTS			6.00

Assessment methods and criteria

Evaluation during semester	Quantity	Percentage
Midterm exam	1	40
Quiz	0	0
Homework	0	0
Semester total		40
Contribution ratio of evaluation during semester to success		40
Contribution ratio of final exam to success		60
General total		100

Recommended and required reading

Textbook	-
Additional references	-

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