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Bachelor	TR-NQF-HE: Level 7	QF-EHEA: Second Cycle	EQF-LLL: Level 7

Course Introduction and Application Information

Course Code:

TIP002

Course Name:

General Antropology

Semester:

Fall
Spring

Course Credits:

ECTS

Language of instruction:

Course Condition:

Does the Course Require Work Experience?:

Type of course:

Departmental Elective

Course Level:

Bachelor

TR-NQF-HE:7. Master`s Degree

QF-EHEA:Second Cycle

EQF-LLL:7. Master`s Degree

Mode of Delivery:

Face to face

Course Coordinator:

Doç. Dr. SİNAN ÇAYA

Course Lecturer(s):

Sinan Çaya, Ph.D.

Course Assistants:

Course Objective and Content

Course Objectives:

Being informed about the subject of Anthropology, its methods and sub-disciplines. Being able to explain the concept of culture and cultural processes. It is further aimed aimed to understand the importance of economic anthropology, political anthropology and applied anthropology.

Course Content:

The subject of Anthropology, sub-disciplines of anthropology, historical development of the theory of evolution, processes leading to biodiversity, human bio-cultural evolution, human biodiversity, growth and development in man, concept of culture and cultural processes, theories of social / cultural anthropology, kinship systems and gender, economic anthropology, political anthropology, applied anthropology.

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;
1) The student is able to ask questions like “How come human beings and human societies resemble one another or do not resemble and why do they undergo changes?” and then come up with efforts of replying in his / her own wording.
2) He / she can manage the definition of the word “Anthropology” based on the etymology.
3) He/she can enumerate the sub-divisions of General Anthropology and explain the interests of each field.
4) He / she can list rough pre-knowledge about the natural history.
5) He / she can talk about the foragers in our own time.
6) He / she can provide examples about various adaptations of human beings.
7) He / she can provide examples about initiation rituals of a lot of communities and recognise their residues reaching out to modern times.

Course Flow Plan

Week	Subject	Related Preparation
1)	Definition of the discipline of Anthropology. The internal sub-divisions of Anthropology: Physical Anthropology , Cultural Anthropology Antropoloji bilminin tanımı. Antropolojinin kendi içinde çeşitleri: Fizikî Antropoloji, Kültürel Antropoloji {especially comparison of societies (archaic and new ones).Etnography {investigates communities unaware of scripture}. Ethnology {compares primitive communities with one another}. Pre-Knowledge: (Roughly) pre-requisite natural history: Paleolithic, mesolithic, neolithic eras and the following Mining Era (cupper bronze, iron). Glacial eras and the interim periods which facilitated immigratory movements. Civilization eras as foragers, horticulture, agriculture, herding societies, mercantalism, industry, post-industry. Today’s foragers in kalahari
2)	Portraits of prominent anthropologists: Herodot, Marco Polo, Evliya Çelebi, Marcel Mauss, Henri Hubert, Franz Uri Boas, A.R. Radcliffe-Brown, Claude Lévi-Strauss, Bronisław Kasper Malinowski, Margaret Mead, Paul Stirling (Turkish village studies), Julian Haynes Stewart, Eric Robert Wolf, Roy Rappaport, Carol Lowery Delaney (also Turkish village studies). Turkish Anthropology: Âfet İnan, Şevket Aziz Kansu, Seniha Tunakan, Nermin Erdentuğ, Enver Y. Bostancı, Bozkurt Güvenç, Yaşar İşcan.
3)	Growth and the Related Stages {Scammon curves, affecting factors (genetical and hormonal control, food, season-climate, motion, socio-economical situation, diseases, emotional states)}. Bebekte Fontanel / Bıngıldak Yapısı, Bebekte Babinski Refleksi.
4)	Human Adaptation (phenotypical and genetic; Gloger Rule, Bergman Rule, Allen Rule; skin color and eye-color).
5)	Primitive fishing societies and their traits.
6)	Historical views in chronological order regarding evolution • Ancient Greek mythology and philosophy • Views of celestial religions (up to 14. century) • Renaissance (15-16. centuries) • Doctrine of Development and Progress (17. century) • Turning to the nature (18. century) • Evolution and variations (19. century) • Physical Anthropology (20. century)
7)	A short and critical glance at the issue of human racess. Facial reconstruction in forensic sense.
8)	Primates: Old World Monkeys, New World Monkeys, their traits. A look at the heterodentical teeth. Jane Goodall’s chimpanzee and Dian Fossey’s gorilla studies, with the urging of Louis Leakey (1903-1972).
9)	Anthropological Anotomy: Bregma, lambda points (on the skull); Frankfurt standard plane; femur and humerus bones; genuses and species.
10)	Kültür Diffusion of Culture: The cultural structure in a given society is far from being static; on the contrary; societies do interact with one another.
11)	Some Paleoanthropology ―Knowledge on the skeleton ―Dating methods -Dendrochronology: There are rings in the cross-section of a tree trunk. Each ring represents a year. 14C -Method (Half-life time helps compute the dates). 40K/ 40Ar (Potasyum/Argon) Method: This method Works well with volcanic rocks. -Varve (glacial sediments): Yearly melt-down of ice lumps cause their flow onto lakes along with some soil and plants. Study of such layers is illuminating about the related dates.
12)	The issue of the evolution of mankind & related claims, opinions, pertaining claims, views, outlooks, theories and attributions.
13)	—Meeting / converging with Archeology ―Types of graves -İnhumation of the corpse -Intramural placement of the corpse -Extramural placement of the corpse -Cremation (burning down) of the corpse ―Material remnants ―Remnants of bones
14)	Passage rites (Übergangrituals) and their echoes hitting today’s modern society Overlapping of Art and Anthropology: The famous Little Dancer statue.

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks:

Eğitmence hazırlanmış yansılar esastır.

References:

– CHUNG, Emily (Nov. 28, 2017). «Birds can evolve so fast that scientists can watch it happen», CBC News.
– ÇAYA, Sinan (2015). «Tarih Eğitiminde Değişen Anlayışlar», TİDSAD (İslâm Dünyası Sosyal Araştırmalar Dergisi),yıl 2, sayı 4, Eylül nüshası, ss. 114-117
– ÇAYA, Sinan (2015). “OB-2041: Behavioral Sciences for Engineers” Seçmeli Lisans Dersi Basılmamış Notları, Göztepe-Istanbul: Marmara Üniversitesi, Mühendislik Fakültesi.

– DOPP, Katharine Elizabeth (1912).The Early Sea People, Chicago & San Francisco: Rand McNally Company.
– DOUGLAS, Quenqua (Nov 28, 2017). «Things Looked Bleak Until These Birds Rapidly Evolved Bigger Beaks», The New York Times.
– GREEN, Carl R. & SANFORD, William R.(1988). The Walrus, New York: MacMillan.
– HOCART, A.M.(1935). Les progrès de l’homme, Paris: Payot.

– İŞCAN, M. Yaşar (2008). Basılmamış Fizikî Antropoloji Lisans Dersi Notları, Laleli-İstanbul: İstanbul Üniversitesi Edebiyat Fakültesi.
– İŞCAN, M. Yaşar (2014). Basılmamış Adlî Antropoloji Lisansüstü Notlarında “Büyüme” Alt Konusu, Cerrahpaşa, İstanbul: Adlî Tıp Enstitüsü.
– JURMAIN R, KILGORE L, TREVATHAN, W. (2013). Essentials of Physical Anthropology, 4th edition. Belmont (CA): Wadsworth, Cengage Learning.
– KOTTAK, Conrad Phillip (1997). Anthropology: The Exploration of Human Diversity, New York: McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
– MEAD, Margaret (1962). Mann und Weib: Das Verhältnis der Geschlechter in einer sich wandelnden Welt [Male and Female] (İngilizce’den Almanca’ya çeviren Arnim Holler), Rowohlt, Hamburg.
– MERGEN, A. Bahar (t.y. [c. 2007]). Mezar Tipleri ve Kazı Tekniği (ppt video), Cerrahpaşa, İstanbul: Adlî . Bilimler Enstitüsü.
– MÜNÜSOĞLU, Hasan (2010). Türkiye’de Antropolojinin Kurulma ve Kurumsallaşma Sorunlarına Tarihsel Bir Yaklaşım: DTCF Örneği (Basılmamış Yüksek Lisans Tezi), Ankara Üniversitesi Türk İnkılâp Tarihi Enstitüsü.

Course - Program Learning Outcome Relationship

Course Learning Outcomes	1	2	3	4	5	6	7
Program Outcomes
1) When Istinye University Faculty of Medicine student is graduated who knows the historical development of medicine, medical practices, and the medical profession and their importance for society.
2) knows the normal structure and function of the human body at the level of molecules, cells, tissues, organs and systems.
3) is capable of systematically taking an accurate and effective social and medical history from their patients and make a comprehensive physical examination.
4) knows the laboratory procedures related to diseases; In primary care, the necessary material (blood, urine, etc.) can be obtained from the patient with appropriate methods and can perform the necessary laboratory procedures for diagnosis and follow-up or request laboratory tests.
5) can distinguish pathological changes in structure and functions during diseases from physiological changes and can Interpret the patient's history, physical examination, laboratory and imaging findings, and arrive at a pre-diagnosis and diagnosis of the patient's problem.
6) knows, plans and applies primary care and emergency medical treatment practices, rehabilitation stages.
7) can keep patient records accurately and efficiently, know the importance of confidentiality of patient information and records, and protects this privacy.
8) knows the clinical decision-making process, evidence-based medicine practices and current approaches.
9) knows and applies the basic principles of preventive health measures and the protection of individuals from diseases and improving health, and recognizes the individual and/or society at risk, undertakes the responsibility of the physician in public health problems such as epidemics and pandemics.
10) knows the biopsychosocial approach, evaluates the causes of diseases by considering the individual and his / her environment.
11) is capable of having effective oral and/or written communication with patients and their relatives, society and colleagues.
12) knows the techniques, methods and rules of researching. It contributes to the creation, sharing, implementation and development of new professional knowledge and practices by using science and scientific method within the framework of ethical rules.
13) can collect health data, analyze them, present them in summary, and prepare forensic reports.
14) knows the place of physicians as an educator, administrator and researcher in delivery of health care. It takes responsibility for the professional and personal development of own and colleagues in all interdisciplinary teams established to increase the health level of the society.
15) knows employee health, environment and occupational safety issues and takes responsibility when necessary.
16) knows health policies and is able to evaluate their effects in the field of application.
17) keeps medical knowledge up-to-date within the framework of lifelong learning responsibility.
18) applies own profession by knowing about ethical obligations and legal responsibilities, prioritizing human values and with self-sacrifice throughout own medical life.

Course - Learning Outcome Relationship

No Effect	1 Lowest	2 Average	3 Highest

	Program Outcomes	Level of Contribution
1)	When Istinye University Faculty of Medicine student is graduated who knows the historical development of medicine, medical practices, and the medical profession and their importance for society.
2)	knows the normal structure and function of the human body at the level of molecules, cells, tissues, organs and systems.
3)	is capable of systematically taking an accurate and effective social and medical history from their patients and make a comprehensive physical examination.
4)	knows the laboratory procedures related to diseases; In primary care, the necessary material (blood, urine, etc.) can be obtained from the patient with appropriate methods and can perform the necessary laboratory procedures for diagnosis and follow-up or request laboratory tests.
5)	can distinguish pathological changes in structure and functions during diseases from physiological changes and can Interpret the patient's history, physical examination, laboratory and imaging findings, and arrive at a pre-diagnosis and diagnosis of the patient's problem.
6)	knows, plans and applies primary care and emergency medical treatment practices, rehabilitation stages.
7)	can keep patient records accurately and efficiently, know the importance of confidentiality of patient information and records, and protects this privacy.
8)	knows the clinical decision-making process, evidence-based medicine practices and current approaches.
9)	knows and applies the basic principles of preventive health measures and the protection of individuals from diseases and improving health, and recognizes the individual and/or society at risk, undertakes the responsibility of the physician in public health problems such as epidemics and pandemics.
10)	knows the biopsychosocial approach, evaluates the causes of diseases by considering the individual and his / her environment.
11)	is capable of having effective oral and/or written communication with patients and their relatives, society and colleagues.
12)	knows the techniques, methods and rules of researching. It contributes to the creation, sharing, implementation and development of new professional knowledge and practices by using science and scientific method within the framework of ethical rules.
13)	can collect health data, analyze them, present them in summary, and prepare forensic reports.
14)	knows the place of physicians as an educator, administrator and researcher in delivery of health care. It takes responsibility for the professional and personal development of own and colleagues in all interdisciplinary teams established to increase the health level of the society.
15)	knows employee health, environment and occupational safety issues and takes responsibility when necessary.
16)	knows health policies and is able to evaluate their effects in the field of application.
17)	keeps medical knowledge up-to-date within the framework of lifelong learning responsibility.
18)	applies own profession by knowing about ethical obligations and legal responsibilities, prioritizing human values and with self-sacrifice throughout own medical life.

Assessment & Grading

Semester Requirements	Number of Activities	Level of Contribution
Midterms	1	% 50
Final	1	% 50
total		% 100
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK		% 50
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK		% 50
total		% 100

Workload and ECTS Credit Calculation

Activities	Number of Activities	Preparation for the Activity	Spent for the Activity Itself	Completing the Activity Requirements	Workload
Course Hours	2	0	2		4
Study Hours Out of Class	14	0	1		14
Midterms	1	2	2	1	5
Final	1	2	2	1	5
Total Workload					28