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Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS TIN 5032 INDIAN RELIGIONS ELECTIVE 3 0 0 5

Offered By

Religious Tourism

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR GÜRHAN AKTAŞ

Offered to

Religious Tourism

Course Objective

This course aims to provide the information about history, beliefs and practices of Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism and Skhism which are known Hindu Religions.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Perceive the common features of Hindu Religions 2   Understand the history, beliefs and practices of Hindu religions 3   Learn resemblance and differences Hindu and other religious traditions 4   Understand origins and functions of some popular practices like yoga 5   Be aware some Hindu origin religious movements

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description 1 Arians and Their Religions 2 Common Features of Hindu Religions 3 Hinduism: History 4 Hinduism: Beliefs and Practices 5 Buddhism: History 6 Buddhism: Beliefs and Practices 7 Jainism 8 Sikhism 9 Yoga and its varieties 10 Ashrams 11 Sacred Books 12 Festivals 13 Indian Origin New Religious Movements 14 Term Paper Presentations

Recomended or Required Reading

1. Ali Ihsan Yitik, Hint Dinleri, Izmir, 2005. 2. Mircea Eliade, Dinsel Inançlar ve Düşünceler Tarihi, Kabalcı Yayınevi, 2000.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture, discourse, research homework.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA 1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM 2 STT TERM WORK (SEMESTER) 3 FIN FINAL EXAM 4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.40 + STT * 0.20 + FIN * 0.40 5 RST RESIT 6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 + STT * 0.20 + RST * 0.40 *** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Students' progress towards reaching course and program outcomes is determined by means of assignments and exams.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

ali.yitik@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Friday 15:00 16:00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours) Lectures 14 2 28 Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 3 42 Preparation for midterm exam 1 15 15 Preparation for final exam 1 18 18 Preparing assignments 1 15 15 Preparing presentations 1 4 4 Final 1 2 2 Midterm 1 2 2 TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 126

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LO PO.1 PO.2 PO.3 PO.4 PO.5 PO.6 PO.7 PO.8 PO.9 PO.10 LO.1 5 4 5 5 LO.2 4 4 4 3 LO.3 5 4 5 5 LO.4 5 5 5 5 LO.5 5 5 4 4