COURSE UNIT TITLE

: FOOD AND MYTHOLOGY

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
MSH 0006 FOOD AND MYTHOLOGY ELECTIVE 2 0 0 3

Offered By

Efes Vocational School

Level of Course Unit

Short Cycle Programmes (Associate's Degree)

Course Coordinator

Offered to

Efes Vocational School
Catering Services Programme
Tourism and Hotel Management
Civil Aviation Management

Course Objective

To introduce Greek, Roman, Turkish and Anatolian mythology and to hightlight the importance of food and drink in the myhtology.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Have knowledge of Greek and Roman mythology.
2   Have knowledge of Turkish and Anatolian mythology.
3   Understand the importance of foods and drinks within the context of mythology.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction to the course
2 Old Greek mythology
3 Roman mythology
4 Turkish mythology 1
5 Turkish mythology 2
6 Mythological heroes
7 Midterm exam
8 Gods in the mythology
9 Anatolian mythology 1
10 Anatolian mythology 2
11 Foods and drinks in the mythology 1
12 Foods and drinks in the mythology 2
13 General review of the course

Recomended or Required Reading

Andrews, T. (2000). Nectar and Ambrosia: An Encyclopedia of Food In World Mythology. ABC-CLIO Publishing.
Hamilton, E. (1998). Mythology. Back Bay Books Publishing.
Uraz, M. (1992). Türk Mitolojisi. Istanbul.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lectures, video impressions about the true facts and circumstances related to the subjects, assignments, presentations and by following the current researches through the study of academic papers on the subject.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 FIN FINAL EXAM
3 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 + FIN * 0.60
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 + RST * 0.60


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

to be anounced.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

nihan.gogus@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

to be anounced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 12 2 24
Preparation for midterm exam 1 12 12
Preparation for final exam 1 12 12
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 12 2 24
Midterm 1 2 2
Final 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 76

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14PO.15PO.16PO.17PO.18PO.19PO.20
LO.11
LO.21
LO.31