World Music Cultures (ART226) Course Detail

Course Name	Course Code	Season	Lecture Hours	Application Hours	Lab Hours	Credit	ECTS
World Music Cultures	ART226	Fall and Spring	3	0	0	3	4

Pre-requisite Course(s)
None

Course Language	English
Course Type	Elective Courses
Course Level	Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle)
Mode of Delivery	Face To Face
Learning and Teaching Strategies	Lecture, Discussion.
Course Coordinator
Course Lecturer(s)
Course Assistants
Course Objectives	To introduce the diversity of music cultures in the world on the principles of ethnomusicology. To explain local music in connection with the technological levels, economic conditions, cultural values and traditions of societies and the interaction in the formation process of local music.
Course Learning Outcomes	The students who succeeded in this course; Awareness of the interaction between music and local culture, to analyze the relationship of music with social, economic, technological and political facts, to learn the subjectivity of music types in different geographies, to know music types on geographical basis, to recognize musical instruments of different cultures, to be outside the framework of market music.
Course Content	The characteristics of music in the major regions of the world and its handling in the context of geographical, cultural, religious, social, economic and political factors.

Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies

Week	Subjects	Preparation
1	Music and Human, Music and Technology, the Function of Music in Society, the Positioning of World Music Cultures in Response to Western Music's Claim of 'Universality'
2	General Terms of Ethnomusicology and Its Principles, Organology
3	Music Culture in China
4	Japanese and Korean Music Cultures
5	Thai and Indian Music Cultures
6	Music culture of Turkish peoples (Central Asia, Siberia, Caucasus, Balkan, Iran, Iraq and Anatolia)
7	Midterm
8	Arabian and Jewish Music Cultures
9	Music Cultures of the Slavic Peoples (Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Serbia, Poland, Czechia)
10	Spanish, Latin American and Caribbean Music Cultures
11	Music Cultures of Oceania (Australian and New Zealand indigenous peoples)
12	Sub-Saharan African Music Cultures
13	Western European and Balkan (Germany, UK, Italy, France, Hungary, Greece) Music Cultures
14	North American (Native American, Afro-American and American Folk) Music Cultures
15	General Evaluation of All Topics
16	Final Assessment

Sources

Other Sources	1. Haviland, A. W. (ed.). (2008). Kültürel Antropoloji. İstanbul: Kaknüs Yayınları.
	2. Hood, M (ed.). (1980). Musics of Many Cultures. Berkeley: University of California Press.
	3. Kaplan, A. (2005). Kültürel Müzikoloji. İstanbul: Bağlam Yayıncılık.
	4. McLean, M. (2006) Pioneers of Ethnomusicology. Florida: Llumina Press.
	5. Myers, H. (ed.). (1993). Ethnomusicology, Historical and Regional Studies. London: MacMillan Press.
	6. Myers, H. (ed.). (1992). Ethnomusicology. London: MacMillan Press.

Evaluation System

Requirements	Number	Percentage of Grade
Attendance/Participation	15	5
Laboratory	-	-
Application	-	-
Field Work	-	-
Special Course Internship	-	-
Quizzes/Studio Critics	-	-
Homework Assignments	2	15
Presentation	-	-
Project	-	-
Report	-	-
Seminar	-	-
Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury	1	30
Final Exam/Final Jury	1	50
Toplam	19	100

Percentage of Semester Work	50
Percentage of Final Work	50
Total	100

Course Category

Core Courses	X
Major Area Courses
Supportive Courses
Media and Managment Skills Courses
Transferable Skill Courses

The Relation Between Course Learning Competencies and Program Qualifications

#	Program Qualifications / Competencies	Level of Contribution
#	Program Qualifications / Competencies	1	2	3	4	5
1	Adequate knowledge in mathematics, science and subjects specific to the computer engineering discipline; the ability to apply theoretical and practical knowledge of these areas to complex engineering problems.
2	The ability to identify, define, formulate and solve complex engineering problems; selecting and applying proper analysis and modeling techniques for this purpose.
3	The ability to design a complex system, process, device or product under realistic constraints and conditions to meet specific requirements; the ability to apply modern design methods for this purpose.
4	The ability to develop, select and utilize modern techniques and tools essential for the analysis and determination of complex problems in computer engineering applications; the ability to utilize information technologies effectively.
5	The ability to design experiments, conduct experiments, gather data, analyze and interpret results for the investigation of complex engineering problems or research topics specific to the computer engineering discipline.
6	The ability to work effectively in inter/inner disciplinary teams; ability to work individually
7	Effective oral and writen communication skills in Turkish; the ability to write effective reports and comprehend written reports, to prepare design and production reports, to make effective presentations, to give and to receive clear and understandable instructions.
8	The knowledge of at least one foreign language; the ability to write effective reports and comprehend written reports, to prepare design and production reports, to make effective presentations, to give and to receive clear and understandable instructions.
9	Recognition of the need for lifelong learning; the ability to access information, to follow recent developments in science and technology.					X
10	The ability to behave according to ethical principles, awareness of professional and ethical responsibility;
11	Knowledge of the standards utilized in software engineering applications
12	Knowledge on business practices such as project management, risk management and change management;
13	Awareness about entrepreneurship, innovation
14	Knowledge on sustainable development
15	Knowledge on the effects of computer engineering applications on the universal and social dimensions of health, environment and safety;
16	Awareness of the legal consequences of engineering solutions
17	An ability to describe, analyze and design digital computing and representation systems.
18	An ability to use appropriate computer engineering concepts and programming languages in solving computing problems.

ECTS/Workload Table

Activities	Number	Duration (Hours)	Total Workload
Course Hours (Including Exam Week: 16 x Total Hours)	16	3	48
Laboratory
Application
Special Course Internship
Field Work
Study Hours Out of Class	4	4	16
Presentation/Seminar Prepration
Project
Report
Homework Assignments	2	8	16
Quizzes/Studio Critics
Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury	1	10	10
Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury	1	10	10
Total Workload			100