Coinage and Power in Antiquity

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Course ID:	2800-DWCOI-OG
Erasmus code / ISCED:	08.4 Kod klasyfikacyjny przedmiotu składa się z trzech do pięciu cyfr, przy czym trzy pierwsze oznaczają klasyfikację dziedziny wg. Listy kodów dziedzin obowiązującej w programie Socrates/Erasmus, czwarta (dotąd na ogół 0) – ewentualne uszczegółowienie informacji o dyscyplinie, piąta – stopień zaawansowania przedmiotu ustalony na podstawie roku studiów, dla którego przedmiot jest przeznaczony. / (0222) History and archaeology The ISCED (International Standard Classification of Education) code has been designed by UNESCO.
Course title:	Coinage and Power in Antiquity
Name in Polish:	Coinage and Power in Antiquity
Organizational unit:	Faculty of Archeology
Course groups:	General university courses General university courses in the humanities
ECTS credit allocation (and other scores):	(not available) Basic information on ECTS credits allocation principles: the annual hourly workload of the student’s work required to achieve the expected learning outcomes for a given stage is 1500-1800h, corresponding to 60 ECTS; the student’s weekly hourly workload is 45 h; 1 ECTS point corresponds to 25-30 hours of student work needed to achieve the assumed learning outcomes; weekly student workload necessary to achieve the assumed learning outcomes allows to obtain 1.5 ECTS; work required to pass the course, which has been assigned 3 ECTS, constitutes 10% of the semester student load. view allocation of credits
Language:	English
Type of course:	general courses
Prerequisites (description):	(in Polish) General history knowledge
Mode:	Blended learning
Learning outcomes:	(in Polish) KNOWLEDGE: THE GRADUATE KNOWS AND UNDERSTAND K_W01 has a basic knowledge of the place and importance of archeology and numismatics in humanities, social and political sciences, human socio-cultural past and its methodological specificity K_W02 knows the basic concepts and terminology used in archeology and numismatics K_W03 has a basic knowledge of the description, analysis and interpretation of archaeological and numismatic sources K_W06 has a basic knowledge of the links between archeology and other fields in the area of humanities, social, political and natural sciences K_W08 has a basic knowledge of the main directions of development and the most important new achievements in the field of archeology and numismatics K_W09 knows and understands the basic methods of analysis and interpretation of numismatic sources K_W15 has a general knowledge of ways of use of coinage by ancient communities SKILLS: THE GRADUATE CAN K_U02 search, analyze, evaluate, select and use information contained in various numismatic sources K_U03 independently interpret iconographic sources, its historical and socio-political meaning K_U09 use the basic research concepts and theoretical approaches appropriate for ancient numismatics K_U13 detect simple relationships between artifacts (coins) and ancient cultural, social and political processes SOCIAL COMPETENCES: THE GRADUATE IS READY TO K_K01 use of their knowledge and skills and is aware of the need to confront them with the opinions of experts K_K03 to appreciate the unique values of numismatic sources and their role in recreating the human past K_K04 a critical evaluation of the interpretation of numismatic and historical sources, with the awareness of the multifaceted nature of the interpretation K_K06 emphasizing the importance of the cultural heritage of mankind for the understanding of the process of economic, social, political and cultural changes from the antiquity to the present day K_K12 recognition and respect for different points of view determined by a different cultural background. Students will learn theory and practice concerning relationship between coinage and power, archaeology, technology, iconography, currency and early economies, legislation concerning coins and archeological finds. They will understand the contextual archaeology and numismatics, different interdisciplinary methods including chemical and metallurgical analysis, statistics and digital humanities in interpreting coins and their finds. They will also learn symbolical, ethnological, political and social meaning of the coinage and coin use as well as its economical function.
Assessment methods and assessment criteria:	(in Polish) The lecture ends with an exam in the form of a 45-minute quiz with 45 questions at the end of a winter semester and/or oral correction exam in the second term. You will get 45 randomly selected questions. There are 4 answers to each question, only one of which is correct. You will have altogether 45 minutes, that is, on average, one minute to answer a one-question. You get 1 point (mark) for every correct answer, 0 points for incorrect answer. That means that altogether you can receive max. 45 points. Below relationship between points and grade: Points Grade 41-45 = 5 36-40 = 4+ 31-35 = 4 26-30 = 3+ 21-25 = 3 0 -20 = 2

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