Description of Individual Course Units
Course Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleType of Course UnitYear of StudySemesterNumber of ECTS Credits
130300101104THE METHODOLOGY AND BIBLIOGRAPHY OF HISTORY ICompulsory112
Level of Course Unit
First Cycle
Objectives of the Course
The course aims to teach research methods of history for building skills for history writing by centering on especially sources.
Name of Lecturer(s)
Yrd. Doç. Dr. Cengiz ATLI
Learning Outcomes
1The individuals who are major in their field and experienced are being grown as dependent on main principles of Republic of Turkey and convenient for the main aims of Turkish national education system.
2They will achieve some behaviour such as being open-minded while doing scientific investigations, being suspicious and delaying decisions in the situation of having no complete proof, and they can maintain their studies with patience and care.
3They will apply the modern methods writing and investigating history by being loyal to scientific ethical rules.
4By learning other disciplines which can be an assist to science of history, they will benefit from the branches which will help them in their investigations and studies.
5They will have the information of archive, library and documents. In addition, by evaluating these sources in decent way through its originality, they will present service and being of academic society.
6By learning information technology, they will use it in their presentations and studies at a very good level and they will be able to arouse more interest to history by using visual things
7They will have learned one by one deeply by dividing in historical process into ages. By grasping the facts containing prehistoric age, middle age, and modern age and the history of Republic of Turkey, they can reach the sources concerned with these issues.
8They will achieve the ability to convey their views on their fields both verbally and in writing, to evaluate the experiences and abilities in critical concept, to take responsibility and work independently, to learn how to learn and manage it, to use the technology necessary for their field and to be able to contact with their colleagues.
Mode of Delivery
Evening Education
Prerequisites and co-requisities
None
Recommended Optional Programme Components
None
Course Contents
Being taught and used the methods in Historical Researchs.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTheoreticalPracticeLaboratory
1What is history? Relations between history and other social sciences, the necessity of historyReading, explanation and discussion
2Historical phenomenon, evaluating history and interpretation of history, its sphere of interestReading, explanation and discussion
3History PhilosophyReading, explanation and discussion
4Relations between history and other social sciences and auxiliary and related disciplinesReading, explanation and discussion
5Sources used in history researches: Verbal sourcesReading, explanation and discussion
6Written sourcesReading, explanation and discussion
7Text criticism in history researches: External criticismReading, explanation and discussion
8Midterm Exam
9Internal criticismReading, explanation and discussion
10Research methods of historyReading, explanation and discussion
11Different kinds and perceptions of history writing from past to todayReading, explanation and discussion
12WritingReading, explanation and discussion
13Using FootnotesReading, explanation and discussion
14Preparing bibliographyReading, explanation and discussion
Recommended or Required Reading
Geyikoğlu, Hasan, Tarih Metodu Ders Notları, Erzurum 2006.;Togan, Zeki Velidi, Tarihte Usul, İstanbul 1977. Kütükoğlu, Mübahat, Tarih Araştırmalarında Usul, İstanbul 1997.
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
Midterm Examination1100
SUM100
End Of Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
Final Examination1100
SUM100
Term (or Year) Learning Activities40
End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities60
SUM100
Language of Instruction
Turkish
Work Placement(s)
None
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesNumberTime (hours)Total Work Load (hours)
Midterm Examination111
Final Examination122
Attending Lectures13226
Self Study13113
Individual Study for Mid term Examination199
Individual Study for Final Examination11010
Reading7214
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)75
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