Description of Individual Course Units
Course Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleType of Course UnitYear of StudySemesterNumber of ECTS Credits
130300107106STUDIES ON LOCAL HISTORYCompulsory472
Level of Course Unit
First Cycle
Objectives of the Course
Historiography of a different perspective of the local history of the area, introducing local history research methods and procedures of the young research, teaching in this field based studies with the identity and sense of belonging brought forward, ordinary people and the close people in our even date to the research field that has penetrated to comprehend, student of local history, nature and purpose understand, to realize the importance of dealing with it, and beside them how to search about our history, whether writing articles, or helping them learn how to talk.
Name of Lecturer(s)
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.
5Local history research and recognition of nations and communities to help themselves and their history.
6History of the fields and methods, expanding the area of interest to replicate.
7Yesterday-today and in the future to establish the relationship.
8Discovery of skills development.
Mode of Delivery
Evening Education
Prerequisites and co-requisities
None
Recommended Optional Programme Components
None
Course Contents
Introduced areas of local history, local history research methods and techniques will be taught to young researchers.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTheoreticalPracticeLaboratory
1Subject to the students of local history lesson about Purpose and Limits Giving the definition of local historyReading, explanation and discussion
2Introduction to research in the field of local history, a literature essayReading, explanation and discussion
3Pursuit of local history traces and storytelling; find historical traces, traces the historical use, acquisition of skills, sharpening of perceptionReading, explanation and discussion
4Local history research resource issue published documents, books and articles, graduate doctoral dissertations, newspapers, official documents, ephemera, trade-related histories, city guides, mapsReading, explanation and discussion
5Pursuit of local history traces and storytelling; find historical traces, traces the historical use, acquisition of skills, sharpening of perceptionReading, explanation and discussion
6Local history research resource issue published documents, books and articles, graduate doctoral dissertations, newspapers, official documents, ephemera, trade-related histories, city guides, mapsReading, explanation and discussion
7Archives and manuscript collections of unpublished documents, unpublished records available and use, census records, local recordsReading, explanation and discussion
8Midterm Exam
9Photo and local history, the photo to read and interpret, as well as a source of visual material in our headsReading, explanation and discussion
10Oral history and local history studies; Life stories on local history, living witnesses of historyReading, explanation and discussion
11Local history and folklore, clothing-traditional culinary culture, traditional sports, ethnomusicology, traditional music and folk dances, ethnobotany,, traditions and customs, traditional crafts, folk literature, local history and linguisticsReading, explanation and discussion
12Survival and development of historic urban, local history and towards the city history museumReading, explanation and discussion
13Local history as a history lesson for use in a teaching approachReading, explanation and discussion
14A local history project to try to design programsReading, explanation and discussion
Recommended or Required Reading
Esra Danacıoğlu, Geçmişin İzleri Yanıbaşımızdaki Tarih İçin Bir Kılavuz, Tarih Vakfı Yurt yayınları, İstanbul 2001; Davıd E. Kyvıg- Myron A. Marty, Yanıbaşımızdaki Tarih, (Çev. Nalan Özsoy),Tarih Vakfı Yurt Yayınları, İstanbul 2000; İsmail Hakkı Demircioğlu, Tarih öğretiminde Öğrenci Merkezli Yaklaşımlar, Anı Yayınları, Ankara 2007; March Bloch, Tarihin Savunusu Ya da Tarihçilik Mesleği, (çev: M. Ali Kılıçbay), Birey Ve Toplum Yayınları, Ankara 1985.
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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