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Description of Individual Course Units
Course Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleType of Course UnitYear of StudySemesterNumber of ECTS Credits
TRH115BMethodology of History ICompulsory113
Level of Course Unit
First Cycle
Objectives of the Course
It is students' recognition of what history is, its functions and benefits. In addition, learning scientific research techniques, analyzing the events in a historical process, evaluating the resources and providing the ability to make objective comments.
Name of Lecturer(s)
Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Kurban DURMUŞOĞLU
Learning Outcomes
1Emphasis is put on written and unwritten materials which are in the content of historic bibliography,
2Determining and evaluating methods of verbal resources for history is explained with the way which is the benefit of history's reflective today,
3Learns who are first in writing history in first age and what are their works, inquires in detail what are the disciplines supportive to history,
4Learns examining history authorship critically,
5Learns process techniques of historical materials,
6Learns critical of history.
Mode of Delivery
Second Education
Prerequisites and co-requisities
None
Recommended Optional Programme Components
None
Course Contents
In order to gain the historian formation, besides learning the methods of history, especially on the basis of the sources, the subject and benefit of history, history compensation and development, the sciences that history utilizes, the sources of history (written and verbal) and the criticism of the sources will be discussed
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTheoreticalPracticeLaboratory
1What is history? Relations between history and other social sciences, the necessity of history,
2Historical phenomenon, evaluating history and interpretation of history, its sphere of interest,
3History Philosophy,
4Relations between history and other social sciences
5Auxiliary science to history,
6Sources used in history researches: Verbal sources,
7Written sources,
8Midterm Exam,
9Text criticism in history researches: External criticism,
10Internal criticism,
11Different kinds and perceptions of history writing from past to today,
12Research methods of history,
13Writing,
14Using Footnotes,
15Preparing bibliography,
16The Final Exam.
Recommended or Required Reading
Mübahat Kütükoğlu, Tarih Araştırmalarında Usul, TTK Yayınları, Ankara 2001. Zeki Velidi Togan, Tarihte Usul, İstanbul 1969.
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
Individual Study for Mid term Examination155
Individual Study for Final Examination11212
Homework51470
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)90
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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