COURSE UNIT TITLE

: ISLAMIC HISTORY I

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
ITS 6103 ISLAMIC HISTORY I ELECTIVE 3 0 0 7

Offered By

Islamic History and Arts

Level of Course Unit

Third Cycle Programmes (Doctorate Degree)

Course Coordinator

Offered to

Islamic History and Arts

Course Objective

To teach Ridda wars, Islamic conquests, domestic violence and battles, Umayyads rise to power and political, cultural and social organization of Umayyads

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Comprehends ridda wars in Umayyad period
2   Learns Islamic conquests
3   Understands domestic violence and battles
4   Learns Umayyads rise to power
5   Gets knowledge about political, cultural and social organization of Umayyads

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Ridda wars emerged in Arabian Peninsula in 632
2 Abu Bakr's army organization against Ridda movements
3 Ridda in Yaman
4 Museylimetü l-Kezzab movement
5 Islamic Conquests
6 Military campaign of Khalid b. Walid to Sawad
7 Military campaign to Syria
8 Midterm exam
9 Domestic turmoil in the time period of Khulafa-i Rashidin
10 Domestic wars in the time period of Khulafa-i Rashidin
11 Umayyads' rise to power
12 Political organization in Umayyads
13 Social organization in Umayyads
14 Course Review

Recomended or Required Reading

1. Vakıdı, Ridde
2. Philip K. Hitti, Islam Tarihi,
3. Taberi, Tarihü l-Ümem,

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture, research, question-answer, assignment and presentation

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 STT TERM WORK (SEMESTER)
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.30 + STT * 0.20 + FIN* 0.50
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.30 + STT * 0.20 + RST* 0.50


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

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Assessment Criteria

Midterm exam, assignment and final exam

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

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Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

riza.savas@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Friday 15:00-16:00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 5 65
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 5 65
Preparing assignments 1 20 20
Preparation for final exam 1 20 20
Preparation for midterm exam 1 15 15
Final 1 1 1
Midterm 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 187

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11
LO.15
LO.245
LO.355
LO.44
LO.55