COURSE UNIT TITLE

: OTTOMAN HISTORY DOCUMENTS I

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
TAR 3035 OTTOMAN HISTORY DOCUMENTS I ELECTIVE 2 0 0 3

Offered By

History

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

MEHMET ALI DEMIRBAŞ

Offered to

History (Evening)
History

Course Objective

The main purpose of this course is to examine the types of Ottoman documentations (ferman, berat, mühime, hatt-ı hümayun etc), introduce the writing styles, and discuss the content of these texts.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Have a better understanding of the Ottoman archives
2   Learn the hand writing styles
3   Read the archive documentations
4   Analyze the documentations
5   Have a better understanding of the Ottoman history and institutions

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 ferman Reading texts
2 ferman Reading texts
3 ferman Reading texts
4 berat Reading texts
5 berat Reading texts
6 berat Reading texts
7 Term examination Evaluation of the students performance
8 hatt-ı hümayun Reading texts
9 hatt-ı hümayun Reading texts
10 hatt-ı hümayun Reading texts
11 mühimme Reading texts
12 mühimme Reading texts
13 mühimme Reading texts
14 mühimme Reading texts

Recomended or Required Reading

1. DEVELIOĞLU, Ferit, Osmanlıca-Türkçe Ansiklopedik Lügat, Aydın Kitabevi, Ankara, 2009.
2. SAMI, Şemseddin, Kâmûs-î Türkî, Çağrı Yayınları, II. Baskı, Istanbul, 1987.
3. GÖKBILGIN, Tayyip, Osmanlı Paleografya ve Diplomatik Ilmi, Istanbul.
4. The Ottoman archives

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1. Lecture
2.Text reading

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 FIN FINAL EXAM
3 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 + FIN * 0.60
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 + RST * 0.60


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

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

1. Term examination % 40
2. Final examination % 60

Assessment Criteria

1 LO 1-3: This will be evaluated through the performance in the term examination.
2 LO 1-5: This will be evaluated through the performance in the final examination.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

1. 70% attendance is obligatory.
2. Participation to the term and final examinations will be considered in the evaluation.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

mehmetali.demirbas@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Monday 11.00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 2 26
Tutorials 0 0 0
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 2 26
Preparation for midterm exam 1 8 8
Preparation for final exam 1 12 12
Final 1 1,5 2
Midterm 1 1,5 2
Quiz etc. 0 0 0
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 76

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12
LO.15
LO.25
LO.35
LO.45
LO.535