COURSE UNIT TITLE

: RESEARCH METHODS IN HISTORY

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
ELECTIVE

Offered By

History

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR HAKKI UYAR

Offered to

History (Evening)
History

Course Objective

The purpose of this course is to achieve a necessary understanding of the methodology of history, selecting the research subject, finding sources, writing scientific papers.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   1. The research methodology of history
2   2. The research and writing scientific papers
3   3. Selecting the research subject and finding sources
4   4. The ethical issues in research
5   5. Analyzing the academic material
6   6. Analyzing the historical period and conditions that the research subject covers
7   7. The comparison of the results with the similar ones

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 How to determine the article and thesis topic
2 Intrinsic value, primary resources and feasibility
3 Determining the topic
4 Bibliography preparation methods
5 Methods of accessing online primary sources
6 Libraries, archives, periodicals
7 Material collection, filing and classification
8 Midterm (submission of bibliography on the article)
9 Writing techniques on sample articles
10 Footnote, quote, summary
11 Academic perspective before writing the text
12 Text writing I
13 Text writing II
14 Plagiarism; student article evaluations, answers to questions, suggestions for solutions to problems
15 Looking at history ideologically and politically; student essay reviews
16 Final exam (article submission)

Recomended or Required Reading

Fatma Acun, Yakın Dönem Tarihi Metodolojisi, Siyasal Kitabevi, Ankara.
Ali Birinci, Tarihçinin Kara Kitabı, Hitabevi Yay., Ankara, 2014.
Hasan Duman, Osmanlı-Türk Süreli Yayınları ve Gazeteleri (1828-1928), cilt I III, Ankara, 2000.
Y. Hakan Erdem, Tarih-Lenk, Doğan Kitap, Istanbul, 2008.
Hakkı Tarık Us Kütüphanesi Kataloğu Süreli Yayınlar, IBB Yay., Istanbul, 2006.
Kent Araştırmaları Bibliyografyası, Tarih Vakfı Yay., Istanbul.
Murat Koraltürk, Osmanlı Ekonomik ve Toplumsal Tarihine Ilişkin Türkçe Makaleler Bibliyografyası Denemesi (1910-1997), Istanbul, 1998.
Enver Koray, Türkiye Tarih Yayınları Bibliyografyası I-IV, Milli Eğitim Bakanlığı Yay., Istanbul.
Erdal Ilter, Türk-Ermeni Ilişkileri Bibliyografyası, Atatürk Kültür Merkezi Başkanılğı Yay., Ankara, 2001.
Ahmet Yaşar Ocak, Tarihçinin Yolculuğu, Timaş Yay., Istanbul, 2024.
Orhan Özacun, CHP Halkevleri Bibliyografya Denemesi, Istanbul, 1993.
Salih Özbaran: Tarih Fermanla Yazılmaz, (Nehir Söyleşisi: Özlem Kumrular), Tarihçi Kitabevi, Istanbul, 2019.
Türk Tarihçileri, Pegem Akademi Yay., 2016.
Türkiyede Dergiler-Ansiklopediler (1849-1984), Gelişim Yay., Istanbul, 1984.
Hakkı UYAR, "Tarihe Nasıl Bakmak Türk Devrimi, Ikinci Grup ve Hüseyin Avni Ulaş Örneği", Toplumsal Tarih, sayı 18, Haziran 1995.
Hakkı UYAR, Eleştirel Bir Tarih Ikonu: Mete Tunçay , Yaşayan Türk Tarihçiler, (Ed. Ahmet Şimşek), Pegem Akademi, Ankara, 2017.
https://acikerisim.tbmm.gov.tr/home
https://www.tbmm.gov.tr/kutuphane/
https://www.millikutuphane.gov.tr/
https://mk.gov.tr/
https://www.devletarsivleri.gov.tr/
https://istanbulbeyazitdevlet.kutuphane.gov.tr/
https://ataturkkitapligi.ibb.gov.tr/tr/Anasayfa
https://www.isam.org.tr/
https://gazetearsivi.milliyet.com.tr/
https://egazete.cumhuriyet.com.tr/yayinlar
https://www.tufs.ac.jp/common/fs/asw/tur/htu/
https://www.tustav.org/sureli-yayinlar-arsivi/
https://www.ismetinonu.org.tr/arastirmacilar-icin/
https://www.ttk.gov.tr/arsiv-4/
https://dspace.ankara.edu.tr/xmlui/
http://tite.ankara.edu.tr/arsiv/
https://kutuphane.atauni.edu.tr/seyfettin-ozege-koleksiyonu-kullanma-kilavuzu/
http://nek.istanbul.edu.tr:4444/ekos/GAZETE/
https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/search section=journal

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1. 1. Lecture
2. 2. Presentation

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


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

1. 1. LO 1-3: This will be evaluated through the performance in the term and final examinations.
2. 2. LO 4-6: This will be evaluated through the performance in the term project.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

1. 80% attendance is obligatory. You cannot enter class more than 20 minutes late.
2. Non-attendance will not be considered as an acceptable excuse.
3. Participation to the term and final examinations will be considered in the
evaluation.
4. Students are expected to act in accordance with scientific rules in lessons and homework.
5. Course materials are uploaded to online.deu.edu.tr.
6. Students are expected to behave in accordance with their student identity in classes.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

e-mail: hakki.uyar@deu.edu.tr
Phone: 0232.3018743
Address: Dokuz Eylül University, Faculty of Letters, Department of History
Block C, Tınaztepe Campus, Buca-IZMIR

Office Hours

Wed. 15.00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 2 28
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 2 28
Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10
Preparation for final exam 1 15 15
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 84

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12
LO.155
LO.245
LO.35
LO.45
LO.55
LO.65
LO.75