COURSE UNIT TITLE

: METHODS AND SOURCES OF MEDIEVAL HISTORY RESEARCH

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
TAR 5065 METHODS AND SOURCES OF MEDIEVAL HISTORY RESEARCH ELECTIVE 3 0 0 6

Offered By

History

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR ERKAN GÖKSU

Offered to

History

Course Objective

The purpose of this course is teach of medieval history research methods and explain administrative, political, social, cultural and military structure of Turkish Islamic States. Ability to prepare a proper presentation and paper.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Ability to make a list a scientific literature.
2   To explain methodology of medieval history.
3   Ability to use medieval history sources.
4   Ability to analyze and critics' medieval history sources.
5   To learn and apply scientific ethics.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 1. week The chronological limitation of The Middle Ages
2 2. week Middle Age perception in Europe. Turkish Middle Age and evaluation.
3 3. week Defining research subject and students homework choice.
4 4. week History and historian in Middle Age
5 5. week Arabic sources of medieval history
6 6. week Persian sources of medieval history
7 7. week Midterm
8 8. week Byzantine sources of medieval history
9 9. week Other languages sources of medieval history
10 10. week Biographical sources about medieval history
11 11. week Biographical sources about medieval history II
12 12. week Medieval geography books
13 13. week Travelogues
14 14. week Methodology of medieval history
15 15. week Technique and methods of scientific writing
16 16. week General Evaluation

Recomended or Required Reading

Textbook(s): Şemsettin Günaltay, Islam da Tarih ve Müverrihler, Istanbul 1991
Ramazan Şeşen, Müslümanlarda Tarih-Coğrafya Yazıcılığı, ISAR yay., Istanbul 1998.
Supplementary Book(s): Sabri Hizmetli, Islam Tarihçiliği Üzerine, Diyanet Işleri Başkanlığı yay., Ankara 1991.
Altan Çetin, (Editör) Ortaçağ Türk Tarihi Ana Kaynakları, Kriter yay., Istanbul 2008.
Hanefi Palabıyık, Ord. Prof. Dr. M. Fuad Köprülünün Ilmî Hayatı ve Tarihçiliği, Akçağ yay., Ankara 2005.
Edward Hallett Carr, Tarih Nedir , çev. Misket Gizem Gürtürk, Iletişim yay., Istanbul 1991.
Léon- E. Haklin, Tarih Tenkidinin Unsurları, çev. Bahaeddin Yediyıldız, TTK yay. Ankara 1989.
Mübahat Kütükoğlu, Tarih Araştırmalarında Usul, Kubbealtı Neşriyatı, Istanbul 1991. Zeki Velidi Togan, Tarihte Usul, Enderun Kitabevi, Istanbul 1985. Tuncer Baykara, Tarih Araştırma ve Yazma Metodu, IQ Kültür Sanat Yayıncılık, Istanbul 2007.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

%70 Lecture + %30 Semester requirements 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


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

1. LO 1-2: This will be evaluated through the performance in the term examinations.
2. LO 4: This will be evaluated through the performance in the term project.
3. LO 3-5: This will be evaluated through the performance in the final examinations.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

1.70% attendance is obligatory.
2.Non-attendance will not be considered as an acceptable excuse for the delay in the term project.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Doç. Dr. Erkan Göksu erkan.goksu@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Day and hour of the course

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 3 42
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 4 52
Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10
Preparation for final exam 1 20 20
Preparing assignments 1 25 25
Preparing presentations 1 5 5
Midterm 1 3 3
Final 1 3 3
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 160

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8
LO.13445
LO.243
LO.35
LO.4443
LO.525

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