COURSE UNIT TITLE

: HISTORY OF OTTOMAN MODERNIZATION

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
TAH 3124 HISTORY OF OTTOMAN MODERNIZATION ELECTIVE 2 0 0 5

Offered By

History

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR BILGIN ÇELIK

Offered to

History (Evening)
History

Course Objective

The purpose of this course is to achieve a necessary understanding of the characteristics and effect of the Ottoman modernization, the separation from the classical structure and the Westernization movement

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   The concept of modernization and the literature on the subject
2   The role of the palace in the Ottoman modernization
3   The role of the intellectuals in the modernization after the period of reforms
4   The change in the Ottoman social structure
5   The main characteristics of the Ottoman modernization

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 The concept of modernization Lecture
2 The reform movements in the Ottomans Lecture and Discussion
3 The westernization from Nizam-I Cedit to the Tulip period Lecture and Discussion
4 The reforms of III. Selim and II. Mahmut Lecture and Discussion
5 The emerge of the modern bureaucracy Lecture and Discussion
6 The dissolution in the social structure Lecture and Discussion
7 Term examination
8 Modernization in the political area Document screening
9 Modernization in the cultural area Lecture and Discussion
10 The effect of the Ottoman intellectuals on modernization Lecture and Discussion
11 The organizations and public opinion Lecture and Discussion
12 Discussion
13 Discussion
14 General evaluation

Recomended or Required Reading

1. Kemal H. Karpat, Osmanlı Modernleşmesi, Imge Kitabevi Yayınları, Ankara 2002
2. Kemal H. Karpat, Osmanlı da Değişim, Modernleşme ve Uluslaşma, Imge Kitabevi Yayınları, Ankara 2006
3. Niyazi Berkes, Türkiye de Çağdaşlaşma, Yayına Hazırlayan: Ahmet Kuyaş, YKY, Istanbul 2002
4. François Georgeon-Paul Dumont, Osmanlı Imparatorluğu nda Yaşamak, Iletişim Yayınları, Istanbul 2000
5. Selim Deringil, Simgeden Millete, II. Abdülhamid den Mustafa Kemal e Devlet ve Millet, Iletişim Yayınları, Istanbul 2007
6. Ilhan Tekeli-Selim Ilkin, Osmanlı Imparatorluğu nda Eğitim ve Bilgi Üretim Sisteminin Oluşumu ve Dönüşümü, Ankara 1993
7. Ali Akyıldız, Osmanlı Bürokrasisi ve Modernleşme, Iletişim Yayınları, Istanbul 2004
8. Suavi Aydın, Modernleşme ve Milliyetçilik, Gündoğan Yayınları, Ankara 1993
9. François Georgeon, Osmanlı-Türk Modernleşmesi (1900-1930), YKY, Istanbul 2006

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1. Lecture
2. Presentation
3. Documentary Screening

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

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.
3. Participation to the term and final examinations will be considered in the evaluation

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

bilgin.celik@deu.edu.tr
3018747

Office Hours

Monday:13.00-13.30
Wednesday:13.00-13.30

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Student Presentations 2 5 10
Lectures 14 3 42
Preparation before/after weekly lectures 13 1 13
Preparation for Mid-term Exam 1 12 12
Preparation for Final Exam 1 14 14
Preparation for Quiz etc. 0 0 0
Preparing Individual Assignments 1 2 2
Preparing Group Assignments 1 5 5
Preparing Presentations 14 1 14
Other (please indicate) 0 0 0
Final 1 2 2
Mid-term 1 2 2
Quiz etc. 0 0 0
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 116

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.355
LO.4455
LO.54

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