COURSE UNIT TITLE

: TRAVELLERS AND THE BOOKS OF TRAVELS THROUGHOUT THE HISTORY

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
TAH 4106 TRAVELLERS AND THE BOOKS OF TRAVELS THROUGHOUT THE HISTORY ELECTIVE 2 0 0 5

Offered By

History

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

DOCTOR MEHMET ŞERIF ERKEK

Offered to

History (Evening)
History

Course Objective

The purpose of this course is to achieve a necessary understanding of the travel culture before the modern times, the pilgrims, the comparisons of them with the diplomats of the Modern Age, the travel writings of the academicians.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   The literature on the subject
2   The pilgrims of the Ancient and Middle Ages
3   The pilgrims of the New Age and Modern Ages
4   The Ottoman pilgrims and their works
5   The contribution of the travelbooks to historiography

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 The literature Presentation
2 The pilgrims before the modern times Presentation
3 The travelbooks as a source of history Presentation
4 The pilgrims and images Presentation
5 The pilgrims of the Antique Age Presentation
6 The pilgrims of the Middle Age Presentation
7 The term examination
8 The pilgrims of the New Age Presentation
9 The pilgrims of the Modern Age Presentation
10 The Ottoman pilgrims Presentation
11 The Ottoman pilgrims Presentation
12 Evliya Celebi Presentation
13 Seminar Presentation
14 Seminar Presentation

Recomended or Required Reading

-TOUATI Houari, Ortaçağ da Islam ve Seyahat, YKY, Istanbul, 2001.
- LÖSCHBURG Wilfried, Seyahatin Kültür Tarihi, Dost Kitabevi, Ankara, 1997.
- SAID Edward, Yersiz Yurtsuz, Iletişim Yayınları, Istanbul, 2004.
- BERKES Niyazi, Asya Mektupları, YKY, Istanbul, 2001.
-Evliya Çelebi Seyahatnamesi, c.1-10, YKY. Yayını, Istanbul.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1. Lecture
2. Presentation
3. Research

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 1-5: This will be evaluated through the performance in the term and final examinations.

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)

To be announced.

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 2 28
Preparation before/after weekly lectures 14 2 28
Preparation for Mid-term Exam 1 15 15
Preparation for Final Exam 1 20 20
Preparing Presentations 2 10 20
Final 1 1,5 2
Mid-term 1 1,5 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 115

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12
LO.14445
LO.24
LO.35
LO.45
LO.55