COURSE UNIT TITLE

: FIELD ELC. 1 (OTTOMAN ARCHIVE SOURCES I)

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
TEA 2009 FIELD ELC. 1 (OTTOMAN ARCHIVE SOURCES I) ELECTIVE 2 0 0 4

Offered By

History Teacher Education

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR ERCAN UYANIK

Offered to

History Teacher Education

Course Objective

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Defines the general structure and classification system of Ottoman archival sources.
2   Distinguishes between key document types (ferman, berat, arz, telhis, etc.).
3   Can read and summarize documents using Ottoman paleography.
4   Analyzes documents within their historical context.
5   Gains knowledge about methods and ethical rules in archival research.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction: Ottoman Archives and History of Archiving
2 Types and Characteristics of Ottoman Archival Documents
3 Classification Systems and the Relation between Fonds and Texts
4 Introduction to Ottoman Paleography I: Handwriting Examples
5 Introduction to Ottoman Paleography II: Rika and Divani Scripts
6 Document Analysis I: Ferman, Berat, and Arz
7 Midterm Exam
8 Document Analysis II: Telhis, Irade, and Tahrir Registers
9 Financial Records: Ruznamçe, Icmal, and Mühimme Registers
10 Court Registers and Legal Documents
11 Reading Documents for Social History: Population, Marriage, Divorce Records
12 Archival Research Techniques and Digital Archives
13 Ethical Issues and Interpretation in Ottoman Archives
14 Practical Workshop: Document Transcription and Analysis
15 General Assessment and Document Presentations
16 Final Exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Prime Ministry Ottoman Archive documents

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture, question and answer

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 VZ Midterm
2 FN Semester final exam
3 BNS BNS Student examVZ * 0.40 + Student examFN * 0.60
4 BUT Make-up note
5 BBN End of make-up grade Student examVZ * 0.40 + Student examBUT * 0.60


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

ercan.uyanik@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 2 28
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 3 42
Preparation for midterm exam 1 5 5
Preparation for final exam 1 10 10
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 89

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12
LO.155
LO.255
LO.355
LO.455
LO.555