COURSE UNIT TITLE

: HISTORY RESEARCH METHODS

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
SOS 2005 HISTORY RESEARCH METHODS COMPULSORY 3 0 0 4

Offered By

Social Studies Teacher Education

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR ASLI AVCI AKÇALI

Offered to

Social Studies Teacher Education

Course Objective

This course aims to enable prospective teachers to understand the importance and value of history, to recognize the qualities of scientific research, to comprehend the sources of history and the various stages of historical research, as well as to gain historical research experience.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Explain the importance and value of history
2   Comprehend the characteristics of scientific research
3   Summarize the steps of historical research
4   Recognize the sources of history and evaluate their features
5   Apply the methodological knowledge in historical research

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Course objective, content and resources
2 The subject, importance and value of history
3 History of the history
4 Qualities that make a research scientific
5 Basic stages of historical research
6 Determining the subject in historical research
7 Primary sources in historical research
8 General Review, Course Evaluation, Midterm Exam
9 Secondary sources in historical research
10 Objectivity and reliability in historical sources
11 Data classification and writing in historical research
12 Citing sources in historical writing
13 Experience in historical research and writing
14 Experience in historical research and writing
15 Final exam

Recomended or Required Reading

1. Kütükoğlu, M. (2019). Tarih Araştırmalarında Usul. Türk Tarih Kurumu Yayınları.
2. Burke, Peter (1994). Tarih ve Toplumsal Kuram. Istanbul: Tarih Vakfı Yurt Yayınları
3. Özbaran, S. (2005). Tarih, Tarihçi ve Toplum. Tarih Vakfı Yurt Yayınları
4. Özçelik, I. (2012). Tarih Araştırmalarında Yöntem ve Teknikler. Nobel Akademi Yayıncılık
5. Caunce, S., 2001, Sözlü Tarih ve Yerel Tarihçi, Istanbul, Tarih Vakfı Yurt Yayınları
6. Özbaran, Salih (2003). Güdümlü Tarih. Istanbul: Cem Yayınevi
7. Danacıoğlu, E. (2001). Geçmişin izleri: Yanıbaşımızdaki tarih için bir kılavuz. Istanbul: Tarih Vakfı Yurt Yayınları.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture, question and answer, discussion, research

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

Attendance to 70% of the courses is compulsory.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

asli.avci@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

It will be announced at the beginning of the semester.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 3 39
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 1 13
Preparation for midterm exam 1 20 20
Preparation for final exam 1 25 25
Final 1 1 1
Midterm 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 99

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14
LO.152
LO.2523
LO.35522
LO.4522
LO.55522