COURSE SYLLABUS

SEMINAR ON HISTORY

1	Course Title:	SEMINAR ON HISTORY
2	Course Code:	TRH1016
3	Type of Course:	Compulsory
4	Level of Course:	First Cycle
5	Year of Study:	1
6	Semester:	2
7	ECTS Credits Allocated:	4
8	Theoretical (hour/week):	2
9	Practice (hour/week) :	0
10	Laboratory (hour/week) :	0
11	Prerequisites:	None
12	Recommended optional programme components:	None
13	Language:	Turkish
14	Mode of Delivery:	Face to face
15	Course Coordinator:	Prof. Dr. Cafer Çiftci
16	Course Lecturers:
17	Contactinformation of the Course Coordinator:	E-mail: cafer1@uludag.edu.tr / Tel:02242941861 Adres: Uludağ Üni. Fen Edebiyat Fakültesi Tarih Bölümü, Görükle Kampüsü, 16059 BURSA
18	Website:	http://tarih.uludag.edu.tr
19	Objective of the Course:	1-To make students apply the methods they learned in the course of Methodology of History in fall by a seminar project. 2- To teach in a detailed way how to prepare a seminar (planning and concluding a seminar and solving ways of problems which may emerge during research).
20	Contribution of the Course to Professional Development

Learning Outcomes:

1	To be able to comprehend how a scientific essay is carried out.;
2	To be able to prepare scientifically the seminar studies in other courses.;
3	To be able to present or discuss a research carried out in a scientific method.;
4	To be able to realize the importance of history as a science.;
5	To be able to possess the ability of reaching the historical sources and scientific publications.;
6	To be able to have the ability required for using historical sources.;
7	To be is able to gain the ability of judgment.;
8	To be able to consider the interaction of time and space.;

22	Course Content:

Week	Theoretical	Practical
1	The definition of seminar
2	How to start a seminar study in the field of history?
3	The determination of sources of a seminar
4	The preparation of a preliminary plan
5	The reading and examining of sources
6	The preparation of information notes
7	Collecting information from notes
8	Midterm exam and the evaluation of course
9	Starting a scientific essay. The rules which should be followed in writing a scientific essay
10	Completing a scientific research
11	The preparation for presentation of the essay completed
12	The presentation
13	The presentation
14	The assessment

23	Textbooks, References and/or Other Materials:	1-Vahdettin Engin - Ahmet Şimşek (ed.), Türkiye’de Tarih Yazımı, İstanbul, Yeditepe Yayınları, 2011. 2- Esra Danacıoğlu, Geçmişin İzleri Yanıbaşımızdaki Tarih İçin Bir Klavuz, İstanbul, Tarih Vakfı Yurt Yayınları, 2001. 3- Suraiya Faroqhi, Osmanlı Tarihi Nasıl İncelenir, İstanbul, TarihVakfı Yurt Yayınları, 2001.
24	Assesment

TERM LEARNING ACTIVITIES	NUMBER	PERCENT
Midterm Exam	1	40
Quiz	0	0
Homeworks, Performances	0	0
Final Exam	1	60
Total	2	100
Contribution of Term (Year) Learning Activities to Success Grade		40
Contribution of Final Exam to Success Grade		60
Total		100
Measurement and Evaluation Techniques Used in the Course
Information

ECTS / WORK LOAD TABLE

CONTRIBUTION OF LEARNING OUTCOMES TO PROGRAMME QUALIFICATIONS

LO: Learning Objectives

PQ: Program Qualifications

Contribution Level:

1 Very Low

2 Low

3 Medium

4 High

5 Very High