COURSE SYLLABUS
READING AND RESEARCHING IN HISTORIOGRAPHY
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Course Title: |
READING AND RESEARCHING IN HISTORIOGRAPHY |
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Course Code: |
TRH1024 |
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Type of Course: |
Compulsory |
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Level of Course: |
First Cycle |
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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 |
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Recommended optional programme components: |
None |
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Language: |
Turkish |
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Mode of Delivery: |
Face to face |
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Course Coordinator: |
Prof. Dr. NURCAN ABACI |
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Course Lecturers: |
Prof. Dr.Cafer Çiftçi Doç. Dr. Zeynep Dörtok Abacı |
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Contactinformation of the Course Coordinator: |
E-posta nurcanabaci@gmail.com Telefon: 0 224 2941859 Adres: Fen-Edebiyat Fakültesi, Tarih Bölümü,Görükle Kampüsü, 16059 Bursa |
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Website: |
http://tarih.uludag.edu.tr/ |
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Objective of the Course: |
To have the students grasp of the fact that information about the past could not be history without analysis, explanation and interpretation. |
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Contribution of the Course to Professional Development |
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Learning Outcomes: |
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To be able to understand the necessity of reading historical documents with the ability of deciphering the language employed;
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To be able to grasp the vitality of applying to the dictionaries and other reference books in reading historical documents;
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To be able to sort out by whom the historical sources written ;
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To be able to sort out for whom the historical sources written;
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To be able to sort out why the historical sources written;
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To be able to understand the fact that oversimplification and overgeneralization are serious dangers in historical writing ;
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To be able to grasp the fact that history alone is not an area of investigation without other disciplines;
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To know the fact that it is obligatory to have the support of other disciplines to be able to evaluate the historical documents;
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Week |
Theoretical |
Practical |
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Idea of history in Roman tradition |
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Idea of history in Eastern world |
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3 |
Impact of enlightenment Period upon historiography |
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Writing history in modern period |
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Collaboration of among disciplines in history writing |
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Sociology and History |
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Philosophy and History |
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Psychology and History |
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Geography and History. |
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Basic determinants of relationship between theory and primary sources. |
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Use of visual material in historical investigations. |
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Use of oral material in historical investigations. |
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Place of interpretation in historical writing. |
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General remarks |
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Textbooks, References and/or Other Materials: |
Ahmet Şimşek, (ed). Tarih Nasıl Yazılır? Tarihyazımı İçin Çağdaş Bir Metodoloji, İstanbul: Tarihçi Kitabevi, 2011. |
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Assesment |
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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 |
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Information |
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ECTS / WORK LOAD TABLE |
Activites |
NUMBER |
TIME [Hour] |
Total WorkLoad [Hour] |
Theoretical |
14 |
2 |
28 |
Practicals/Labs |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Self Study and Preparation |
15 |
2 |
30 |
Homeworks, Performances |
0 |
3 |
30 |
Projects |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Field Studies |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Midtermexams |
1 |
16 |
16 |
Others |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Final Exams |
1 |
16 |
16 |
Total WorkLoad |
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120 |
Total workload/ 30 hr |
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4 |
ECTS Credit of the Course |
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|
4 |
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CONTRIBUTION OF LEARNING OUTCOMES TO PROGRAMME QUALIFICATIONS |
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PQ1
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PQ2
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PQ3
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PQ4
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PQ5
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PQ6
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PQ7
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PQ8
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PQ9
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PQ10
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PQ11
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PQ12
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LO1
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0
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
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LO2
|
5
|
0
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0
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0
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0
|
0
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0
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0
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0
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0
|
0
|
0
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LO3
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0
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0
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0
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0
|
0
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0
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0
|
0
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0
|
0
|
0
|
0
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LO4
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
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LO5
|
0
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0
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0
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0
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0
|
5
|
0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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LO6
|
0
|
0
|
0
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0
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0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
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4
|
0
|
0
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LO7
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0
|
0
|
0
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0
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0
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0
|
0
|
0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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LO8
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
|
0
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0
|
0
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3
|
0
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0
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LO: Learning Objectives |
PQ: Program Qualifications |
Contribution Level: |
1 Very Low |
2 Low |
3 Medium |
4 High |
5 Very High |