Course Information

Course Information
Course Title Code Language Type Semester L+U Hour Credits ECTS
Critical Readings in History TAR 305 Turkish Compulsory 5. Semester 2 + 0 2.0 4.0
Prerequisite Courses
Course Level Undergraduate
Mode of delivery Theoretical
Course Coordinator Prof. Dr. Sabit DOKUYAN
Instructor(s) Prof. Dr. Sabit DOKUYAN (Güz)
Goals Teaching schools in European and world historiography
Course Content To be able to identify the main lines of schools in historiography.
Learning Outcomes
# Öğrenme Kazanımı
1 Analysing and Comprehending to the Ottoman and Turkish historiography
Lesson Plan (Weekly Topics)
Week Topics/Applications Method
1. Week Introduction : Development of Turkish historiography from Menâkıb-ı Âli-i Osman to present. Other Activities Preparation, After Class Study Research Class Hours
2. Week The first periods of Ottoman historiography Class Hours Preparation, After Class Study Research Other Activities
3. Week The first examples of Ottoman chronicles: Menâkıb-ı Âli-i Osman, Anonim Tevârih-i Âli-i Osman and others Class Hours Preparation, After Class Study Research Other Activities
4. Week Emergence of the Ottoman historiography: Aşıkpaşazade and Oruç histories Class Hours Preparation, After Class Study Research Other Activities
5. Week Ottoman Historiograpyh From 16th century to 19th century: Evliya Çelebi, Katip Çelebi etc. Class Hours Research Other Activities Preparation, After Class Study
6. Week Historiograpyh in the Republic period Class Hours Preparation, After Class Study Other Activities Research
7. Week Academic Ottoman Historiography: Barkan-Akdağ-İnalcık Preparation, After Class Study Research Other Activities Class Hours
8. Week Mid Term
9. Week Academic Ottoman Historiography : E.Ziya Karal-B.Sıtkı Baykal-Reşat Kaynar and Tarık Zafer Tunaya Class Hours Preparation, After Class Study Other Activities Research
10. Week New Approaches in the Historiograpyh Class Hours Preparation, After Class Study Research Other Activities
11. Week Effect of the schools in the Turkish Historiograpyh Class Hours Preparation, After Class Study Research Other Activities
12. Week Eurocentrism in the Historiography Class Hours Research Other Activities Preparation, After Class Study
13. Week Western and Turkish Historiography Class Hours Research Other Activities Preparation, After Class Study
14. Week Last Quarter of Turkish historiography Class Hours Preparation, After Class Study Research Other Activities
*Midterm and final exam dates are not specified in the 14-week course operation plan. Midterm and final exam dates are held on the dates specified in the academic calendar with the decision of the University Senate.
The Matrix for Course & Program Learning Outcomes
No Program Requirements Level of Contribution
1 2 3 4 5
1 The students gain the ability to produce scientific knowledge and analyze a history of the discipline of history method.
2 The students gain information about past and present historiographical and schools in the world and in Turkey, they recognize new schools and evaluate the effects of date.
3 The students understand and penetrate historically, developing the ability to identify problems, deeply into every aspect of historical events.
4 The students will have the ability to comprehend current events and processes the relationship between the past. They will be able to relate to local and oral history research through the unique a relationship between what is universal is the winner.
5 The students gain the ability to present historical texts, analyze, criticize, and is capable of analyzing and summarizing the subject as a foundation sources, making transcription, reporting, and notification scientific meetings etc.
6 Historical problems, academic / ability to approach the objective of making winning the reasoning and analytical thinking skills are developed by the students.
7 The students obtain information at a basic level Ancient and Islamic history, Islam before and after the Turkish history, Ottoman and Republican history, such as European and World history about all periods of history, learn the basic problems and within these periods can be compared.
8 The students can use acquired knowledge and skills in the field of history, social sciences, studies conducted in conjunction with other areas.
9 The students get knowledge of the interpretation about Ottoman, European and World History and have the skills to make comparison and analysis.
10 The students gain the habit of using the library and archives and the ability, learn ways of doing research on a topic and use them in other areas of life.
11 The students Specific analyze tools for working with documents that are required for certain periods, historical texts (paleography, epigraphy, etc.), inscriptions and epitaphs, and gain the skills to use source texts in various languages.
12 The students adopt the importance of lifelong learning and folllow developments in contemporary issues and develop self; they get scientific ethics and consciousness of responsibility.
13 The students gain the skills to use and the information bibliographical repertoires, archival inventories, information retrieval tools, such as electronic references. By using internet technologies in the field of information and knowledge creation, editing, forwarding, storage, and sharing presentations is capable of (They capable of knowledge creation, editing, forwarding, storage, and sharing presentations by using internet technologies in the field of information).
14 The students capable of independent decision-making and individual study skills. They gain confidence to express their ideas and criticism in a constructive manner, oral and written and a clear and concise manner.
Relations with Education Attainment Program Course Competencies
Program Requirements DK1
PY1 4
PY2 5
PY3 3
PY4 3
PY5 3
PY6 4
PY7 2
PY8 5
PY9 3
PY10 3
PY11 4
PY12 5
PY13 4
PY14 5
Recommended Sources
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Diğer Kaynaklar
  • Georg G. Iggers, Yirminci Yüzyılda Tarih Yazımı, Tarih Vakfı Yurt Yay.
  • Tarih Yazımında Yeni Yaklaşımlar,Breisach E. Tarihyazımı Yapı Kredi Yay.
ECTS credits and course workload
ECTS credits and course workload Quantity Duration (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Ders İçi
Class Hours 14 3 42
Ders Dışı
Preparation, After Class Study 14 2 28
Research 14 1 14
Other Activities 14 1 14
Sınavlar
Midterm 1 1 1 1
Homework 1 1 2 2
Final 1 1 1
Total Workload 102
*AKTS = (Total Workload) / 25,5 ECTS Credit of the Course 4.0