Course Information


Course Information
Course Title Code Semester L+U Hour Credits ECTS
METHODOLOGY IN HISTORICAL RESEARCH İLH235 2 + 0 2.0 3.0

Prerequisites None

Language of Instruction Turkish
Course Level Graduate Degree
Course Type Compulsory
Mode of delivery
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Goals To get information about the theoretical bases of science of history. Learning the process of transforming historical events into scientific data. To learn about different historical understandings.
Course Content Subject of history and sources; historical method, internal criticism-external criticism, example historians
Learning Outcomes 1) Knows the different approaches to the definition of history.
2) Identifies different approaches / theories of historical interpretation
3) Knows from the past the ways historical writing.
4) Knows the auxiliary sciences to the history.
5) Exemplifies the sources used in history research.

Weekly Topics (Content)
Week Topics Teaching and Learning Methods and Techniques Study Materials
External criticism - internal criticism Lecture; Question Answer
Brainstorming; Opinion Pool
Problem Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
1. Week Subject of the history and concept of the historical method Lecture; Question Answer
Brainstorming; Opinion Pool
Problem Based Learning 		.
2. Week History's -as a science- relation to other social sciences Lecture; Question Answer
Brainstorming; Opinion Pool
Problem Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
3. Week Methods to be followed in historical researches Lecture; Question Answer
Station
Problem Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
4. Week Resource concept, source information, importance of first-hand sources in historical research Lecture; Question Answer
Opinion Pool
Problem Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
5. Week Notation systems and the convenience of this application to the researcher Lecture; Question Answer
Brainstorming; Opinion Pool
Problem Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
6. Week Types of research, data collection methods and history terminology Lecture; Question Answer
Opinion Pool
Problem Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
7. Week Footnotes and bibliography preparation methods Lecture; Question Answer
Opinion Pool
Problem Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
8. Week Computer use and research, use of online resources in research Question Answer; Case Study
Opinion Pool
Problem Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time) Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
9. Week Elements of historical critic Lecture; Question Answer
Brainstorming; Opinion Pool
Problem Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
10. Week External criticism - internal criticism Lecture; Question Answer
Opinion Pool
Problem Based Learning 		. Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
11. Week Interpretation and composition of historical sources Lecture; Question Answer
Opinion Pool
Problem Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
12. Week Different tendencies and schools of historical writing Lecture; Question Answer
Opinion Pool
Problem Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
13. Week Sample historians Lecture; Question Answer
Opinion Pool
Case Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
14. Week Sample history works Lecture; Question Answer
Opinion Pool
Problem Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)

Sources Used in This Course
Recommended Sources
İrfan Aycan- Mahfuz Söylemez- Necmettin Yurtseven,Apokrif Tarih Yazıcılığı, Ankara 2003.
İrfan Aycan-Mahfuz Söylemez, İdeolojik Tarih Okumaları, Ankara 2002.
Josef Horovitz, Tarihçiliğin Doğuşu, Trc. Ramazan Altınay, Ramazan Özmen, Ankara 2002.
M. Zeki Terzi, İlk Siyer-Megazi Yazarları, Samsun 1990.
Mübahat Kütükoğlu, Tarih Araştırmalarında Usul, İstanbul 1991.
Peter Burke, Fransız Tarih Devrimi:Annales Okulu, trc. Mehmet Küçük, Ankara 2002.
Ramazan Şeşen, Müslümanlarda Tarih-Coğrafya Yazıcılığı, İstanbul 1998.
Sabri Hizmetli, İslâm Tarihçiliği Üzerine, Ankara 1991.
Zeki Velidi Togan, Tarihte Usul, İstanbul 1985.

ECTS credits and course workload
Event Quantity Duration (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Course Duration (Total weeks*Hours per week) 14 4
Work Hour outside Classroom (Preparation, strengthening) 14 1
Homework 6 1
Presentation (Including Preparation Time) 7 1
Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.) 2 2
Midterm Exam 1 1
Time to prepare for Midterm Exam 2 4
Final Exam 1 1
Time to prepare for Final Exam 2 4
Total Workload
Total Workload / 30 (s)
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