Course Information


Course Information
Course Title Code Semester L+U Hour Credits ECTS
INTRODUCTION TO THE METHODOLOGY OF HISTORY 22303031 3 + 0 3.0 6.0

Prerequisites None

Language of Instruction Turkish
Course Level Graduate Degree
Course Type Compulsory
Mode of delivery
Course Coordinator
Instructors Ahmet ACIDUMAN
Assistants
Goals The aim of this course is to provide the student with an overview of the method used in history research, including the selection of the research topic, the determination of the bibliography, the arrangement of the notes, the writing stages of the research and the printing of the research.
Course Content The thought of history, styles of history writing, philosophy of history, relation of history with other sciences and auxiliary sciences, sources used in historical research-oral and written sources, criticism of sources used in historical research-external criticism and internal criticism, historiography-preparation phase of the work, historiography--writing the work, historiography-printing of the work, preparation and presentation of papers, biographical work plan, work plan on political history, work plan on social and economic history, work plan on the history of the institution, work plan related to the history of the organization, work plan written according to decimal system
Learning Outcomes 1) Student describes the idea of history, the styles of history writing and the philosophy of history
2) Student explains the relationship between history and other sciences and auxiliary sciences
3) Student lists the sources used in historical research
4) Student explains the criticism of sources used in historical research
5) Student evaluates the preparation stage of the work in historiography
6) Student explain the writing of the work in historiography
7) Student defines the publication of the work in historiography
8) Student lists the stages of the preparation and submission of the paper
9) Student explains the biographical work plan
10) Student lists the work plan related to political history
11) Student evaluates the work plan about social and economic history
12) Student lists work plan related to the history of the institution
13) Student explains the work plan related to the history of the organization
14) Student lists the work plan written according to decimal system

Weekly Topics (Content)
Week Topics Teaching and Learning Methods and Techniques Study Materials
1. Week The thought of history, styles of history writing, philosophy of history Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion
Colloquium
Problem Based Learning
Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time) Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
2. Week Relation of history with other sciences and auxiliary sciences Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion
Colloquium
Problem Based Learning
Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time) Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
3. Week Sources used in historical research-Oral and written sources Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion
Colloquium
Problem Based Learning
Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time) Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
4. Week Criticism of sources used in historical research-External criticism and internal criticism Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion
Colloquium
Problem Based Learning
Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time) Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
5. Week Historiography-Preparation phase of the work Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion
Colloquium
Problem Based Learning
Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time) Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
6. Week Historiography--Writing the work Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion
Colloquium
Problem Based Learning
Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time) Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
7. Week Historiography-Printing of the work Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion
Colloquium
Problem Based Learning
Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time) Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
8. Week Preparation and presentation of papers Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion
Colloquium
Problem Based Learning
Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time) Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
9. Week Biographical work plan Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion
Colloquium
Problem Based Learning
Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time) Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
10. Week Work plan on political history Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion
Colloquium
Problem Based Learning
Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time) Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
11. Week Work plan on social and economic history Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion
Colloquium
Problem Based Learning
Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time) Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
12. Week Work plan on the history of the institution Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion
Colloquium
Problem Based Learning
Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time) Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
13. Week Work plan related to the history of the organization Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion
Colloquium
Problem Based Learning
Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time) Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
14. Week Work plan written according to decimal system Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion
Colloquium
Problem Based Learning
Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time) Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)

Sources Used in This Course
Recommended Sources
Baykara T. Tarih Metodu: Öğrenme, Araştırma ve Yazım. İstanbul: Bilge Kültür Sanat, 2014.
Kütükoğlu MS. Tarih Araştırmalarında Usûl, 2. Baskı. Ankara: Türk Tarih Kurumu, 2014.
Özçelik İ. Tarih ve Metodolojisi. Ankara: Gazi Kitabevi, 2014.
Togan AZV. Tarihte Usul, Türkiye İş Bankası Kültür Yayınları’nda 1. Basım. İstanbul: Türkiye İş Bankası Kültür Yayınları, 2019.

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ECTS credits and course workload
Event Quantity Duration (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Course Duration (Total weeks*Hours per week) 14 3
Work Hour outside Classroom (Preparation, strengthening) 14 2
Homework 14 2
Presentation (Including Preparation Time) 14 3
Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.) 14 3
Total Workload
Total Workload / 30 (s)
ECTS Credit of the Course
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