COURSE UNIT TITLE

: INTRODUCTION TO HISTORY OF TURKS

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
TRE 1001 INTRODUCTION TO HISTORY OF TURKS COMPULSORY 3 0 0 3

Offered By

History Teacher Education

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

INSTRUCTOR KEMAL RAMAZAN HAYKIRAN

Offered to

History Teacher Education

Course Objective

The aim of this course is to provide students summarize the general lines of Central Asian Turkish History and evaluate the earlier periods of Turks

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To be able to summarize the general lines of Central Asian Turkish History
2   To be able to evaluate the Central Asian History of Turks
3   To be able to explain the political history of Turkish states established in Central Asia
4   To be able to analyze social, political, religious and economic life of Turks lived in Central Asia
5   To be able to analyze the cultural features of Turkish societies in pre-islamic period

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Course definition: Content, importance and rules
2 Name of Turk and existence of Turks from the stage of history
3 Homeland of Turks and their spread
4 Hun Empires
5 State of Tabgaç
6 Göktürks
7 Uighurs
8 Midterm Exam
9 Religious life of Turks: Shamanism and belief of Göktanrı
10 Social and economic life in stepe
11 Nomadism and culture of steppe
12 Family structure of Turks
13 State organization
14 Culture and language: Inscriptions - Epics
15 Final Exam

Recomended or Required Reading

1. Roux, Jean Paul (2007). Türklerin Tarihi, Pasifik ten Akdeniz e 2000 Yıl. Istanbul: Kabalcı Yayınevi
2. Kafesoğlu, Ibrahim (1982). Türk Milli Kültürü. Istanbul: Ötüken Yayınları
3. Rasony, L. (1996). Tarihte Türklük. Ankara: TKAE Yayınları
4. Togan, Zeki Velidi (1981). Umumi Türk Tarihine Giriş. Istanbul: Enderun Yayınları

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 STT TERM WORK (SEMESTER)
3 FINS FINAL EXAM
4 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.30 + STT * 0.10 + FINS * 0.60
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 + RST * 0.60

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

To be announced.

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 3 13 39
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 3 13 39
Preparation for midterm exam 1 1 1
Preparation for final exam 1 1 1
Preparing assignments 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
Final 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 86

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12
LO.15
LO.25
LO.35
LO.45
LO.55

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