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Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type Of Course	D	U	L	ECTS
TRE 1004	METHODS OF HISTORICAL RESEARCH	COMPULSORY	3	0	0	3

Offered By

History Teacher Education

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

INSTRUCTOR MUSTAFA ÖZBAŞ

Offered to

History Teacher Education

Course Objective

The aim of this course is to make students know basic type of researches and grasp methodological and technical knowledge necessary to sustain historical researches.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1	To be able to explain the utility and value of history
2	To be able to summarize the basic types of historiography
3	To be able to explain the place of history in social sciences and it's relation with social sciences
4	To be able to assess historical sources by using qualitative and quantitative methods
5	To be able to plan and conclude the basic stages of a historical research
6	To be able to apply the methodological and technical rules used in historical researches
7	To be able to pursue and apply the contemporary developments in the field of historical methodology in the world

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week	Subject	Description
1	Course definition, aim, content and reading list
2	Utility and value of history as the basis of sciences and life
3	Basic types of historiography: Types of descriptive, explanatory and critical history
4	Paper preparation, not taking and exam preparation in history courses
5	Scientific Research Methods in Social Sciences
6	Sources of history: Primary sources I
7	Sources of history: Primary sources II
8	Midterm Exam
9	Sources of history: Secondary sources
10	Source Criticism in Historiography
11	Determining research subject
12	Limiting and planning research subject
13	Writting the subject: Technical rules
14	Reduction of written historical texts
15	Final Exam

Recomended or Required Reading

1- Barzun, Jacques; Graff, Henry F. (2001). Modern Araştırmacı. Ankara: TÜBITAK Yayınları
2- Burke, Peter (1994). Tarih ve Toplumsal Kuram. Istanbul: Tarih Vakfı Yurt Yayınları
3- Burke, Peter (2003). Tarihin Görgü Tanıkları. Istanbul: Kitap Yayınevi
4- Danacıoğlu, Esra (2001). Geçmişin Izleri: Yanıbaşımızdaki Tarih Için Bir Kılavuz. Istanbul: Tarih Vakfı Yurt Yayınları
5- Duverger, M. (2006). Sosyal Bilimlere Giriş, Metodoloji Açısından. Istanbul: Kırmızı Yayınları
6- Engin, Vahdettin; Şimşek, Ahmet (2011). Türkiye'de Tarihyazımı. Istanbul: Yeditepe Yayınevi
7- Ercan, Yavuz (2010). Tarih Araştırmalarında Yöntem ve Teknik. Ankara: Turhan Kitabevi
8- Kütükoğlu, Mübahat S. (1990). Tarih Araştırmalarında Usul. Istanbul: I.Ü.E.F. Yayınları
9- Özbaran, Salih (2003). Güdümlü Tarih. Istanbul: Cem Yayınevi
10- Özbaran, Salih (2003). Osmanlı'yı Özlemek ya da Tarih Tasarlamak. Ankara: Imge Kitabevi Yayınları

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Expression, question and answer,discussion, group work

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER	SHORT CODE	LONG CODE	FORMULA
1	MTE	MIDTERM EXAM
2	FINS	FINAL EXAM
3	FCGR	FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT)	MTE * 0.40 +FINS * 0.60
4	RST	RESIT
5	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)

erdal.aslan@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities	Number	Time (hours)	Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures	13	3	39
Preparation for midterm exam	1	10	10
Preparation for final exam	1	10	10
Preparations before/after weekly lectures	13	1	13
Final	1	1	1
Midterm	1	1	1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)			74

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LO	PO.5	PO.6	PO.7
LO.1	4		4
LO.2	5
LO.3	5		5
LO.4		5
LO.5	5
LO.6	5
LO.7	5		5

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Description of Individual Course Units

Offered By

Level of Course Unit

Course Coordinator

Offered to

Course Objective

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

Mode of Delivery

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

Recomended Optional Programme Components

Course Contents

Recomended or Required Reading

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

Assessment Criteria

Language of Instruction

Course Policies and Rules

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Office Hours

Work Placement(s)

Workload Calculation

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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