COURSE UNIT TITLE

: PHILOSOPHY OF HISTORY

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
TKT 5001 PHILOSOPHY OF HISTORY ELECTIVE 3 0 0 6

Offered By

Comparative History

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASISTANT PROFESSOR OKTAY GÖKDEMIR

Offered to

Comparative History

Course Objective

The main purpose of this course is to achieve a necessary understanding of the definition and scope of history as a scientific field and to discuss its development from 19th century to present.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   know general historical knowledge
2   What is History
3   know the general discıssions throughout history
4   3. The function of history and its importance for Turkey and the world
5   acquire the perspective to history

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 The definition of history and the introduction of main resources will be used in the class
2 The different viewpoints for the scope of history
3 The historian and facts
4 History and objectivity
5 History and subjectivity
6 History and historical records
7 The relationships between the history and documentations
8 History and nationalism
9 History and epistemology
10 History and modernism
11 History and identity
12 History and postmodernism
13 Presentations
14 Presentations

Recomended or Required Reading

1. E. H. Carr, Tarih Nedir, Iletişim Yay., Istanbul, 1991.
2. Editör: Ahmet Şimşek, Tarih Nasıl Yazılır Tarih Yazımı için Çağdaş Bir Metodoloji, Tarihçi Kitabevi, Istanbul, 2011

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1. 1. Lecture
2. 2. Presentation

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE
3 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.40 + FCG* 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

1. 1. LO 1-3: This will be evaluated through the performance in the term and final examinations.
1. 1. 70% attendance is obligatory.
2. 2. Participation to the term and final examinations will be considered in the evaluation.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

0232 301 87 46
oktay.gokdemir@deu.edu.

Office Hours

By appointment

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 3 42
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 4 56
Preparation for midterm exam 1 15 15
Preparation for final exam 1 25 25
Preparing assignments 1 8 8
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 150

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9
LO.13345
LO.23345
LO.33345
LO.43345
LO.53345