COURSE UNIT TITLE

: METHODS OF TRANSMISSION AND ACUMEN SCIENCES I

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
TIS 5187 METHODS OF TRANSMISSION AND ACUMEN SCIENCES I ELECTIVE 3 0 0 9

Offered By

Basic Islamic Sciences

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASISTANT PROFESSOR AHMET TAHIR DAYHAN

Offered to

Basic Islamic Sciences

Course Objective

To give technical and methodological knowledge appropriate for scientific standards in researches relating to Riwayah (narration) and Dirayah (knowing) sciences.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   The student gains basic knowledge of research methods in Islamic sciences, in addition to Hadith and Sunnah studies.
2   Gets experience about old and new sources of Riwayah and Dirayah sciences.
3   Recognizes printed and digital sources of Islamic sciences.
4   Obtains skill about reaching to scientific knowledge by means of the Internet and Islamic softwares.
5   Comprehends some methodic mistakes in academic environments by means of selected texts, sound records and videos.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 General Survey on the some methodological problems in contemporary approaches to Basic Islamic Sciences and Academia
2 Description of basic concepts such as "Knowledge-Science, Understanding, Wisdom, Gnosis, Truth, Method, Manner, Propriety, Sunnah, Bid'ah" etc.
3 The sciences that create the Islamic civilization and common constructions of them
4 The ways reaching to Knowledge and the sources of Knowledge in Islamic Sciences
5 The goal of Science and intention, physical and moral infrastructure, technical infrastructure
6 "Ethics of Master and Learner" literature in history of Islam
7 The problem of methodological infrastructure in Riwayah and Dirayah Sciences
8 Midterm Exam
9 Using methods of web and digital libraries in Islamic researches especially in Riwayah and Dirayah Sciences
10 Short ways to get digital scientific sources (book or article) through computer and smartphones
11 Latest digital softwares available and their using
12 Methodical and procedural problems in presentation and evaluation of religious knowledge in the virtual world
13 The rules that must be following in writing thesis, using Microsoft Word
14 FAQ (Frequently asked questions), general evaluation

Recomended or Required Reading

1. Sönmez Kutlu, Islam Bilimlerinde Bilgi Üretme Süreçleri, Islam Bilimlerinde Yöntem (Ilitam, Anküzem), Ankara 2005, ss. 109-123.
2. Muhammed Imâra, Bilgi Kaynağı Olarak Nebevî Sünnet, el-Müslimü'l-Mu`âsır dergisi, XV, no 59, Şubat 1991, s. 15-31; Çev: Ibrahim Hatiboğlu, http://nebevisunnet.blogspot.com.tr
3. Alevî b. Ahmed es-Sekkâf, Muhtasaru l-Fevâidi l-Mekkiyye, Beyrut 2004.
4. Ibn Abdilberr, Câmiu Beyâni l-Ilmi ve Fadlih, Beyrut 1994.
5. Adnan Koşum, Nassları Anlama ve Yorumlamada Yöntem Sorunu: Fazlur Rahman Örneği, Istanbul 2004.
6. Mehmet Zeki Bakırcıoğlu, el-Mektebetü ş-Şâmile Kullanma Kılavuzu, Erzurum 2011.
7. Jawâmi al-Kalim , al-Jâmi al-Kabir , al-Jami li l-Hadith an-Nabawî , al-Mawsûa al-Fiqhiyyah , Jâmiu l-Fiqhi l-Islami , Mawsûatu Rowati l-Hadith etc. digital softwares

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Working on documents related to the course, mutual discussion, using scientific softwares and practice.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 STT TERM WORK (SEMESTER)
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.30 + STT * 0.20 + FIN* 0.50
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.30 + STT * 0.20 + RST* 0.50


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

Exams are in written form (classical or testing); semester work (homework) is in the form of verbal lecture.

Assessment Criteria

Written exams (midterm and final) and the marks obtained over 100 in the semester are collected by calculating on certain percentages.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

Attendance and assignments on time is essential.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Tel: 0 535 783 03 06
e-mail: dayhan@excite.com
Blog: http://deuif.blogspot.com
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/ahmettahir.dayhan
Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/deuif

Office Hours

Every day of the week

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 3 42
Tutorials 14 1 14
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 3 42
Preparation for midterm exam 1 40 40
Preparation for final exam 1 50 50
Preparing assignments 1 30 30
Midterm 1 1 1
Final 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 220

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7
LO.1
LO.2234
LO.335
LO.4
LO.5