COURSE UNIT TITLE

: PROBLEMS OF HISTORIOGRAPHY

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
TAR 4057 PROBLEMS OF HISTORIOGRAPHY ELECTIVE 2 0 0 3

Offered By

History

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASISTANT PROFESSOR OKTAY GÖKDEMIR

Offered to

History
History

Course Objective

The main purpose of this course is to achieve a necessary understanding of the modern
approaches to the idea and perception of history that has been shaped according to the
soul of the century.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Have knowledge about the historiography and its methodology
2   Have knowledge about the ideological and epistemological pre-admissions of the historian
3   Aware of the problems of historiography in the world
4   Realize the professional ethical values
5   Analyze the problems of historiography

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 the course and the introduction of main resources will be used in the class
2 The Greek Historiography
3 The Roman historiography and the legends
4 The traditional historiography
5 The Enlightenment Age and the changes in historiography
6 History and empiricism
7 Midterm
8 Karl Marx and pan-economic historiography
9 The modern historiography
10 The Annales approaches
11 The Turkish historiography from the reforms to the republıcan Era
12 The Turkish historiography in the Republican Era
13 Postmodernism and historiography
14 General evaluation

Recomended or Required Reading

Ernest Bresach, Tarih Yazımı, Çev Hülya Kocaoğlu, YKY Yay., Istanbul, 2007.
Fernad Braudel, Tarih Üzerine Yazılar, Çev: Mehmet Ali Kılçbay, Imge Yay.i, Ankara
1992.
Gerald A. Cohen, Karl Marx ın Tarih Teorisi, Toplumsal Dönüşüm Yay., Istanbul, 1998.
Doğan Özlem, Metinlerle Hermeneutik (Yorum Bilgisi) Dersleri, Cilt 1-2, Inkılap
Kitabevi Yay., Izmir 1996.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1. Lecture
2. Presentation

Assessment Methods

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


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

1. Term examination
2. Final examination

Assessment Criteria

1. LO 1-3: This will be evaluated through the performance in the term and final

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

1. 70% attendance is obligatory.
2. Participation to the term and final examinations will be considered in the
evaluation.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

bahararslannn@hotmail.com

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 3 39
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 1 5 5
Preparation for midterm exam 13 1 13
Preparation for final exam 1 5 5
Midterm 1 1,5 2
Final 1 1,5 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 66

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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