COURSE UNIT TITLE

: HISTORY OF AZERBAIJAN

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
TAR 6325 HISTORY OF AZERBAIJAN ELECTIVE 3 0 0 8

Offered By

History

Level of Course Unit

Third Cycle Programmes (Doctorate Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR BAYRAM BAYRAKDAR

Offered to

History

Course Objective

The aim of the course is to teach ways to discuss well know Armenian question on the base of systematic and comparative analysis of documents, and analyze origin of nationalist movements in Ottoman society and Ottoman system of nations.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   know Ottoman system of nations
2   understand progress of nation-state idea and effects of nationalist currents
3   learn theory of nationalism and study therefore national identity of Armenians
4   analyze Turkish and Armenian suggestions about the Armenian Questions
5   evaluate effect of Armanian question to the Turkish foreign affair policy

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Modernity and idea of nation-state
2 Ottoman system of nations and nationalist theories
3 Formation of Armenian national identity and effects of 1915 events
4 Armenian struggle of nationalization and effect of emperialism
5 Archives and Armenian question I
6 Archives and Armenian question II
7 Armenian question in internet
8 Mid-term exam
9 Ittihat Terakki and Armenian question
10 Problem of fake document in Armenian question and ethics
11 Armenian question according to Armenian documents
12 Armenian question according to Turkish/Ottoman documents
13 Comparative study of documents
14 Homework presentations

Recomended or Required Reading

Bilal N. Şimşir, Osmanlı Ermenileri, Bilgi Yayınevi, Mart 1986.
Taner Timur, 1915 ve Sonrası Türkler ve Ermeniler, Imge Kitabevi Yayınları, Nisan 2001.
Boğos Levon Zekiyan, Ermeniler ve Modernite Gelenek ve Yenileşme / Özgüllük ve Evrensellik Arasında Ermeni Kimliği, Aras Yayıncılık, Kasım 2001.
Gerard J. Libaridian, Ermenilerin Devletleşme Sınavı Bağımsızlıktan Bugüne Ermeni Siyasi Düşünüşü, Iletişim Yayınevi, 2001.
Taner Akçam, Insan Hakları ve Ermeni Sorunu Ittihat ve Terakki'den Kurtuluş Savaşı'na, Imge Kitabevi Yayınları, Mart 1999.
Yardımcı kaynaklar:
Taner Akçam, Ermeni Tabusu Aralanırken: Diyalogdan Başka Bir Çözüm Var mı Su Yayınları,2002.
Ocak Vartan Artinian, Osmanlı Devleti'nde Ermeni Anayasası'nın Doğuşu 1839-1863, Aras Yayıncılık, 2004.
Halil Berktay, 1915 Ermeni Trajedisi, Nokta Dergisi yay., 2004.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1) Lectures
2) Presentations

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 * 0.30 + FIN* 0.40
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.30 + STT * 0.30 + RST* 0.40


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

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

1) LO 1-3 will be asked in mid-term exam
2) LO 1-5 will be asked in final exam
3) LO 4-5 will be assessed as term reports

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

1. 70 % of attendance in a subject for appearing in the examination is compulsory
2. Failure to attend a class will not be excused for overdue delivery of homework
3. Attendance, mid-term exam, homeworks and final exam will be taken into account in scoring

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

3017903 bayram.bayrakdar@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Thursdays Hours: 14:00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 3 39
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 5 65
Preparing presentations 2 15 30
Preparing assignments 1 20 20
Preparation for final exam 1 30 30
Midterm 1 3 3
Final 1 3 3
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 190

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6
LO.14434
LO.243
LO.344434
LO.4434
LO.543