TET726 - METHODOLOGY of HISTORY

Course Name Code Semester Theory
(hours/week)		 Application
(hours/week)		 Credit ECTS
METHODOLOGY of HISTORY TET726 1st Semester 2 0 2 6
Prequisites
Course languageTurkish
Course typeMust 
Mode of DeliveryFace-to-Face 
Learning and teaching strategiesLecture
Discussion
Question and Answer
Preparing and/or Presenting Reports
 
Instructor (s)Dr. Öğr. Ãœyesi Nagehan ÃœstündaÄŸ Özdemir 
Course objectiveTo ensure that students comprehend meaning and importance of the discipline of history and the place in other social sciences; understand research techniques; teach importance of using footnotes and references; understand evidence-based interpreting documents; generate historical information and interpretation, adopt historical perspective  
Learning outcomes
  1. At the end of the course students be able to, Describe history, understand functions and utilities
  2. Describe and use methodology of history researches
  3. Use research techniques in scientific history investigation, adopt critical approach and appreciate using footnotes and references
  4. Interpret historical events in cause - effect relationship with differentiating context and figure
  5. Generate historical information based on documents, analyze and synthesise this information
Course ContentDescription and subject of history, importance of historical researches, place of the science of history in humanities and relations, classification of historical periods; kinds of historiography, knowledge of sources and assessment of sources; analysis, criticism and composition of historical events 
ReferencesBehar B.E., İktidar ve Tarih, Türkiye?de ?Resmi Tarih? Tezinin Oluşumu (1929-1937), Afa yay., İstanbul 1996, (2. Bs)
? Burke P., Tarih ve Toplumsal Kuram, çev. Mete Tunçay, Tarih Vakfı Yurt Yayınları, İstanbul 2000 (2. bs).
Carr E.H., Tarih Nedir, çev. Misket Gizem Gürtürk, Birikim yay. İstanbul 1980.
? Ergun D., Sosyoloji ve Tarih, Sosyolojide Yöntem Sorunu, Der yay. İstanbul 1982 (2bs).
? Skocpol T., (Editör), Tarihsel Sosyoloji, çev Ahmet Fethi, Tarih Vakfı Yurt Yay., İstanbul 2002 (2. Bs)
? Tosh J., Tarihin PeÅŸinde, çev. Özden Arıkan, Tarih Vakfı Yurt Yayınları, Ä°stanbul, 1997. 

Course outline weekly

WeeksTopics
Week 1What is history? Science or discipline discussions
Week 2As a scientific discipline importance and place of history among social sciences
Week 3What is the history perception and usage of history in ancient and middle ages
Week 4Developments of methodology of history in modern times and its relation with other scientific methodologies
Week 5Ranke and modern historiography and effects of twentieth century
Week 6Twentieth century approaches to history, German Historical School, Annales School, Social history and new approaches and postmodern historiography
Week 7Origin of Turkish historiography, present situation, representatives, contributions to the methodology
Week 8Sociology of history, psychology, geography, theology, literature and philology studies, relationship between politics and economics
Week 9Important matters in historiography, determine a research question, literature search, classifying the findings, methodological thinking and behaving rationally
Week 10Importance of documents in history inquiries, review the historical documents with the mechanisms of internal and external criticism, questioning, reliability of the resources
Week 11The subject analysis techniques in accordance to history methodology, comparison, assess and analyze the different data.
Week 12Examination of the historical documents in light of the difference between facts and events, reliability problem, evidence questioning forms, comparing, analyzing and interpreting
Week 13Difference and similarity aspects of problem oriented or document-oriented history researches, differences in process, usage of the analysis which can be convenient to connect the theoretical approaches and to generalize
Week 14Comparison of the empiric historical evidence and the theoretical approaches
Week 15General preparation
Week 16Final exam

Assesment methods

Course activitiesNumberPercentage
Attendance1410
Laboratory00
Application00
Field activities00
Specific practical training00
Assignments120
Presentation110
Project00
Seminar00
Midterms00
Final exam160
Total100
Percentage of semester activities contributing grade succes040
Percentage of final exam contributing grade succes060
Total100

WORKLOAD AND ECTS CALCULATION

Activities Number Duration (hour) Total Work Load
Course Duration (x14) 14 2 28
Laboratory 0 0 0
Application000
Specific practical training000
Field activities000
Study Hours Out of Class (Preliminary work, reinforcement, ect)14228
Presentation / Seminar Preparation12424
Project000
Homework assignment15050
Midterms (Study duration)000
Final Exam (Study duration) 15050
Total Workload31128180

Matrix Of The Course Learning Outcomes Versus Program Outcomes

D.9. Key Learning OutcomesContrubition level*
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9. Manage education programmes including medical ethics, and history of medicine for undergraduates, postgraduates and for society as needed.  X  
10. Evaluate fundamental thoughts and philosophical approaches underlying the development of medical profession within the evolutionary process in history.     X
11. Examine historical event causes and their past-future links by distinguishing background from figure.    X
12. Finalize the research and publication process for national and international research projects using the methodology of medical history.    X
13. Share his/her knowledge at national, international educational and scientific meetings orally and written, effectively and systematically.    X 

*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest