Ordu University Lifelong Learning Programme

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type of Course Unit	Year of Study	Semester	Number of ECTS Credits
TAR613	METHODS IN HISTORICAL RESEARCH	Compulsory	1	1	5

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle

Objectives of the Course

To get methodology of historiography. Defining, importance and relations with the other disciplines of history. Historiography. To apprehend of features of methodology in the evaluating and writing of historical events. Analyzing of written and oral historical sources. Classification of academic methods in the choosing of materials

Name of Lecturer(s)

DOÇ.DR.AYŞE PUL

Learning Outcomes

1	Bilimsel araştırma sürecine ilişkin yöntem bilgi ve becerisinde ustalaşmış olma.
2	Bilimsel çalışmalarında kuramsal, yöntemsel ve uygulama bağlamında en az bir alanda katkı sağlama becerisini kazanma.
3	Eleştirel bir değerlendirme ve sentez yapma yeterliliği kazanma
4	To become skilled in method knowledge and skills related with scientific research process;
5	To be experienced to contribute at least one area in scientific studies in the institutional and methodological contex
6	To gain adequacy to make critical evaluation and synthesis;

Mode of Delivery

Formal Education

Prerequisites and co-requisities

None

Recommended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

1) Meaning, subject and benefits of historiography 2) Disciplines benefited by history 3) Sources of history 4) Wring of book or article 5) To able to learn what is history, its function and benefits; to apprehend methodology of history, researching techniques in the analyzing of history, critical approach and usage of footnote-sources; to interpret events during process; deprive historical knowledge from documents

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week	Theoretical	Practice	Laboratory
1	Meaning, subject and benefits of historiography
2	Disciplines benefited by history
3	The role of history researching in the social development
4	Types of historiography, written and oral sources of history, types of evaluation of these
5	Evaluation of Sources of history, analyzing, critic and synthesis in the history
6	Sources of history
7	Types of researching and writing of history
8	Exam
9	Methods of usage of libraries
10	Classification of sources: oral source
11	Classification of sources: oral source
12	Classification of sources: oral source
13	Classification of sources: oral source
14	Classification of sources: written, drown, audio-visual sources
15	Classification of sources: written, drown, audio-visual sources
16	Exam

Recommended or Required Reading

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods and Criteria

Term (or Year) Learning Activities	Quantity	Weight
SUM		0
End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities	Quantity	Weight
SUM		0
Yarıyıl (Yıl) İçi Etkinlikleri		40
Yarıyıl (Yıl) Sonu Etkinlikleri		60
SUM		100

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities	Number	Time (hours)	Total Work Load (hours)
Midterm Examination	1	1	1
Final Examination	1	1	1
Attending Lectures	5	6	30
Discussion	5	6	30
Question-Answer	5	6	30
Writing Paper	5	6	30
Self Study	5	6	30
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)			152

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

	PO 1	PO 2	PO 3	PO 4	PO 5	PO 6	PO 7
LO1	3		4				5
LO2		2		5		3
LO3			3	3
LO4
LO5
LO6

* Contribution Level : 1 Very low 2 Low 3 Medium 4 High 5 Very High