HIST320 SOURCES OF OTTOMAN ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL HISTORY I
| Course Code: | 2400320 |
| METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): | 3 (3.00 - 0.00) |
| ECTS Credit: | 6.0 |
| Department: | History |
| Language of Instruction: | English |
| Level of Study: | Undergraduate |
| Course Coordinator: | Prof.Dr. KAYHAN ORBAY |
| Offered Semester: | Fall and Spring Semesters. |
Course Objectives
The main objective is to introduce the students with the fundamental archival sources for the Ottoman Economic and Social History. Students will learn to analyze archival sources, read and discuss the secondary literature based on these archival sources, be familiar with the terminology in the archival material. Students are expected to perceive the Ottoman history as a rich and sophisticated field of research. The course encourages them to work on the diverse fields of Ottoman history and to raise research questions.
Course Content
Diverse sources of Ottoman economic, financial, commercial and accounting history, reading and analyzing transliterated budgets and account books kept by state departments and institutions, survey registers and law codes, use of these archival sources in secondary literature, historical research fields and topics studied through the material, contribution and drawbacks of archival sources.
Course Learning Outcomes
a) Students get familiar to the primary sources and questions in the Ottoman history writing.
b) Learn to read and analyse the main archival sources of their field.
c) Will ask research questions to the documents
d) Will use primary sources in their papers and theses.
Program Outcomes Matrix
| Level of Contribution | |||||
| # | Program Outcomes | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1 | are familiar with general world historical periods and trends; demonstrate knowledge of key facts, ideas, societies, organizations, cultures, structures and processes related to a variety of historical contexts. | ✔ | |||
| 2 | are familiar with existing scholarly literature, historiography and historical methodology; and have developed the ability to approach them critically. | ✔ | |||
| 3 | are acquainted with interdisciplinary approaches. | ✔ | |||
| 4 | are able to generate research questions and conduct independent historical research by locating and analyzing primary and/or secondary sources; can construct viable arguments based on source interpretation. | ✔ | |||
| 5 | have developed sufficient English language skills; additionally, they have acquired the skill to read both printed texts and manuscripts in Ottoman Turkish. | ✔ | |||
| 6 | are able to present research results both in oral and written form. | ✔ | |||
| 7 | are able to work individually or as part of a team. | ✔ | |||
| 8 | are equipped with academic ethics. | ✔ | |||
| 9 | are aware of modern day issues and current events; have the skills and knowledge to generate informed opinions. | ✔ | |||
0: No Contribution 1: Little Contribution 2: Partial Contribution 3: Full Contribution