HIST501 HISTORICAL METHODOLOGY AND ETHICS IN RESEARCH
| Course Code: | 2400501 |
| METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): | 3 (3.00 - 0.00) |
| ECTS Credit: | 8.0 |
| Department: | History |
| Language of Instruction: | English |
| Level of Study: | Graduate |
| Course Coordinator: | Prof.Dr. RECEP BOZTEMUR |
| Offered Semester: | Fall Semesters. |
Course Objectives
At the end of this course, students will:
- be familiar with the development of history writing from ancient Greece to the end of the nineteenth century
- be able to establish a chain of shifts in historiography
- have acquired comparative and diverse perspectives regarding the concept of history, historiography and historical methodology.
Course Content
The course is designed to acquaint the students with different historical traditions. The students will be involved in both applied (analytical) and theoretical work. For this purpose, works from different methodological backgrounds will be chosen and studied together with the respective school of thought.
Course Learning Outcomes
At the end of this course, students will be:
- able to identify and discuss the characteristics of key representatives of different historical traditions and their works.
- familiar with various definitions and debates, methodological approaches and conceptual concerns related to historical understanding and inquiry.
Program Outcomes Matrix
| Level of Contribution | |||||
| # | Program Outcomes | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1 | Demonstrate competence in their chosen fields of study including the sources and the historiography relevant to it | ✔ | |||
| 2 | Construct arguments based on developed research skills that enable them to access, analyze, synthesize and evaluate primary, secondary and tertiary sources efficiently | ✔ | |||
| 3 | Disseminate and communicate research findings effectively in oral and written form | ✔ | |||
| 4 | Develop the ability to work cooperatively on investigation of an area of historical inquiry and to share own findings with co-researchers | ✔ | |||
| 5 | Conduct research in Ottoman archives and other national and international research institutions | ✔ | |||
| 6 | Have a command of language skills necessary for their research | ✔ | |||
| 7 | Act in accordance with a universal understanding of academic ethics | ✔ | |||
| 8 | Contribute to society through a sense of personal responsibility and awareness for social issues | ✔ | |||
0: No Contribution 1: Little Contribution 2: Partial Contribution 3: Full Contribution