HIST666 OTTOMAN WAQF INSTITUTIONS
| Course Code: | 2400666 |
| 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: | |
| Offered Semester: | Spring Semesters. |
Course Objectives
Course Content
Pre-Ottoman charitable institutions; waqfs as institutionalized charity; waqf and patronage archival sources for the Ottoman waqfs; defining and classifying waqfs; the waqf economy and the redistributive waqfs economy; waqfs embedded in rural and urban economy and society; waqfs and urbanization; waqf budgets, income and expenditure items; the waqf organization and management, institutional hierarchy, employment in waqfs; waqf public kitchens and food receivers; beneficiaries; control and monitoring system in waqfs; income collection methods; waqf accounting system; spending control; waqfs as a research theme in institutional history; waqfs and economic and social history.
Course Learning Outcomes
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