HIST113 READINGS IN HISTORY I
| Course Code: | 2400113 |
| METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): | 3 (3.00 - 0.00) |
| ECTS Credit: | 7.0 |
| Department: | History |
| Language of Instruction: | English |
| Level of Study: | Undergraduate |
| Course Coordinator: | Assist.Prof.Dr RİCHARD DİETRİCH |
| Offered Semester: | Fall Semesters. |
Course Objectives
- to introduce basic concepts of historical analysis of primary sources
- to improve reading skills and to learn specialized vocabulary
- to practice writing historical essays with an argument based on evidence
- to introduce important historical periods and their sources
Course Content
An introductory course for freshmen students aiming to acquaint them with historical, geographical, and philosophical concepts and terminologies frequently used in books of history, by selections from various texts. This course is designed to guide history students towards their areas of specialization in the coming years.
Course Learning Outcomes
By the end of the course the students will have improved their understanding of primary source materials with a focus on the medieval Christian world (HIST 114 focuses on primary sources of the medieval Islamic world). They will be familiar with the following primary sources in English translation that have been excerpted from these works:
- Mensch, Pamela, trans. and James Romm, ed. Herodotus. Histories. Indianopolis, Indiana: Hackett Publishing Company, Inc., 2014.
- Noble, Thomas F.X. Einhard’s The Life of Charles, from Charlemagne and Louis the Pious. The Livds by Einhard, Notker, Ermoldus, Thegan, and the Astronomer. University Park, Penn.: The Pennsylvania State University Press, 2000, 1-16.
- Reuter, Timothy, trans. The Annals of Fulda. Manchester: Manchester University Press, 1992.
- Dawes, Elizabeth A.S., tr. Anna Komnene. The Alexiad. Cambridge, Ontario: in paranthese Publications, 2000.
- Beneš, C.E. Jacopo da Varagine’s Chronicle of the City of Genoa. Manchester: Manchester Univeristy Press, 2020.
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