HIST520 CRISIS AND CHANGE IN OTTOMAN HISTORY (1300-1700)
| Course Code: | 2400520 |
| METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): | 3 (0.00 - 0.00) |
| ECTS Credit: | 8.0 |
| Department: | History |
| Language of Instruction: | English |
| Level of Study: | Masters |
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| Offered Semester: | Fall Semesters. |
Course Objectives
The main objective is to make the students familiar with the historiography, concepts and questions of different fields of historical study such as economic, military and climate history. Students are expected to perceive the Ottoman history as a rich and sophisticated field of research with contradicting arguments and varierty of research questions which vivid discussions are going on. The course encourages them to look at and work on the diverse fields of history together and to raise further research questions.
Course Content
Covering the time span between the years 1300-1700, the course deals with concepts, debates, controversial arguments, research questions and issues in diverse fields of Ottoman history. Ottoman economic and commercial history, change in intercontinental trade routes, military transformation, price revoluation, demographic mevements, climate change in the Ottoman lands.
Course Learning Outcomes
This course is to teach students the concepts, arguments, research questions and issues in diverse fields of Ottoman history such as economic, social, military, demographic and accounting history. The course will broaden their view of Ottoman history as multi-faceted and sophisticated field of work and lets them to gain new perspectives and to raise new research questions.
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