GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION
THE OTTOMAN HISTORY-I (1300-1453)/ TAR-203
Course Title: THE OTTOMAN HISTORY-I (1300-1453)
Credits 2 ECTS 5
Semester 3 Compulsory/Elective Compulsory
COURSE INFO
 -- LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
  Turkish
 -- NAME OF LECTURER(S)
  Prof. Ahmet GÜNEŞ
 -- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  http://websitem.gazi.edu.tr/site/ahmetg
 -- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  ahmetg@gazi.edu.tr
 -- LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT
Has a knowledge about primary sources of Ottoman history
Gains ability to criticizingly use the early chronicles
Learns political history of the early Ottoman Empire (1299-1453)
 -- MODE OF DELIVERY
  The mode of delivery of this course is Face to face
 -- PREREQUISITES AND CO-REQUISITES
  There is no prerequisite or co-requisite for this course.
 -- RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENTS
  There is no recommended optional programme component for this course
 --COURSE CONTENT
1. Week  The Course Content and main sources
2. Week  Origins of Turks, Sultanete of Rum, The Byzantine Empire
3. Week  Osman Ghazi (1299/1302-1324): his biography and military achievements
4. Week  Osman Ghazi: Rise of the Ottoman Principality and administrative regulations
5. Week  Orhan, Ghazi (1324-1362): his biography, the Battle of Pelekanon, Conquests: Bursa, Iznik, Izmit etc.
6. Week  Orhan Ghazi: Activities in Rumelia and administrative regulations
7. Week  Murat I (1362-1389): his biography, military achievements and activities in Rumelia
8. Week  Midterm
9. Week  Murat I: The Battle of Sirp Sindigi, the Battle of Kosovo and administrative regulations
10. Week  Bayezid I (The Thunderbolt) (1389-1402): his biography, struggles with the Anatolian Principalities, Siege of Constantinople and the Battle of Nicopol
11. Week  Bayezid I (The Thunderbolt): The Battle of Ankara, Interregnum/Dynastic Struggle (1402-1413)
12. Week  Mehmed I (1413-1421). his biography, activities in Anatolia and Rumelia, Rebellion of Şeyh Bedreddin
13. Week  Murad II (1421-1444, 1446-1451): his biography and struggles with the Anatolian Principalities
14. Week  Murad II: Activities in Rumelia, Segedin Peace Treaty and the Battle of Varna
15. Week  Murad II: Activities in Rumelia and the Battle of Kosovo, etc.
16. Week  Finals
 -- RECOMMENDED OR REQUIRED READING
   Akdağ, Mustafa; Türkiye’nin İktisadî ve İctimaî Tarihi, C.: I. İstanbul 1979. Barkan, Ömer Lütfi; Türkiye’de Toprak Meselesi (Toplu Eserler 1), İstanbul 1980. Cahen, Claude; Osmanlılardan Önce Anadolu, (Çeviri: Erol Üyepazarcı), İstanbul 2002 (2. Baskı). Gibbons, Herbert Adams; Osmanlı İmparatorluğu’nun Kuruluşu, (Osmanlıca’dan aktaran: Hüseyin Dağ-İngilizce Çeviri: Bülent Arı), Ankara 1998. İbn Battuta, İbn Battuta Seyahatnamesi, C.: I (Çeviri, İnceleme ve Notlar: A. Sait Aykut), İstanbul 2004 (3. baskı). İnalcık, Halil; Osmanlı İmparatorluğu’nun Kuruluş ve İnkişaf Devrinde, Türkiye’nin İktisadî Vaziyeti, Üzerinde Bir Tetkik Münasebetiyle, Osmanlı İmparatorluğu, Toplum ve Ekonomi, İstanbul 1996.
 -- PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS
  Lecture, Question & Answer, Demonstration, Drill - Practise
 -- WORK PLACEMENT(S)
  Not Applicable
 -- ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA
 
Quantity
Percentage
 Mid-terms
1
40
 Assignment
0
0
 Exercises
0
0
 Projects
0
0
 Practice
0
0
 Quiz
0
0
 Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade  
40
 Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade  
60
 -- WORKLOAD
 Efficiency  Total Week Count  Weekly Duration (in hour)  Total Workload in Semester
 Theoretical Study Hours of Course Per Week
16
2
32
 Practising Hours of Course Per Week
0
 Reading
5
2
10
 Searching in Internet and Library
5
3
15
 Designing and Applying Materials
0
 Preparing Reports
5
5
25
 Preparing Presentation
5
5
25
 Presentation
5
5
25
 Mid-Term and Studying for Mid-Term
1
2
2
 Final and Studying for Final
1
2
2
 Other
0
 TOTAL WORKLOAD: 
136
 TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25: 
5.44
 ECTS: 
5
 -- COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM
NO
 PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES
1
2
3
4
5
1The graduate of this program, has a grasp of the basic concepts, knowledge and literature of his/her fieldX
2is able to assess historical events from different perspectives and can conclude original consequential connectionsX
3is able to utilise his/her knowledge in accordance with the history methodology and is in possession of the necessary methods and toolsX
4is able to utilise his/her knowledge at resolving/analysing current issuesX
5has a grasp of the communication and computation technologies which are related to the field of historyX
6gives importance to have a multidisciplinary approachX
7is in possession of a high academic confidence and has the ability to discuss his/her knowledge in various platformsX
8is able to conduct research on and discuss historical events and social developments. He/she also has the ability to analyse events in their own capacity, as well as to write academic papers and rapportsX
9is able to follow and update the recent findings in his/her field as well as related fieldsX
10is able to define and criticise historical events, as well as asking questions, and making interpretationsX
11is always considerate of his ethical principles and social responsibilitiesX
12is able to perform in a single or multidisciplinary working environment, as well as actively communicating with othersX