GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION
THE GREAT SELJUK HISTORY-I/ TAR-207
Course Title: THE GREAT SELJUK HISTORY-I
Credits 2 ECTS 5
Semester 3 Compulsory/Elective Compulsory
COURSE INFO
 -- LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
  Turkish
 -- NAME OF LECTURER(S)
  Prof.Dr. Güray KIRPIK
 -- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  http://www.websitem.gazi.edu.tr/site/guray
 -- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  guray@gazi.edu.tr
 -- LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT
Students will be instructed about the foundations of the Seljuk rule in the Muslim world.
Students will gain the ability of questioning and will learn to interpret events.
Students will gain the ability of summarizing books.
 -- 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 program component for this course
 --COURSE CONTENT
1. Week  Basic fact of the Seljuk Empire (Turkmen=Oghuz)
2. Week  X. century, the state and social structure of the Oghuz Turks
3. Week  Seljuk Beg and Turkmens
4. Week  Tugrul and Cagri Beys seeking a new homeland
5. Week  From Transoxiana to Khorasan
6. Week  Nesa, Sarahs and Dandanakan Wars changing the course of history and the establishment of the Great Seljuk Empire
7. Week  Eastern policy of the State
8. Week  Midterm
9. Week  Tugrul Bey's settlement in Iraq and relations of the Caliph with the Sultan
10. Week  Tugrul Bey's Anatolian policy
11. Week  Tugrul Bey's Egypt and Syria policy
12. Week  Question of Turkmens
13. Week  The issue of members of the dynasty
14. Week  The matter of rulership arising from the ruling Sultan-Caliph relationship
15. Week  The issue of Batini
16. Week  Final examinations
 -- RECOMMENDED OR REQUIRED READING
  İ. Durmuş, İskitler (Sakalar), Ankara, 1993. Various books and articles in different languagues such as Turkısh, English and Germany
 -- PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS
  Anlatım, Soru-Yanıt, Gösterme, Uygulama - Alıştırma
 -- WORK PLACEMENT(S)
  no
 -- 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