GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION
MEDITERRANEAN WORLD HISTORY/TAR- 435
Course Title: MEDITERRANEAN WORLD HISTORY
Credits 2 ECTS 4
Semester 7 Compulsory/Elective Elective
COURSE INFO
 -- LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
  Turkish
 -- NAME OF LECTURER(S)
  Prof. Mustafa ALKAN
 -- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  http://websitem.gazi.edu.tr/site/alkanm
 -- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  alkanm@gazi.edu.tr
 -- LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT
Gets a knowledge about expansion strategy of Ottoman State in Mediterranean
Analizes Ottoman Mediterranean policies throughout the history
Gains knowledge about the historical geography of the Mediterranean
 -- MODE OF DELIVERY
  The mode of delivery of this course is Face to face
 -- PREREQUISITES AND CO-REQUISITES
  Bu dersin önkoşulu yada eş koşulu bulunmamaktadır.
 -- RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENTS
  There is no recommended optional programme component for this course.
 --COURSE CONTENT
1. Week  Introduction; general and conceptual framework, issues and resources
2. Week  The borders of the Mediterranean World
3. Week  Mediterranean: Ancient World
4. Week  Mediterranean Civilization
5. Week  Mediterranean Geography: peninsulas, mountains and plains
6. Week  Geography of the Mediterranean: the seas, coasts and islands
7. Week  Roads, and cities in the Mediterranean World
8. Week  Midterm
9. Week  The Ottoman Empire and the Mediterranean
10. Week  Ottoman naval power in the Mediterranean
11. Week  Ottoman supremacy in the Mediterranean
12. Week  The Great Powers, the Ottoman Empire and power struggles in the Mediterranean
13. Week  Ottoman islands and Mediterranean
14. Week  The Ottomans and the commerce of the Mediterranean
15. Week  Ottoman retreat and the Mediterranean world
16. Week  Final Exam
 -- RECOMMENDED OR REQUIRED READING
  Braudel, Fernand, Akdeniz ve Akdeniz Dünyası, Çev. Mehmet Ali Kılıçbay, İstanbul: Eren Yayıncılık, 1989; raudel, Fernand ve diğerleri, Akdeniz, Mekân ve Tarih, Çev. Necati Erkurt, İstanbul: Metis Yayınları, 1990; Braudel, Fernand, Akdeniz, İnsanlar ve Miras, Çev. Aykut Derman, İstanbul: Metis Yayınları, 1991; Brummett, Palmira, Osmanlı Deniz gücü: Keşifler Çağında Osmanlı Deniz Gücü ve Akdeniz’de Diplomasi, çev. H. Nazlı Pişkin, Timaş Yayınları, İstanbul, 2009; Jourdin, Michel Mollat du, Avrupa ve Deniz, Çev. A. Muhittin Kargın, İstanbul: Afa Yayınları, 1993; Keyder, Çağlar ve diğerleri (Ed.), Doğu Akdeniz’de Liman Kentleri (1890-1914), Çev. Gül Çağalı Güven, İstanbul: Tarih Vakfı Yurt Yayınları, 1994; Matvejevic, Predrag, Akdeniz’in Kitabı, Çev. Tolga Esmer, İstanbul: Yapı Kredi Yayınları, 1999; Uzunçarşılı, İsmail Hakkı, Osmanlı Tarihi I-IV, Ankara, 1959; Matvejevic, Predrag, Akdeniz’in Kitabı, Çev. Tolga Esmer, İstanbul: Yapı Kredi Yayınları, 1999.
 -- PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS
  Lecture, Question & Answer
 -- 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
3
15
 Searching in Internet and Library
5
2
10
 Designing and Applying Materials
0
 Preparing Reports
5
3
15
 Preparing Presentation
6
2
12
 Presentation
6
2
12
 Mid-Term and Studying for Mid-Term
1
2
2
 Final and Studying for Final
1
2
2
 Other
0
 TOTAL WORKLOAD: 
100
 TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25: 
4
 ECTS: 
4
 -- 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