ECTS - Principles of Atatürk and History of Turkish Revolution I (in English)

Principles of Atatürk and History of Turkish Revolution I (in English) (HIST111) Course Detail

Course Name Course Code Season Lecture Hours Application Hours Lab Hours Credit ECTS
Principles of Atatürk and History of Turkish Revolution I (in English) HIST111 2 0 0 2 2
Pre-requisite Course(s)
N/A
Course Language English
Course Type N/A
Course Level Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle)
Mode of Delivery Distance
Learning and Teaching Strategies Lecture, Discussion, Question and Answer.
Course Coordinator
Course Lecturer(s)
  • Instructor Dr. Günseli Gümüşel
Course Assistants
Course Objectives It is aimed to: connect the past, present and future of our country; understand connections between historical events; understand the character of Turkish history to evaluate events and developments that have taken place througout the period that the course covered; apply students’ knowledge to their personal and/or academic improvement process; analyze the historical events in an ‘reason and result relation’; show awareness about historical issues to participate in general discussions; create a concern for historical heritage of Turkish Republic; make a comparison of historical events or effects of Turkey and the other countries; gain reasonable and facts‐based understanding of historical events especially for understanding the background of current trends like globalism and political currents.
Course Learning Outcomes The students who succeeded in this course;
  • A sufficent knowledge of the History of Turkish Republic and Modern Turkey with a detailed understanding of the Principles of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk.
  • An awareness of the fact that Turks has a rich historical background.
  • An ability to analyze current problems and roots by making their connections with historical event.
  • An ability to apply knowledge of the course to his/her academic and personal life.
  • An ability to interpret knowledge given throughout the course.
  • An ability to identify and solve issues addressed in the course.
  • An understanding of professional and ethical responsibility.
  • A knowledge of contemporary issues.
  • An understanding of the necessity of historical knowledge for life long experience.
Course Content French Revolution; structure and geopolitic positioning of Ottoman Empire, reasons of its decline; Westernization movements, First and Second Constitutional Monarchy declarations; Libya and Balkan wars; First World War; period before the War of Independence, congresses, National Pact, establishment of Turkish Grand National Assembly.

Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies

Week Subjects Preparation
1 Introduction: History, Historiography and New Approaches to Ottoman‐ Turkish History. Assigned reading
2 Modernization and Social Transformations: The Ottoman Empire in the end of the 18th Century and the beginning of the 19th Century. Assigned reading
3 Tanzimat Era: Politics and Reconstruction of the Empire State I Assigned reading
4 Tanzimat Era: Politics and Reconstruction of the Empire State II Assigned reading
5 The Ottoman Empire in the “Age of Empire” Assigned reading
6 Political Economy of The Ottoman Empire in 19th Century Assigned reading
7 Society and Politics in Abdulhamid II Period Assigned reading
8 Midterm exam period
9 ‘Jeune Turks’ Revolution and its After‐effects Assigned Reading
10 World War I and The Turkish National Struggle For Independence Assigned reading
11 1920s: Economy and Politics Assigned Reading
12 Social and Cultural Transformations From Constitutional Period to Republican Era. Assigned reading
13 A General View of World After the Great War I Assigned reading
14 A General View of World After the Great War II Assigned reading
15 Review of the topics
16 Final exam period

Sources

Course Book 1. Nutuk, Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
2. Modernleşen Türkiye’nin Tarihi İçinde, Erik Jan Zürcher
3. Sanayi Devrimi ve Sonrası, Şevket Pamuk
4. İmparatorluk Çağı, E.J. Hobsbawn
5. Osmanlı‐ Türkiye İktisadi Tarihi, Şevket Pamuk, İletişim Yayınları
6. Modern Türkiye’nin Tarihi, Feroz Ahmad
7. Türkiye’de Devlet ve Sınıflar, Çağlar Keyder
8. Osmanlılar, Halil İnalcık
Other Sources 9. Documents

Evaluation System

Requirements Number Percentage of Grade
Attendance/Participation - -
Laboratory - -
Application - -
Field Work - -
Special Course Internship - -
Quizzes/Studio Critics - -
Homework Assignments - -
Presentation - -
Project - -
Report - -
Seminar - -
Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury 1 30
Final Exam/Final Jury 1 70
Toplam 2 100
Percentage of Semester Work 30
Percentage of Final Work 70
Total 100

Course Category

Core Courses
Major Area Courses
Supportive Courses X
Media and Managment Skills Courses
Transferable Skill Courses

The Relation Between Course Learning Competencies and Program Qualifications

# Program Qualifications / Competencies Level of Contribution
1 2 3 4 5
1 The ability to have and use theoretical and practical information in international trade and logistics X
2 The ability to define problems, as well as to collect, evaluate, analyze, and interpret data, and to devise solutions, making use of the information, skills, and competencies in the field X
3 The ability to perform numerical analyses and research through accessing different resources of information in the field X
4 The ability to take part in intra- and interdisciplinary, or multi-cultural working groups, as well as work individually X
5 The ability to communicate verbally and in writing in English, and to make use of at least 1 foreign language X
6 The ability to act responsibly, and with the awareness in the issues of environmental sensitivity, sustainability, transparency, social responsibility, and ethical values X
7 The ability to read, understand, and interpret the relevant legislation in the field of international trade and logistics, and to see the global, and social effects of practices X
8 The ability to question and interpret the acquired interdisciplinary pieces of information within the framework of the current economic, social, and environmental conjuncture X
9 The ability to stay up to date regarding the local, regional, and global changes in the international trade and logistics, and the supply chain sector; and relevant through improvements on professional competencies and backgrounds, and to devise quick and effective solutions to possible problems through an innovative approach X
10 The ability to track national and international regulations in international trade and logistics, to learn logistic procedures and risk management, to use current instruments of technology and informatics, to analyze and improve processes, to devise new ideas and suggestions, to manage activities for change, and to report and document these processes
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ECTS/Workload Table

Activities Number Duration (Hours) Total Workload
Course Hours (Including Exam Week: 16 x Total Hours) 16 2 32
Laboratory
Application
Special Course Internship
Field Work
Study Hours Out of Class 16 2 32
Presentation/Seminar Prepration
Project
Report
Homework Assignments
Quizzes/Studio Critics
Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury 1 3 3
Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury 1 4 4
Total Workload 71