Course Code & Number
PSIR 231
Course Title
Ottoman State and Society I
Credit Hours/ ECTS Credits
(3+0+0) 3 TEDU Credits, 6 ECTS Credits
Mode of Delivery:
Face-to-face
Language of Instruction:
English
Pre-requisite / Co-requisite::
Pre-requisites: NONE
Co-requisites: NONE
Course Objectives
The objective of the course to make the students familiar about social, economic and political structure of the Ottoman state and society in the classical period of the Empire.
Course Learning Outcomes
Upon succesful completion of this course, a student will be able to
1. Recognize the significance of the social, political and economic structure of the Ottoman Empire in the classical period for assessing today’s domestic and international politics.
2. Discern the different patterns of political thinking and the different ways of perceiving and practicing political power.
3. Establish the links between the socio-political structuration in the classical period of the Ottoman Empire and the modern Turkey.
4. Develop particular reasoning by making historical comparisons.
5. Develop complex argumentation skills in speech and writing.
Learning Activities and Teaching Methods:
Telling/Explaining
Discussion/Debate
Questioning
Reading
Video Presentations
Oral Presentations/Reports
Guest Speakers
Web Searching
Assessment Methods and Criteria:
Test / Exam
Quiz
Case Studies / Homework
Presentation (Oral/Poster)
Assessment Methods and Criteria Others:
Recommended Reading
1. Halil İnalcık, Donald Quataert (eds), An Economic and Social History of the Ottoman Empire, 1300-1600, Vol. I, (Cambridge University Press, 1994).
2. Halil İnalcık, The Ottoman Empire, The Classical Age: 1300-1600 (Phoenix, 2001).
Required Reading
1. Suraiya Faroqhi, Kate Fleet, The Cambridge History of Turkey, Vol. 2, Cambridge University Press, 2012.
Learning Activities and Teaching Methods Others:
Student Workload:
| Workload | Hrs |
|---|
| Case Study Analysis | 16 |
Course & Program Learning Outcome Matching:
