Course Description: MD Saleh Karim
1. Educational Institution, Imam Jaafar al-Sadiq (peace be upon him) University - Faculty of Arts
2. University Department/Center, Department of History
3. Name/code of the course: Early Abbasid State History
4. Programs in which bachelor’s degrees are included
5. Available forms of attendance are mandatory
6. Semester/Year Annual
7. Number of study hours (total) 60
8. The date this description was prepared is September 2022
9. Course objectives
Introducing the student to the history of the Abbasid state and informing him of the most important historical events that had an impact on the country’s political, economic, social and military conditions.
Introducing the student to the most prominent historical transformations that the Arab Islamic state witnessed during the second Abbasid era.
Introducing the student to the nature of transformations in the ruling system
Working to enable students to acquire knowledge in line with quality standards in higher education
Enabling students to acquire scientific knowledge in order to be able to supply the labor market with effective outputs
10. Learning outcomes and methods of teaching, learning and evaluation
A- Knowledge and understanding
A1- Familiarizing students with the sources for studying the history of the Abbasid state
A2- Preparing students scientifically so that they are able to acquire scientific knowledge and apply it in the teaching process
A3- Empowering students intellectually to comprehend the scientific method
A4- Enabling students to write scientific research and reports in a correct scientific manner
A5- Familiarize students with methods of research and scientific thinking
B - Subject-specific skills
B1 - Organizing and strengthening students’ experiences by preparing them mentally by acquiring knowledge
B2 - Students acquire the greatest amount of scientific information about the history of the Abbasid state
B3 - Enabling students to participate in group dialogues
B4- Enabling students to comprehend the course
Teaching and learning methods
Using different teaching methods, including raising the problem during the lecture and discussing it with the students in a scientific dialogue method, using maps, blackboards, and books as illustration tools.
Evaluation methods
Written and oral exams, dialogue, discussion, daily reports, research
C- Thinking skills
C1- Enabling students to understand the scientific method
C2- Enabling students to think scientifically, deduce, analyze and criticize
C3- Enabling students to interpret historical events and draw conclusions from them
C4- The ability to describe the prescribed curriculum
Teaching and learning methods
Increasing the acquired knowledge, speed, and breadth of learning by developing strategies that activate the student’s memory by relying on thinking, analysis, deduction, planning, and self-organization.
Evaluation methods
Discussing scientific topics that stimulate deep thinking, in order to develop thinking and discussion skills
D - General and transferable skills (other skills related to employability and personal development).
D1- Class leadership skills
D2- Planning skills
D3- Evaluation skills and emphasizing individual differences among students
D4- Viewing and application skills
Course structure
Week Hours Required learning outcomes Name of unit/or subject Teaching method Evaluation method
1 2 Introducing students to the most important ideas related to each word mentioned in the history of the Abbasid state. Giving lectures
Explanation and clarification of tests
Reports and studies
2-3 2 The student learns about: Al-Buwayh, lecture, test and achievement
4-6 2 The student gets to know: Alp Arslan and Malikshah, lecture, test and collection
7-9 2 The student learns about: The disintegration of the Arab-Islamic state. Lecture, test and collection
10-12 2 The student learns about: The appearance of Saladin Al-Ayyubi, the lecture, the test and collection
13-15 2 The student learns about: The origin of the Mongols and their homeland. Lecture, test and achievement
16-26 2 The student learns about: The entry of the Mongols into Baghdad, the lecture, the test and collection
27-30 2 The student learns about: The collapse of the Abbasid Arab state. Lecture, test and collection
31-32 2 The student learns about: The impact of the defeat of the Mongols, lecture, test and collection