COURSE UNIT TITLE

: QUALITATIVE RESEARCH METHODS

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
AED 5516 QUALITATIVE RESEARCH METHODS ELECTIVE 3 0 0 8

Offered By

Family Education and Counselling Non-Thesis (Evening)

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR HADIYE KÜÇÜKKARAGÖZ

Offered to

Family Education and Counselling Non-Thesis (Evening)

Course Objective

To give a comprehensive view of qualitative research in the bases of methods,
application fields, and gain the skill of conducting such research with the help of aexpert.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Describes the aim, application areas, research question in qualitative research(QR)
2   Knows the different types of QR, methods for collecting data and sampling
3   Describes the analysis methods of QR
4   Define the analysis methods of QR
5   Tells how to write and assess the quality of QR.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 A differentparadigm: Qualitativeresearch
2 Focusingto QR
3 Methods for sampling and collecting data4 Communication and feedback
4 Open coding
5 Interviewing and observation
6 Birebir görüşme ve gözlem
7 Methods of dataanalysis
8 Course review, general evaluation, Midterm
9 Open coding
10 Axialcoding
11 Selective coding
12 Reporting QR, Critical apprasiel of QR
13 Presenting reports and assessment
14 Presenting reports and assessment
15 Final

Recomended or Required Reading

Creswell John W. QualitativeInquiryAndResearch Design,London: Sage PublicationsCarter Y.,Shaw S. Thomas C. An IntroductiontoQualitativeResearchforHealthProffesionalsRCGP London
Maxwell J. QualitativeResearch Design An InteractiveApproach, London: Sage PublicationsYıldırım A., Şimşek H. Sosyal Bilimlerde Nitel Araştırma Yöntemleri 6.baskı Ankara
Ekim 2006
Altunışık R, Coşkun R, Bayraktaroğlu S, Yıldırım E. Sosyal Bilimlerde AraştırmaYöntemleri 4.baskı
www.cche.net/usersguides/qualitative.asphttp://www.scu.edu.au/schools/gcm/ar/arp/grounded.html#a_gt_introwww.ualberta.ca/~qhr/
http://www.wellcome.ac.uk/doc_WTD003269.htmlwww.findarticles.com

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Interactive presentation, Discussion, Group work, role play, Individual learning

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 ASG ASSIGNMENT
3 FINS FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.30 + ASG * 0.10 + FINS * 0.60
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.30 + ASG * 0.10 + RST * 0.60


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Beingactive in theclassroom, timelyandrigourespreparation of theprojects

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

To be announced.

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 3 39
Pre class self study 13 4 52
Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10
Preparation for final exam 1 10 10
Preparing assignments 3 10 30
Preparing presentations 3 10 30
Design Project 3 10 30
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 205

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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