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Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS SOS 2019 RESEARCH METHODS AND TECHNIQUES IN SOCIAL SCIENCES I COMPULSORY 3 0 0 6

Offered By

Sociology

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR YILDIZ AKPOLAT

Offered to

Sociology (Evening) Sociology

Course Objective

This course is a general introduction to social research methods and will cover four broad topics: the foundations of social science, research design, data collection, and data analysis.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Formulate good research questions and design appropriate research. 2   Collect your own data using a variety of methods. 3   Analyze both qualitative and quantitative data 4   Critically evaluate your own research and that of other social scientists.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description 1 Science and scientific approach 2 Basic concepts in scientific research 3 Selecting a research topic 4 Critical literature review 5 Defining the hypothesis 6 Categorizing the research approaches 7 Data in scientific research 8 Survey methods 9 Mid term 10 Survey methods 11 Interview 12 Observation

Recomended or Required Reading

1) Sosyal Bilimlerde Araştırma Yöntemleri, R. Altunısık; R. Çoşkun; S. Bayraktaroğlu, E. Yıldırım 2) Toplumsal Bilimlerde Arastırma, Birsen Gökçe 3) Toplumsal Araştırma Yöntemleri, W.L. Neuman 4) Bilimsel Yöntem, Ibrahim Armağan

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

face to face

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA 1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM 2 FIN FINAL EXAM 3 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 + FIN * 0.60 4 RST RESIT 5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 + RST * 0.60 *** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

exams

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 14 3 42 Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 7 98 Midterm 1 1 1 Final 1 1 1 TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 142

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LO PO.1 PO.2 PO.3 PO.4 PO.5 PO.6 PO.7 PO.8 PO.9 PO.10 PO.11 PO.12 PO.13 PO.14 LO.1 3 4 4 LO.2 4 3 4 4 5 5 LO.3 3 3 5 5 LO.4 4 4 5