COURSE UNIT TITLE

: QUALITATIVE RESEARCH METHOD

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
AED 5088 QUALITATIVE RESEARCH METHOD ELECTIVE 3 0 0 5

Offered By

Family Education and Counselling

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR TUBA GÜLTEKIN

Offered to

Family Education and Counselling

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 a expert.

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 data
4 Communication and feedback
5 Focus group
6 Interviewing and observation
7 Methods of dataanalysis
8 Course review, general evaluation, Midterm
9 Open coding
10 Axialcoding
11 Selectivecoding
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 Publications
Carter Y.,Shaw S. Thomas C. An IntroductiontoQualitativeResearchforHealthProffesionals RCGP London
Maxwell J. QualitativeResearch Design An InteractiveApproach, London: Sage Publications
Yıldırım A., Şimşek H. Sosyal Bilimlerde Nitel Araştırma Yöntemleri 6.baskı Ankara Ekim 2006
Altunışık R, Coşkun R, Bayraktaroğlu S, Yıldırım E. Sosyal Bilimlerde Araştırma Yöntemleri 4.baskı
www.cche.net/usersguides/qualitative.asp
http://www.scu.edu.au/schools/gcm/ar/arp/grounded.html#a_gt_intro
www.ualberta.ca/~qhr/
http://www.wellcome.ac.uk/doc_WTD003269.html
www.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)

Prof.Dr.Tuba GÜLTEKIN
tuba.gultekin@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Theoretical 13 2 26
Pre Class Self Study 13 4 52
Final Preparation 1 5 5
Midterm Preparation 1 5 5
Paper Preparation 3 5 15
Research Presentation 3 5 15
Project 3 5 15
Final Exam 1 1 1
Midterm Exam 1 3 3
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 137

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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