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Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type Of Course	D	U	L	ECTS
PSI 3013	QUALITATIVE RESEARCH METHODS	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	5

Offered By

Psychology

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR ORÇUN YORULMAZ

Offered to

Psychology

Course Objective

The main aim of the course is to develop understanding of basic concepts about science and qualitative research. Students understand the methods and techniques used in research designs and apply them in new scientific problems.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1	Know the basic concepts of qualitative research methods.
2	Able to explain the importance of qualitative research.
3	Able to explain the process of qualitative research stage.
4	Able to design a qualitative research.
5	Able to plan a qualitative research.
6	Reported that presented and surveyed topics related to qualitative research.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week	Subject	Description
1	Introduction to qualitative research methods
2	Introduction to qualitative research methods
3	Qualitative research process
4	Sampling in qualitative research
5	Interviewing
6	Interviewing
7	Observation
8	Observation
9	Documan analysis
10	Qualitative data analysis
11	Validity and reliability in qualitative research methods.
12	Validity and reliability in qualitative research methods.
13	Action research
14	General Overview

Recomended or Required Reading

1. Büyüköztürk, Ş. (2008). Bilimsel Araştırma Yöntemleri. Ankara: Pegem Akademi
2. Creswell, J., W. (2009). Research design: Qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods approaches.Los Angles: Sage.
3. Cohen, L. Manion, L., Morrison, K. (2007). Research methods in education. London:Routledge.
4. Erkuş, A. (2009). Davranış bilimleri için bilimsel araştırma süreci. Ankara: Seçkin yayıncılık.
5. Singh, K. (). Quantitative social research methods. Los Angles: Sage.
6. Yıldırım, A. & Şimşek, H. (2005). Sosyal Bilimlerde Nitel Araştırma Yöntemleri (5.basım). Ankara: Seçkin Yayıncılık.
7. Dey, I. (1993). Qualitative data analysis: A user friendly guide for social scientisits. London: Routledge.
8. Bogdan, R., C. & Biklen, S. K. (1992). Qualitative research for education. Boston:Allyn and Bacon.
9. Denzin, N. K. & Lincoln, Y.S. (1998). The landscape of qualitative research: Theories and issues.London: Sage Publication

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture
Presentation
Answer-Question
Discussion

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

1. LO 1-2: They will be evaluated by questions in the midterm examination.
2. LO 3-6: It will be evaluated by literature review paper.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

1. Attendance must be at least 70% for the lectures

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

abbas.turnuklu@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Tuesday 13:30 - 15:00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities	Number	Time (hours)	Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures	14	3	42
Preparation for midterm exam	1	10	10
Preparation for final exam	1	12	12
Preparing assignments	2	10	20
Preparations before/after weekly lectures	14	3	42
Final	1	5	5
Midterm	1	4	4
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)			135

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
LO.1	5
LO.2		5	5	5
LO.3		5	5	5	5		5	5
LO.4					5	5	5	5		5
LO.5					5	5	5	5		5
LO.6	4	4	4	5			5	5	5

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Description of Individual Course Units

Offered By

Level of Course Unit

Course Coordinator

Offered to

Course Objective

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

Mode of Delivery

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

Recomended Optional Programme Components

Course Contents

Recomended or Required Reading

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

Assessment Criteria

Language of Instruction

Course Policies and Rules

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Office Hours

Work Placement(s)

Workload Calculation

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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