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Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type Of Course	D	U	L	ECTS
MZC 4125	RESEARCH METHODS	ELECTIVE	2	0	0	3

Offered By

Museology

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR URUNGU AKGÜL

Offered to

Course Objective

The aim of this course is to examine the phases of a social scientific research from
modeling to reporting.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1	Identify the concept of scientific research
2	Explain the difference between qualitative and quantitative methods
3	Identify data resources
4	Apply reporting techniques
5	Design a research proposal
6	Identify the methods of access to knowledge

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week	Subject	Description
1	What is science
2	Research types
3	Qualitative research
4	Quantitative research
5	Data resources
6	Research (project) proposal
7	Modeling
8	midterm exam
9	Access to knowledge
10	Bibliography
11	Interview techniques
12	Questionnaires and scales
13	Participant observation
14	Statistics for social science
15	Reporting
16	final exam

Recomended or Required Reading

BURGESS, R. G., Field Research: A Sourcebook and Field Manual, Routledge, Londra-New
York, 1989
PERECMAN, E., CURRAN, S. E., A Handbook for Social Science Field Research, Sage
Publications, Thousand Oaks Londra - Yeni Delhi, 2006
PATTON, M. Q., Qualitative Research & Evaluation Methods, Sage Publications, Thousand
Oaks Londra - Yeni Delhi, 2002
BRYMAN, A., Quantity and Quality in Social Research, Routledge, Londra New York, 2004
KARASAR, N., Bilimsel Araştırma Yöntemi, Nobel Yayın Dağıtım, Ankara, 2013

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture
Presentation
Discussion
Research activities via library and internet

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

Learning outcomes 1,2,3, 5, 6 will be evaluated via the questions asked in the mid-term
and final exams.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

%70 attendance is obligatory.

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	2	28
Preparations before/after weekly lectures	10	2	20
Preparation for midterm exam	1	3	3
Preparation for final exam	1	3	3
Preparing assignments	1	10	10
Preparing presentations	1	10	10
Final	1	1	1
Midterm	1	1	1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)			76

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

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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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