COURSE UNIT TITLE

: METHODS IN SOCIAL SCIENCES

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
KMY 2018 METHODS IN SOCIAL SCIENCES COMPULSORY 3 0 0 4

Offered By

Public Administration

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR IBRAHIM ARAP

Offered to

Public Administration (Evening)
Public Administration

Course Objective

Aims to bring solutions to the problems establishing causality relationship between the cases, taking advantage of the relations between the cases known to make reliable predictions about the unknowns which encountered in this way and to transfer science, scientific method, scientific research and scientific research techniques.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Being able to explain how the scientific article will be examined and presented.
2   Whether it is appropriate to analyze the scientific method scientific research.
3   Being able to describe the scientific and non-scientific
4   Being able to understand the theories, observations, and results
5   Being able to indicate the objective and critical thinking skills.
6   Being able to explain the choosing a research topic, problem formulation and writing processes in any research. To explain data collection techniques which include Interviews, surveys, observations, resource collection, scanning, writing so on.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Science, Social Science, Scientific Research, Theory, Basic Functions and Characteristics of Science, Scientific Research Policy, The Historical Development of Social Sciences
2 The characteristics of social cases and the problems of social scientific researches
3 The Method and Characteristics of Science
4 The Types of Research and The Data Collection Techniques
5 The Scientific Research Planning / Stages (Subject Selection, limiting the topic, Hypothesize )The First Step of Scientific Research : Problem / Topic Selection, Scientific Research Problem Determination and Writing
6 The Planning of Scientific Research (Research Method Determination, Draft Plan Preparation, Preparation of Provisional Bibliography, Data Processing, Writing a Report
7 Research Methods in social science: Qualitative and Quantitative Research
8 mid-term
9 Observation
10 Particapatory Observation
11 The Sampling Method
12 Survey, interview
13 Analysis and Interpretation of Research Results, Strengths, Weaknesses and Comparative Advantages of Research Methods,
14 Format and Content of Research Report, Using Internet for the research
15 general evaluation, analysing the situation related to the semester and reviewing the degree of achievement of the learning outcomes of the course

Recomended or Required Reading

Muzaffer Sencer, Toplum Bilimlerinde Yöntem, Ankara, 1998.
Birsen GÖKÇE, Toplumsal Bilimlerde Araştırma, Savaş, Ankara, 2004.
Niyazi Karasar, Bilimsel Araştırma Yöntemleri, Nobel, 2009.
W. Lawrence Neuman, Toplumsal Araştırma Yöntemleri, Yayın odası yayıncılık, Istanbul 2007.
Kevin F. Punch, Sosyal Araştırmalara Giriş, Siyasal, Ankara, 2005.
Maurice Duverger, Metodoloji Açısından Sosyal Bilimlere Giriş, Bilgi, 1999, Istanbul.
Murat Şeker, Iktisadi Ve Sosyal Bilimlerde Yöntem ve Yaklaşım Sorunları, Değişim, Ankara, 1986.
Türkkaya Ataöv, Bilimsel Araştırma El Kitabı, Savaş, Ankara, 1998.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Theoretical Explanation
Classroom discussions based on questions during the lecture and at the of the lecture.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 MTEG MIDTERM GRADE MTEG * 1
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE MTEG * 0.40 + FIN * 0.60
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTEG * 0.40 + RST * 0.60


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

ibrahim.arap@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Thursday

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 3 42
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 3 42
Preparation for midterm exam 1 8 8
Preparation for final exam 1 8 8
Midterm 1 1 1
Final 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 102

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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