COURSE UNIT TITLE

: QUALITATIVE APPROACHES IN THEATER RESEARCH

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
SSA 5143 QUALITATIVE APPROACHES IN THEATER RESEARCH ELECTIVE 3 0 0 6

Offered By

Performing Arts

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR ÖZLEM BELKIS

Offered to

Performing Arts

Course Objective

The aim of this course is that the students learn qualitative research methods and gain the ability to design and perform scientific research in the field of performing arts with this meth

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   1. will learn the differences between qualitative research and quantitative research approaches,
2   2. understand the qualitative research method,
3   3. will be able to explain grounded theory, narrative analysis, case study, ethnographic research, phenomenological research patterns and the differences between them,
4   4. will learn to design and plan a scientific research in the field of performing arts with the qualitative method,
5   5. they will be able to report the research by performing data collection and analysis processes.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 1Introduction: general framework of the course, the subject and scope of the course, information about the rules
2 2Differences between scientific research, quantitative and qualitative research methods.
3 3Features of qualitative research. When is qualitative research used How is a qualitative research designed
4 4Qualitative research design step by step from topic selection to design.
5 5Data collection methods in qualitative research.
6 6Patterns and examples in qualitative research. Narrative Research
7 7Patterns and examples in qualitative research. Grounded Theory.
8 8Patterns and examples in qualitative research. Case Study.
9 9Patterns and examples in qualitative research. Ethnographic Study.
10 10Patterns and examples in qualitative research. Phenomenological Study .
11 11Qualitative data analysis, discourse and content analysis with examples.
12 12Presentation of research, discussions.
13 13Presentation of research, discussions.
14 14Closing: Evaluation of the work done within the scope of the course, general assessment on the course.

Recomended or Required Reading

Coulson, N. (2016). Psikologlar için çevrimiçi araştırma yöntemleri. (D. Hasta, Dü.) Ankara: Nobel Yay.
Creswell, J. (2016). Nitel Araştırma Yöntemleri. (M. Bütün, & S. B. Demir, Çev.) Ankara: Siyasal Kitabevi.
Marshall, C., & Rossman, G. (2006). Designing qualitative research (4 b.). Thousand Oaks, California: Sage Publications.
Miles, M., & Huberman, A. (1994). Qualitative data analysis: An expanded sourcebook (2 b.). Thousand Oaks, California : Sage.
Miles, M., & Huberman, A. (2016). Nitel Veri Analizi. (S. Akbaba Altun, & A. Ersoy , Çev.) Ankara: Pegem Akademi.
Patton, M. (2014). Nitel Araştırma ve Değerlendirme Yöntemleri (3. Baskı b.). (M. Bütün, & S. Demir, Çev.) Ankara: Pegem Akademi.
Saldaña, J. (2011). Fundamentals of Qualitative Research - Understanding Qualitative Research. New York: Oxford Univ. Press.
Saldana, J. (2019). Nitel Araştırmacılar Için Kodlama El Kitabı. (A. Tüfekci Akcan, & S. Şad, Çev.) Ankara: Pegem Akademi.
Yıldırım, A., & Şimşek, H. (2016). Sosyal Bilimlerde Nitel Araştırma Yöntemleri (10. baskı b.). Ankara: Seçkin Yayıncılık.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1- lecture,
2- discussion,
3- research,
4- application

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 ASG ASSIGNMENT
2 PRJ PROJECT
3 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) ASG * 0.30 + PRJ * 0.70


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

-

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

In cases where the course hours and duration are not sufficient, additional courses can be offered and online tools can be used.
If the course is held with online tools, it is obligatory to open the cameras.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Students can be reached anytime via email and whatsapp

Office Hours

students can keep contact online.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 2 28
Student Presentations 8 1 8
Literature review and presentation 2 1 2
Preparation about subject 4 4 16
Preparing assignments 1 30 30
Design Project 1 30 30
Preparing presentations 1 30 30
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 144

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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LO.255
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