COURSE UNIT TITLE

: RESEARCH METHODS

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
MZC 2027 RESEARCH METHODS COMPULSORY 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

Museology

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 PAR PARTICIPATION
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.30 + PAR * 0.40 + FIN * 0.30
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.30 + PAR * 0.40 + RST * 0.30


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Learning outcomes 1-*3, 5, 6 will be evaluated via the questions asked in the mid-term
and final exams.
Learning outcome 4 will be evaluated via paper

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 4 4
Preparation for final exam 1 8 8
Participation in career activities 4 2 8
Reading 1 5 5
Final 1 1 1
Midterm 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 75

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10
LO.1444
LO.2555
LO.345
LO.4555
LO.54
LO.655