COURSE UNIT TITLE

: SOCIO-LEGAL RESEARCH METHODS

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
KMH 5134 SOCIO-LEGAL RESEARCH METHODS ELECTIVE 3 0 0 6

Offered By

Public Law

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR RECEP DOĞAN

Offered to

Public Law

Course Objective

This module is designed to enable and inspire students to conduct quantitative and qualitative research, to understand how to work with computer based data analysis program, how to prepare research proposal and get approval from ethics committee. It also aims to provide necessary skills for students to conduct and choose mixed research methods for different research subjects.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To understand socio-legal research methods
2   To learn the difference between quantitative and qualitative research methods To learn the difference between quantitative and qualitative research methods
3   To learn research areas where quantitative and qualitative research methods can be applied together.
4   To gain necessary skills to choose and apply best methodology for a specific subject.
5   To learn contribution of a computer based data analysis programme to the research project and analysis.
6   To understand how to handle a large amount of qualitative data
7   To solve ethics problem during research project.
8   To solve methodological problems during research project and thesis writing
9   To learn how to prepare participant information sheet and informed consent form.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Week-1 The process of scientific research Defining the research question and its limitations.
2 Week-2 Introduction to research methods.
3 Week-3 Qualitative research methods
4 Week-4 Coding and conceptualization
5 Week-5 Quantitative research methods.
6 Week-6 Mixed methods and general characteristics of legal research Mixed methods and general characteristics of legal research
7 Week-7 Interview techniques
8 Week-8 Closed and open-ended questions
9 Week-9 Semi-structured qualitative interviewing
10 Week-10 Participant information sheet, consent form and other ethical issues.
11 Week-11 Evaluation of students' projects and other selected research project
12 Week-12 Time management in research and classification of data
13 Week-13 Using research database when doing literature review and referencing
14 Week-14 Computer based data analysis software program.

Recomended or Required Reading

Prof.Dr. Ahmet DOĞANAY, Prof.Dr. Murat ATAIZI, Prof.Dr. Ali ŞIMŞEK, Doç.Dr. Jale BALABAN SALI, Prof.Dr. Yavuz AKBULUT, Sosyal Bilimlerde Araştırma Yöntemleri T.C. Anadolu Üniversitesi Yayını No: 2653 Açıköğretim Fakültesi Yayını No: 1619

Gürbüz Sait, Şahin Faruk (2018) Sosyal Bilimlerde Araştırma Yöntemleri, Seçkin, Ankara.

Şebnem ASLAN, Sosyal Bilimlerde Araştırma Yöntemleri Nicel, Nitel ve Karma Tasarımlar Için Bir Rehber, Eğitim Kitabevi

Bryman, A (2021) `Social Research Methods , New York, Oxford University Press. 6th Edition.

Coffey, A, Atkinson, P (1996) `Making Sense of Qualitative Data , London, Sage Publication

Dey, I (1993) `Qualitative data analysis: A user-friendly guide for social scientists , London, Routledge,
Gilbert, N, Stoneman P. (eds) Researching Social Life,. Fourth Edition, London, Sage Publication.

Gerson, K, Horowitz, R. (2002) `Observation and Interviewing: Options and choices in qualitative research in May, T (ed.) Qualitative Research in Action, pp.199-224 London, Sage Publications.

Kvale, S (1996) `An Introduction to Qualitative Research Interviewing Sage Publication, London
Miles B.M, Huberman, A.M, Saldana Johnny (2014) ` Qualitative Data Analysis, A Methods Source Book Third Edition, Sage.

Punch, F.K (2005) `Introduction to Social Research, Quantitative and Qualitative Approaches Second Edition, London, Sage Publications.

Richards, L (2005) `Handling Qualitative Data Sage Publication, London.

Silverman, D. (2006) Interpreting Qualitative Data, Methods for Analyzing Talk, Text and Interaction, Third Edition, London, Sage Publications


Miles B.M, Huberman, A.M, Saldana Johnny (2014) ` Qualitative Data Analysis, A Methods Source Book Third Edition, Sage.

Punch, F.K (2005) `Introduction to Social Research, Quantitative and Qualitative Approaches Second Edition, London, Sage Publications.

Richards, L (2005) `Handling Qualitative Data Sage Publication, London.

Silverman, D. (2006) Interpreting Qualitative Data, Methods for Analyzing Talk, Text and Interaction, Third Edition, London, Sage Publications

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Explain how research methods are applied and data is analysed in leading research projects,
To ask student to complete a task of analysing rough data or material, and show them how it was analysed in the real project.
To enable the student to prepare interview guide and interview questions
To enable the student to see potential misleading impact of asking closed and open ended questions in interview.
Explain the students how to prepare participant information sheet and informed consent from in highly sensitive research subject and research environment which has limited access.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 PRJ PROJECT
3 PRS PRESENTATION
4 FIN FINAL EXAM
5 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE* 0.20 + PRJ* 0.20 + PRS* 0.20 + FIN* 0.40
6 RST RESIT
7 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.20 + PRJ * 0.20 + PRS * 0.20 + RST* 0.40


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)

recep.dogan@deu.edu.tr.
0 232 3016113

Office Hours

Tuesday and Thursday between 15.30-16.30.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 3 42
Tutorials 14 1 14
Preparation for final exam 1 30 30
Preparing assignments 1 15 15
Preparing presentations 1 10 10
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 2 28
Preparation for midterm exam 1 15 15
Midterm 1 2 2
Final 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 158

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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