COURSE UNIT TITLE

: QUALITATIVE RESEARCH: THEORY AND METHODS I

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
YDI 6043 QUALITATIVE RESEARCH: THEORY AND METHODS I ELECTIVE 2 0 0 6

Offered By

English Language Teacher Education

Level of Course Unit

Third Cycle Programmes (Doctorate Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR HATICE IREM ÇOMOĞLU

Offered to

English Language Teacher Education

Course Objective

The course aims to introduce qualitative research methods and techniques, presenting appropriate examples.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   to get a sense of qualitative research
2   to distinguish qualitative research from quantitative research to understand the nature of qualitative research
3   to distinguish qualitative research from quantitative research
4   to know about qualitative approaches
5   to know about mixed-method research design

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction to Qualitative Research
2 Nature of Qualitative Research
3 Nature of Qualitative Research
4 Qualitative Research Approaches
5 Case study
6 Casu Study
7 Action Research
8 Mid-Term
9 Action Research
10 Ethnography
11 Ethnography
12 Mixed-Method Research Design
13 Mixed-Method Research Design
14 Final Exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Qualitative Inquiry and Research Design, 4th Edition, Creswell & Poth, 2018
Croker, R.A. & Heigham, J. (2009) Qualitative research in applied linguistics. UK: Palgrave Macmillan.
Supplementary Book(s):
Berg, Bruce L. (2004), Qualitative Research Methods for Social Sciences, Boston:
Pearson.
Bogdan, R.C. & S.K. Biklen (2007), Qualitative Research for Education: An
Introduction to Theories and Methods, Boston: Allyn and Bacon.
Merriam, S. B. (2009), Qualitative Research A Guide to Design and
Implementation, USA: Jossey-Bass.
Punch, K. F. (2009), Introduction to Research Methods in Education, London:

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

lecture, discussion, group work, question and answer

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTEG MIDTERM GRADE
2 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE
3 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTEG * 0.40 + FCG * 0.60
4 RST RESIT
5 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

English

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Dr. Irem ÇOMOĞLU
irem.kaslan@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Monday 10.00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 12 2 24
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 12 4 48
Preparation for midterm exam 1 12 12
Preparation for final exam 1 12 12
Preparing assignments 12 4 48
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 148

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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