COURSE UNIT TITLE

: QUALITATIVE RESEARCH METHODS

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
EYD 6032 QUALITATIVE RESEARCH METHODS ELECTIVE 3 0 0 8

Offered By

Educational Administration and Supervision

Level of Course Unit

Third Cycle Programmes (Doctorate Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR YAŞAR YAVUZ

Offered to

Educational Administration and Supervision

Course Objective

To provide students with knowledge of theoretical base of qualitative educational research, knowledge and skills of gathering qualitative data, knowledge and skills of analysing qualitative data

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Understanding basic assumptions and qualitative research methods
2   Develop knowledge and skills in qualitative research
3   Designing a qualitative research proposal
4   Analysing qualitative data.
5   Prepare a qualitative research report

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Nature of Science, scientific knowledge, scientific method, basic assumptions: ontology, epistemology, methodology and method.
2 Paradigms: positivism, post-positivism.
3 Qualitative research methods and data gathering techniques, mixed methods
4 Quality and ethics in qualitative research
5 Nature of qualitative data and the role of researcher in qualitative research
6 Qualitaive data analysis approaches: descriptive and content analysis
7 Useful tools during data collection and analysis in qualitative research.
8 Midterm exam
9 Phases of qualitative data analysis: data collection, data reduction, data display and drawing conclusion
10 Data reduction and coding: first level, causal, thematic and pattern codes
11 Data reduction: descriptive analysis and writing reports
12 Data reduction: descriptive analysis and writing reports
13 Data display: designing matrix and networks, entering data and writing findings
14 Tactics for conclusion drawing
15 General evaluation

Recomended or Required Reading


Cohen, L., Manion, L. ve Morrison, K. (2007). Research methods in education. (6th ed). New York:
Routledge.
Denzin Norman K.,Yvonna S. (2011). The SAGE Handbook of Qualitative Research. SAGE publications, London.
Dey, I. (1993). Qualitative data analysis: A user-friendly guide for social scientists. London: Routledge.
Maxwell, J.A.( 2005). Qualitative Research Design: An Interactive Approach (Applied Social Research Methods) SAGE publications, CA.
Hennink, M., Hutter, I.,Bailey, A. (, 2011). Qualitative Research Methods. SAGE publications, London.
Woods, P. (1986). Inside schools: Ethnography in educational research. London: Routledge.
Yıldırım, Ali ve Hasan Şimşek. Sosyal Bilimlerde Nitel Araştırma Yöntemleri. Ankara: Seçkin Yayıncılık, 2006.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Discussion, group work, lecture, question-answer, cooperative learning techniques

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

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Kadir.beycioglu@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 3 39
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 4 52
Preparation for midterm exam 1 25 25
Preparation for final exam 1 30 30
Preparation for quiz etc. 1 20 20
Preparing assignments 1 30 30
Final 1 1 1
Midterm 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 198

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8
LO.125323225
LO.243255555
LO.322132122
LO.444455555
LO.534333333

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