COURSE UNIT TITLE

: QUANTITATIVE RESEARCH TECHNIQUES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
SOC 5024 QUANTITATIVE RESEARCH TECHNIQUES ELECTIVE 3 0 0 6

Offered By

Sociology

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR YILDIZ AKPOLAT

Offered to

Sociology

Course Objective

By following quantitative research procedures, it is aimed to provide students with knowledge and skills in terms of doing research in accordance with quantitative research methods in terms of action. In this context; Information will be provided on data entry, data extraction and manipulation processes, basic statistical analysis and reporting, and quantitative research processes by making use of software support.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Quantitative Research Patterns
2   Quantitative Research Design
3   Statistical Analysis
4   Reporting
5   Research Presentation

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Scientific Research Methods
2 Positivist Philosophy and Quantitative Research
3 Quantitative Research Types (Screening Research-Questionnaire)
4 Quantitative Research Types (Relational Research)
5 Quantitative Research Types (Causal-Comparative Research)
6 Quantitative Research Types (Experimental Research)
7 Research Question and Hypothesis Development
8 Data Collection Tools
9 Sampling
10 Data Processing and Editing
11 Research Design in Quantitative Studies
12 Data Analysis in Quantitative Studies
13 Reporting in Quantitative Research
14 Research Presentation

Recomended or Required Reading

Büyüköztürk, S., Çakmak, E. K., Akgün O.E., Karadeniz, S. ve Demirel, F. (2012). Bilimsel araştırma yöntemleri. Ankara: Pegem Akademi

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

By providing software support in the laboratory, the presentation of the course will be made to the students through sample applications.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE
3 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.40 + FCG* 0.60
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 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)

To be announced.

Office Hours

will be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 12 3 36
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 12 7 84
Preparation for midterm exam 1 6 6
Preparation for final exam 1 9 9
Midterm 1 3 3
Final 1 3 3
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 141

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10
LO.14554
LO.245
LO.34455
LO.454
LO.554