COURSE UNIT TITLE

: ADVANCED RESEARCH AND ANALYSıS IN DıSASTER AND EMERGENCY

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
AFY 6004 ADVANCED RESEARCH AND ANALYSıS IN DıSASTER AND EMERGENCY ELECTIVE 3 0 0 8

Offered By

Disaster Administration

Level of Course Unit

Third Cycle Programmes (Doctorate Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR ÖMÜR NECZAN ÖZMEN

Offered to

Disaster Administration

Course Objective

The aim of this course is to have the emergency and disaster management participants to gain knowledge and skills associated with to the logic of the scientific method. In this context, ıt combines a theoretical and practical approach to the study of qualitative and quantitative methodology to learn to the research politics, and to read out in to a variety of ethical, epistemological, ontological and (naturally) methodological issues inherent in various practices.
This course focuses on the theory, logic, and practice of fieldwork, description of fundamental problems of research, specific methodological and ethical issues associated with studying disasters at first-hand, and current debates about what constitutes the bounds and limits of studies. It tries to explore hows of research and examine the underlying assumptions and values.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   understand methodology, including conceptualizing a study, observations, interviewing, analysis, and textualization.
2   understand the politics of what researchers do and do not do
3   develop critical thinking skills demonstrating this by seriously considering multiple viewpoints and perspectives in class discussions, in-class writing, group work, and the final paper.
4   practice key research skills including: research design, interviewing, data management, coding, advanced analysis techniques, and writing up qualitative research
5   critically evaluate published research papers
6   link different theoretical perspectives together to produce a new stream of research question

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Course Overview
2 Introduction to Fieldwork, Research needs in emergency and disaster situations
3 Appliying the logic of scientific research methods to emergency and disaster situations
4 Analytical thinking
5 Research types,quantitative and qualitative research methodsi,mix method, identifying and defining research problem in emergency and disaster situations
6 The objectives of reseach in emergency and disaster situations
7 Identifiying and selecting appropriate approach,
8 Developing theoretical model appropriate to emergency and disaster situations
9 Review emergency and disaster literature
10 Semi-experimental and experimental designs, measurement and data collecting methods
11 Sample and time management
12 Limitations and ethical subject in researches
13 Evaluation of research results and usage of them
14 student presentations

Recomended or Required Reading

Ulun Akturan, Türker Baş
Akturan, Baş, T., 2013. Nitel Araştırma Yöntemleri. (Nvivo ile Nitel Veri Analizi, Örnekleme, Analiz, Yorum). Seçkin yayıncılık. Ankara
Atkinson, Paul and Martyn Hammersley. ethnography and Participant Observation, In Norman
Denzin and Yvonna Lincoln (eds.) Handbook of Qualitative Research. Sage, 1994.
Becker, Howard. 1998. Tricks of the Trade. How to Think About Your Research While Doing It.
Chicago: University of Chicago Press.
Büyüköztürk, Ş., Akgün, Ö.E., Karadeniz,Ş., Demirel, F., Kılıç, E., 2014. Bilimsel Araştırma YöntemleriPegem Akademi. Ankara
Foreign Periodicals
Kincheloe, Joe and Peter McLaren 2000. Rethinking Critical Theory and Qualitative Research.
Pp. 279-313 in Handbook of Qualitative Research, Second Edition, edited by N. Denzin and
Y. Lincoln. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
Yurtkapı, E.S., Durmuş, B., Sosyal Bilimlerde SPSS Veri Analizi, Beta Yay., Istanbul
Ulusal ve Uluslar arası raporlar, internet kaynakları

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

- Lecture
- Being prepared to the course
- Discussion
- Case analysis, role playing
- Applications

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 STT TERM WORK (SEMESTER)
3 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE
4 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.25 + STT * 0.35 + FCGR* 0.40
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT)


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

1. Participants should come to the class by reading all course materials
2. Participating to the class discussions is must.
3. Attending at least 70% of lectures is must
4. Plagiarism of any type will result in disciplinary action

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 3 42
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 2 28
Preparation for final exam 1 10 10
Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10
Preparing assignments 10 4 40
Preparing assignments 5 6 30
Preparing presentations 5 5 25
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 189

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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