TYPE OF COURSE UNIT	Compulsory Course
LEVEL OF COURSE UNIT	Bachelor's Degree
YEAR OF STUDY	4
SEMESTER	Eighth Term (Spring)
NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED	5
NAME OF LECTURER(S)	Associate Professor Çiçek Coşkun Associate Professor Olgu Karan Assistant Professor Çiğdem Sema Sırma Assistant Professor Osman Özarslan Assistant Professor Onur Bilginer Assistant Professor Halise Duygu Özalp
LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT	At the end of this course, the students; 1) Apply the research methods that they have learned in their undergraduate period. 2) Meet the challenging process from theoretical knowledge to establishing the research process. 3) Design the field study with all its stages. 4) Adopt reference systems, avoid plagiarism, have intellectual property rights, and other important issues of the research process. 5) Be able to prepare academic or market research projects by experiencing methodological tools such as interviews, questionnaires, and transcripts. 6) Able to act according the scientific research ethics.
MODE OF DELIVERY	Face to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE	Yes(SOCI425)
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT	No
COURSE DEFINITION	According to the theoretical framework and research method of the project created in the 425 lesson, field studies are carried out, the results are analyzed and a report is prepared.
COURSE CONTENTS	WEEK TOPICS 1st Week Week 1: Formulating Interview and Questionnaire 2nd Week Week 2: Formulating Interview and Questionnaire 3rd Week Week 3: Conducting Pilot Study 4th Week Week 4: Evaluating Pilot Study 5th Week Week 5: Conducting Research 6th Week Week 6: Conducting Research 7th Week Week 7: Mid-term Evaluation 8th Week Week 8: Conducting Research 9th Week Week 9: Conducting Research 10th Week Week 10: Writing Project 11th Week Week 11: Writing Project 12th Week Week 12: Writing Project 13th Week Week 13: Writing Project 14th Week Week 14: Assessment
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING	Bulmer, R. (2017). Sociological Research Methods. Routledge
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS	Discussion,Questions/Answers,Presentation
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA	Quantity Percentage(%) Project 1 100 Total(%) 100 Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 100 Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 0 Total(%) 100
ECTS WORKLOAD	Activities Number Hours Workload Midterm exam 0 0 0 Preparation for Quiz 0 0 0 Individual or group work 0 0 0 Preparation for Final exam 1 110 110 Course hours 14 3 42 Preparation for Midterm exam 0 0 0 Laboratory (including preparation) 0 0 0 Final exam 0 0 0 Homework 0 0 0 Total Workload 152 Total Workload / 30 5,06 ECTS Credits of the Course 5
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION	English
WORK PLACEMENT(S)	No