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COURSE UNIT TITLECOURSE UNIT CODESEMESTERTHEORY + PRACTICE (Hour)ECTS
SOCIAL SCIENCE RESEARCH METHODS BF523 - 3 + 0 10

TYPE OF COURSE UNITElective Course
LEVEL OF COURSE UNITMaster's Degree With Thesis
YEAR OF STUDY-
SEMESTER-
NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED10
NAME OF LECTURER(S)-
LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT At the end of this course, the students;
1) Will be able to know the basic qualifications of the science's and research's definitions.
2) Will be able to have the ability of scanning the literature and hypothesizing by learning the research stages and deciding the problem area.
3) Will be able to choose the methods of gathering data by determining the research techniques.
4) Will be able to make the pre- test and pilot study by preparing the tools of gathering data.
5) Will be able to make the plan of analysis and gathering data.
6) Will be able to determine the sample and take it by deciding the population's area.
7) Will be able to apply the plan of the data analysis, make and write the research plan.
MODE OF DELIVERYFace to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSENo
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENTNone
COURSE DEFINITIONPresentation of financial tables, balance sheet, income statement, cash flow table and equity capital tables, principles in preparation of tables, ratio, vertical, horizontal and trend analysis, capital budgeting decisions and management, company valuation with basic analysis topics will be covered.
COURSE CONTENTS
WEEKTOPICS
1st Week Aim and definition of science
2nd Week Basic qualifications of science
3rd Week Basic qualifications of research
4th Week Types of research
5th Week Research process
6th Week Choosing problem field
7th Week Literature scanning
8th Week Determining problem
9th Week Deciding whether you can solve the problem
10th Week Scanning literature again
11th Week Building hypothesis, determining method, data collection and determining technique
12th Week Preparing and selecting aim of data collection, doing data analysis planning
13th Week Doing data collection planning
14th Week Determining the way target population will be made and example will be selected
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READINGŞencan, Hüner (2007). Sosyal ve Davranışsal Bilimlerde Bilimsel Araştırma Sürecinin Temel Ögeleri. : Seçkin Yayınları
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODSLecture,Discussion,Questions/Answers
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA
 QuantityPercentage(%)
Mid-term130
Project130
Total(%)60
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%)60
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%)40
Total(%)100
ECTS WORKLOAD
Activities Number Hours Workload
Midterm exam
Preparation for Quiz
Individual or group work1413182
Preparation for Final exam16060
Course hours14342
Preparation for Midterm exam
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam133
Homework21020
Total Workload307
Total Workload / 3010,23
ECTS Credits of the Course10
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTIONTurkish
WORK PLACEMENT(S)No
  

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