TYPE OF COURSE UNIT	Compulsory Course
LEVEL OF COURSE UNIT	Master's Degree Without Thesis
YEAR OF STUDY	1
SEMESTER	Second Term (Spring)
NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED	10
NAME OF LECTURER(S)	Associate Professor Ceyda Kuloğlu
LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT	At the end of this course, the students; 1) Learn basic definitions of scientific methods 2) Learn data collection from sociological studies, learn qualitative and quantitative data analysis.
MODE OF DELIVERY	Face to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE	No
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT	No
COURSE DEFINITION	In this course, analysis of the data collected in sociological researches within sociological studies is focused; and sociological explanation of social problems and concepts is discussed by working with surveys, in-depths interviews, observations and other scientific data collection methods.
COURSE CONTENTS	WEEK TOPICS 1st Week Basic Concepts Related to Scientific Method 2nd Week Quantitative and Qualitative Research Methods, Planning of Social Research and Source finding 3rd Week Research Problem and Universe - Determining the Sample 4th Week Main rules in interviews and writing of research report 5th Week Data Collection Techniques, Questionnaire Preparation and Question Types 6th Week Selection of Appropriate Statistics Techniques for Data Analysis, Creating SPSS Data File 7th Week SPSS commands and processing Steps 8th Week Mid-term (1st Report presentation) 9th Week Qualitative Research Techniques, Ethics and Qualitative Research in Field Studes 10th Week Focus Group Study and Participant Observation 11th Week Discourse Analysis and Oral History 12th Week Data Collection in Qualitative Research and Preparation of Interview Questions 13th Week Analysis and Interpretation of Data in a Qualitative Research (With NVivo Program) 14th Week General evaluation of the course 15th Week Final Week
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING	*Gökçe, Birsen (2012),Toplumsal Bilimlerde Araştırma, Ankara: Savaş Yayınları *Böke, Kaan (Ed) (2010), Sosyal Bilimlerde Araştırma Yöntemleri, İstanbul: Alfa Yayınları *Neumann, Lawrance (2006), Toplumsal Araştırma Yöntemleri: Nitel ve Nicel Yaklaşımlar (Cil I&II), İstanbul: Yayın Odası *Walliman,Nicholas (2006),Social Research Methods, London: Sage Publications
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS	Lecture,Discussion,Questions/Answers,Report Preparation
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA	Quantity Percentage(%) Mid-term 1 30 Assignment 4 20 Total(%) 50 Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 50 Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 50 Total(%) 100
ECTS WORKLOAD	Activities Number Hours Workload Midterm exam 1 2 2 Preparation for Quiz 0 0 0 Individual or group work 10 18 180 Preparation for Final exam 1 18 18 Course hours 14 3 42 Preparation for Midterm exam 1 16 16 Laboratory (including preparation) 0 0 0 Final exam 1 3 3 Homework 4 12 48 Total Workload 309 Total Workload / 30 10,3 ECTS Credits of the Course 10
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION	Turkish
WORK PLACEMENT(S)	No