| TYPE OF COURSE UNIT | Compulsory Course |
| LEVEL OF COURSE UNIT | Bachelor's Degree |
| YEAR OF STUDY | 2 |
| SEMESTER | Third Term (Fall) |
| NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED | 5 |
| NAME OF LECTURER(S) | Professor Yavuz Ercil
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| LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT |
At the end of this course, the students;
1) Should be able to exhibit knowledge of basic concepts of the scientific research.
2) Will be able to use the language of quantitative and qualitative research, will identify the strengths and the limitations of each method and will be able to collect basic qualitative and quantitative data and to interpret them.
3) Will be able to review the literature, will learn to formalize effective questions of scientific research.
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| MODE OF DELIVERY | Face to face |
| PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE | No |
| RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT | None |
| COURSE DEFINITION | In this course, basic principles of research strategy, concepts and methods are surveyed. To this aim, the course will cover topics such as social sciences, method, quantitative and qualitative research design, data collection, data analysis. Special emphasis is on the ontological and epistemological presuppositions and methodological orientation of different modes of research in communication studies. |
| COURSE CONTENTS | | WEEK | TOPICS |
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| 1st Week | Philosophy of science and the evolution of scientific thought | | 2nd Week | Scientific Research process and ethics | | 3rd Week | Theories and Concepts | | 4th Week | Quantitative research models | | 5th Week | Qualitative research models | | 6th Week | Sampling | | 7th Week | Quantitative research data collection | | 8th Week | Qualitative research data collection | | 9th Week | Quantitative analysis methods | | 10th Week | Hypothesis tests | | 11th Week | Qualitative analysis methods | | 12th Week | Qualitative analysis methods | | 13th Week | Validity, Reliability, Reliability, Ensuring | | 14th Week | Writing a research report |
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| RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING | Aziz, Aysel. (2003) Araştırma Yöntemleri Teknikleri ve İletişim.. Ankara: Turhan Kitabevi.
Geray, Haluk. (2004) Toplumsal Araştırmalarda Nicel ve Nitel Yöntemlere Giriş. İletişim Alanından Örneklerle. Ankara: Siyasal Kitabevi.
Kümbetoğlu, Belkıs. (2005) Sosyolojide ve Antropolojide Niteliksel Yöntem ve Araştırma. İstanbul: Bağlam Yayıncılık.
Punch, Keith F. (2005) Sosyal Araştırmalara Giriş. Nicel ve Nitel Yaklaşımlar. (Çev. Dursun Bayrak vd.) Ankara: Siyasal Kitabevi.
Yıldırım, Ali ve Hasan Şimşek (2000). Sosyal Bilimlerde Nitel Araştırma Yöntemleri Ankara: Seçkin Yayıncılık.
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| PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS | Lecture,Discussion,Presentation,Other |
| ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA | | | Quantity | Percentage(%) |
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| Mid-term | 1 | 25 | | Assignment | 1 | 25 | | Attendance | 1 | 10 | | Other | 1 | 15 | | Total(%) | | 75 | | Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) | | 75 | | Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) | | 25 | | Total(%) | | 100 |
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| ECTS WORKLOAD |
| Activities |
Number |
Hours |
Workload |
| Midterm exam | 1 | 5 | 5 | | Preparation for Quiz | 6 | 2 | 12 | | Individual or group work | | | | | Preparation for Final exam | | | | | Course hours | 14 | 3 | 42 | | Preparation for Midterm exam | | | | | Laboratory (including preparation) | | | | | Final exam | 1 | 5 | 5 | | Homework | 6 | 2 | 12 | | Project | 1 | 65 | 65 | | Meeting with advisor | 3 | 3 | 9 | | Total Workload | | | 150 |
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| Total Workload / 30 | | | 5 |
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| ECTS Credits of the Course | | | 5 |
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| LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION | Turkish |
| WORK PLACEMENT(S) | No |
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