| TYPE OF COURSE UNIT | Compulsory Course |
| LEVEL OF COURSE UNIT | Master's Degree Without Thesis |
| YEAR OF STUDY | 1 |
| SEMESTER | First Term (Fall) |
| NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED | 10 |
| NAME OF LECTURER(S) | Professor Özge Sezgin Alp
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| LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT |
At the end of this course, the students;
1) Students can design their own research for the course, project and thesis they will take in the future.
2) Can use different measurement methods in line with the requirements of the research.
3) May have knowledge about research ethics.
4) Will be able to design a questionnaire suitable for the research topic.
5) May have knowledge about appropriate sample selection.
6) Can write a research report.
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| MODE OF DELIVERY | Face to face |
| PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE | No |
| RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT | |
| COURSE DEFINITION | |
| COURSE CONTENTS | | WEEK | TOPICS |
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| 1st Week | Research in the social sciences: Introduction | | 2nd Week | Theory in social sciences | | 3rd Week | Research ethics | | 4th Week | Literature review | | 5th Week | Measurement | | 6th Week | Measurement, Sampling | | 7th Week | Midterm | | 8th Week | Data collection: Survey | | 9th Week | Data collection: Survey | | 10th Week | Data collection: Experiment | | 11th Week | Data collection: Experiment | | 12th Week | Data collection: Other methods | | 13th Week | Writing the research report | | 14th Week | Project presentations | | 15th Week | |
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| RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING | Neuman, L. (2006) Social Research Methods: Qualitative and Quantitative Approaches, 6. Baskı, Allyn & Bacon |
| PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS | Lecture,Discussion,Questions/Answers,Case Study,Problem Solving,Experiment,Practice,Project,Report Preparation |
| ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA | | | Quantity | Percentage(%) |
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| Mid-term | 1 | 40 | | Assignment | 1 | 10 | | Total(%) | | 50 | | Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) | | 50 | | Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) | | 50 | | Total(%) | | 100 |
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| ECTS WORKLOAD |
| Activities |
Number |
Hours |
Workload |
| Midterm exam | 1 | 3 | 3 | | Preparation for Quiz | 1 | 3 | 3 | | Individual or group work | 14 | 8 | 112 | | Preparation for Final exam | 1 | 40 | 40 | | Course hours | 14 | 3 | 42 | | Preparation for Midterm exam | 1 | 20 | 20 | | Laboratory (including preparation) | | | | | Final exam | 1 | 3 | 3 | | Homework | 2 | 40 | 80 | | Total Workload | | | 303 |
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| Total Workload / 30 | | | 10,1 |
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| ECTS Credits of the Course | | | 10 |
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| LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION | Turkish |
| WORK PLACEMENT(S) | No |
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