TYPE OF COURSE UNIT	Elective Course
LEVEL OF COURSE UNIT	Doctorate Of Science
YEAR OF STUDY	-
SEMESTER	-
NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED	10
NAME OF LECTURER(S)	Professor Sadegül Akbaba Altun
LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT	At the end of this course, the students; 1) have a mastery over qualitative research design. 2) Understand various types of data collection methods in qualitative research. 3) Undersand the positionality and reflexivity of the qualitative researcher. 4) Analyze the qualitative findings. 5) Design a qualitative study and report it.
MODE OF DELIVERY	Face to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE	No
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT	No
COURSE DEFINITION	Qualitative research and analysis
COURSE CONTENTS	WEEK TOPICS 1st Week Paradigmatic Foundations of qualitative research 2nd Week Types of qualitative research 3rd Week Case Study 4th Week Ethnography 5th Week Phenomenology 6th Week Action research 7th Week Document Analysis 8th Week Data Collection Methods 9th Week Data Collection Methods 10th Week Data Analysis 11th Week Data Analysis 12th Week Qualitative Reporting 13th Week Positionality and Reflexivity 14th Week Research Presentations
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING	Marshall, C., & Rossman, G. B. (2014). Designing qualitative research. Sage publications. Patton, M. Q. (2005). Qualitative research. John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. Shapiro, I. "Problems, Methods, and Theories in Political Science, or: What's Wrong with Political Science and What to Do About it." In Problems and Methods in the Study of Politics. Edited by I. Shapiro, R. M. Smith, and T. E. Masoud. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, 2004. ISBN: 9780521539432. Yıldırım, A., & Şimşek, H. (2006). Sosyal bilimlerde nitel arastirma yöntemleri. Seçkin Yayıncılık. Yin, R. K. (2013). Case study research: Design and methods. Sage publications. -National and International Journal Articles to be assigned
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS	Lecture,Discussion,Questions/Answers,Problem Solving,Practice,Project,Presentation,Report Preparation
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA	Quantity Percentage(%) Mid-term 1 20 Project 1 30 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 Individual or group work 14 5 70 Preparation for Final exam 7 7 49 Course hours 14 3 42 Preparation for Midterm exam 7 7 49 Laboratory (including preparation) Final exam 1 2 2 Homework Seminar (including preperation) 1 60 60 Total Workload 274 Total Workload / 30 9,13 ECTS Credits of the Course 10
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION	Turkish
WORK PLACEMENT(S)	No