TYPE OF COURSE UNIT	Elective Course
LEVEL OF COURSE UNIT	Master's Degree With Thesis
YEAR OF STUDY	-
SEMESTER	-
NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED	5
NAME OF LECTURER(S)	Professor Sadegül Akbaba Altun
LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT	At the end of this course, the students; 1) To gain insight about qualitative research 2) To write a proposal 3) To conduct a qualtitive research
MODE OF DELIVERY	Face to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE	No
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT	None
COURSE DEFINITION	The historical development of qualitative research paradigm, forming the problem statement in qualitative research, forming the conceptual and theoretical framework, data collection and data analysis techniques, reporting the data, and specifying and internalizing the ethical rules.
COURSE CONTENTS	WEEK TOPICS 1st Week Scientific research paradigms 2nd Week Basicf of qualtitive resercahComparison of qualtiative and quantitative research 3rd Week Planing the qualitative research (Basic steps, sampling, writing questions etc.) 4th Week Reliability and validity in qualitative research 5th Week Data collection: Interview 6th Week Data collection: observation 7th Week Data collection: document 8th Week Mid-term Exam 9th Week Data analysis in qualitative research 10th Week Case studies 11th Week Retrospektif ve introspektif researches 12th Week Writing the qualitative research 13th Week Using the results of qualitative research 14th Week Presentations
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING	Berg, B. L. (1998). Qualitative research methods for the social sciences. (3rd ed), Boston, MA: Allyn and Bacon. Bogdan, R.C., & Biklen, S. K. (1992). Qualitative research for education: An introduction to theory and methods. (2nd ed.). Needham Heights, MA: Allyn and Bacon. Miles, M, B., & Huberman, A. M. (1994). Qualitative data analysis: An expanded Sourcebook. (2nd ed). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publication. Patton, M. Q. (1990). Qualitative evaluation and research methods. (2nd ed). Newbury Park, CA: Sage Publication. Strauss, A., & Corbin, J. (1990). Basics of qualitative research: Grounded theory, procedures and techniques, Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publication. Yin, R.K., Bateman, P.G., & Moore, G, B. (1983, September). Case studies and organizational innovation: Strengthening the connection. Washington, DC: COSMOS Cooperation. Yin, R. K. (1994). Case study research: Design and methods. (2nd ed.). Thousand Oaks.CA: Sage Publication. Yıldırım, A. ve Şimşek, H. (1999). Sosyal bilimlerde nitel araştırma yöntemleri. Seçkin Yayınevi. Ankara.
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS	Lecture,Questions/Answers,Case Study,Problem Solving,Other
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA	Quantity Percentage(%) Mid-term 1 50 Other 1 10 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 1 2 2 Preparation for Quiz Individual or group work 14 3 42 Preparation for Final exam 1 30 30 Course hours 14 3 42 Preparation for Midterm exam 1 20 20 Laboratory (including preparation) Final exam 1 2 2 Homework 3 6 18 Total Workload 156 Total Workload / 30 5,2 ECTS Credits of the Course 5
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION	Turkish
WORK PLACEMENT(S)	No