TYPE OF COURSE UNIT	Elective Course
LEVEL OF COURSE UNIT	Bachelor's Degree
YEAR OF STUDY	-
SEMESTER	-
NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED	5
NAME OF LECTURER(S)	Associate Professor Emine Cabı
LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT	At the end of this course, the students; 1) gain insight about qualitative research 2) conduct a qualitative research proposal 3) write a qualitative research proposal
MODE OF DELIVERY	Face to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE	No
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT	None
COURSE DEFINITION	The aim of this course is help students have insight about qualitative research. In addition, to encourage them to conduct a qualitative research by using qualitative techniques.
COURSE CONTENTS	WEEK TOPICS 1st Week Scientific research paradigms, Basic transformations in scientific research methods 2nd Week Place of qualitative research in scientific research tradition 3rd Week Qualitative research methods 4th Week Qualitative research process 5th Week Sample 6th Week Interview- Focus Group Interview 7th Week Observation 8th Week Document analysis- Qualitative data collection through metaphor 9th Week Data analysis in qualitative research 10th Week Validity and reliability in qualitative research 11th Week Case study 12th Week Writing the results of qualitative research 13th Week Using the results of qualitative research 14th Week Presentations of Researchs 15th Week
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,Project,Presentation
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA	Quantity Percentage(%) Project 1 50 Presentation of Article 1 50 Total(%) 100 Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 100 Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 0 Total(%) 100
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION	Turkish
WORK PLACEMENT(S)	No