TYPE OF COURSE UNIT	Elective Course
LEVEL OF COURSE UNIT	Doctorate Of Science
YEAR OF STUDY	-
SEMESTER	-
NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED	15
NAME OF LECTURER(S)	-
LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT	At the end of this course, the students; 1) Can define qualitative research in business management and will be able to do research 2) Can collect qualitative data, can analyse with qualitative data analysis methods 3) Can use qualitative data analysis software 4) Can apply qualitative rearch designs to solve research problems and can report the findings.
MODE OF DELIVERY	Face to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE	No
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT	MAN660 TOPICS IN MICRO ORGANIZATION THEORY I MAN661 TOPICS IN MACRO ORGANIZATION THEORY
COURSE DEFINITION	The Qualitative Research is a course which teaches a type of scientific research consisting of an investigation that seeks answers to a question, systematically uses a predefined set of procedures to answer the question, collects evidence with qualitative data collection methods and produces findings with that were not determined in advance with qualitative data analysis techniques and produces findings that are applicable beyond the immediate boundaries of the study.
COURSE CONTENTS	WEEK TOPICS 1st Week Ethical Principles in Scientific Research 2nd Week Ethical Rules Specific to Qualitative Research 3rd Week Qualitative Research Process 4th Week Interview and Focus Group Interview 5th Week Activity Research 6th Week Case Analysis 7th Week Content Analysis 8th Week Observation 9th Week Grounded Theory 10th Week Grounded Theory 11th Week Nvivo Applications 12th Week Nvivo Application 13th Week Other Data Analysis Applications and Programs 14th Week Other Data Analysis Applications and Programs
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING	Prof. Dr. Ünsal Sığrı, Nitel Araştırma Yöntemleri Dersi Ders Notları Sosyal Bilimlerde Nitel Araştırma Yöntemleri: Felsefe-Yöntem-Analiz, Sait Gürbüz ve F. Şahin, 2015. Sosyal Bilimlerde Nitel Araştırma Yöntemleri, Ahmet Güler, Mustafa Bülent Halıcıoğlu, Serkan Taşğın Toplumsal Araştırma Yöntemleri I-II: Nitel ve Nicel Yaklaşımlar, W.Lawrence Neuman Sosyal Bilimlerde İçerik Analizi: Teknikler ve Örnek Çalışmalar, Nuri Bilgin Sosyal Bilimlerde Nitel Araştırma Yöntemleri (8. Baskı), Ali Yıldırım ve Hasan Şimşek Sosyal Araştırmalara Giriş: Nicel ve Nitel Yaklaşımlar, Keith F. Punch Nitel Araştırmaya Giriş, Corrine Glesne, Çeviri Editörleri Ali Ersoy-Pelin Yalçınoğlu (3.Baskı) Research Methods for Business Students, Mark Saunders, Philip Lewis, A. Thornhill (2009), Pearson. Qualitative Research Practice. Seale, C., Gobo, G., Gubrium, J.F. & Silverman, D. (2004), Sage. Qualitative Researching with Text, Image and Sound, Bauer, M.W. & Gaskell, G. 2000, Sage. An Introduction to Qualitative Research, Flick, U. (2009) London: Sage. Research Methods for Everyday Life, Scott Vanderstoepp; Deirdre Johnston, Jossey-Bass, 2009. Management Research Methods, Tharenou P.; Donohue R.; Cooper B., Cambridge, 2007. Qualitative Research Methods, Mack N. ve diğerleri, USAID, 2005. Essential guide to qualitative methods in organizational research, Catherine Cassell & G. Symon, 2004 Qualitative Organizational Research, Gillian Symon & Catherine Cassell, 2012. Qualitative , Quantitative and Research Design, John W. Creswell, 2011 Fundementals of Qualitative Research, Johnny Saldana, 2011. Management Research Methods, P. Theranau vd., 2007 The SAGE Handbook of Qualitative Research, N. Denzin & Y. Lincoln, 2005. The Oxford Handbook of Qualitative Research, Patricia Leavy, Oxford University Press, 2014. SAGE Qualitative Research Methods, Paul Atkinson & Sara Delamont, SAGE Publications, 2010. Qualitative Research, Sharam Merriam, Jossey-Bass, 2009. Qualitative Research in Management, R. Gupta & R. Awasthy, SAGE, 2015. Qualitative Research Methods, S. Taylor & R. Bogdan & M. DeVault, Wiley, 2016. A Companion to Qualitative Research, Uwe Flick, Ernst von Kardoff, Ines Steinke, Sage, 2004.
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS	Lecture,Discussion,Presentation
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA	Quantity Percentage(%) Mid-term 1 25 Total(%) 25 Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 25 Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 75 Total(%) 100
ECTS WORKLOAD	Activities Number Hours Workload Midterm exam 1 2 2 Preparation for Quiz Individual or group work Preparation for Final exam 4 55 220 Course hours 14 3 42 Preparation for Midterm exam 4 45 180 Laboratory (including preparation) Final exam 1 3 3 Homework Total Workload 447 Total Workload / 30 14,9 ECTS Credits of the Course 15
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION	Turkish
WORK PLACEMENT(S)	No