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COURSE UNIT TITLECOURSE UNIT CODESEMESTERTHEORY + PRACTICE (Hour)ECTS
QUANTITATIVE RESEARCH METHODS MAN607 - 3 + 0 15

TYPE OF COURSE UNITElective Course
LEVEL OF COURSE UNITDoctorate Of Science
YEAR OF STUDY-
SEMESTER-
NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED15
NAME OF LECTURER(S)-
LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT At the end of this course, the students;
1) Know the basicsof quantitative research methods
2) Know the basic and advanced levels of statistics
3) Know to build models with the quantitative variables
4) Know parametric and non-parametric quantitative methods
MODE OF DELIVERYFace to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSENo
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENTMAN660 TOPICS IN MICRO ORGANIZATION THEORY I MAN661 TOPICS IN MACRO ORGANIZATION THEORY
COURSE DEFINITIONStudents will learn how to do an unbiased and valuable quantitative study. In addition, students will gain the ability to use quantitative data analysis software.Students who have successfully completed the course will be able to produce works that can be published in reputable journals.
COURSE CONTENTS
WEEKTOPICS
1st Week Ethical Principles in Scientific Research
2nd Week Ethical Rules Specific to Quantitative Research
3rd Week Introduction to SPSS Software.
4th Week Descriptive Statistics, Frequency Distributions, Cross Tables.
5th Week Hypothesis Testings I
6th Week Hypothesis Testings II
7th Week Covariance and Correlation
8th Week Mid Term Exam
9th Week Covariance and Correlation
10th Week Regression Analysis
11th Week Scale Development
12th Week Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA)
13th Week Confirmatory Factor Analysis
14th Week Other Multivariate Statistical Methods
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READINGTabachnick, B. G, & Fidel, L. S. (2001). Using Multivariate Statistics (Fourth edition). Boston: Ally and Bacon
Altunışık, R. Coşkun, R. Bayraktaroğlu, S. ve Yıldırım, E. (2005) Sosyal Bilimlerde Araştırma Yöntemleri, Sakarya: Sakarya Yayınevi.
Büyüköztürk, Ş. (2007). Veri Analizi El Kitabı, Ankara: Pegem
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODSLecture,Discussion,Case Study
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA
 QuantityPercentage(%)
Mid-term130
Project130
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 exam122
Preparation for Quiz
Individual or group work
Preparation for Final exam455220
Course hours14342
Preparation for Midterm exam440160
Laboratory (including preparation)13030
Final exam133
Homework
Total Workload457
Total Workload / 3015,23
ECTS Credits of the Course15
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTIONTurkish
WORK PLACEMENT(S)No
  

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