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| SOS1001 | Research methods and techniques - I | 4+0+0 | ECTS:6 | | Year / Semester | Fall Semester | | Level of Course | First Cycle | | Status | Compulsory | | Department | DEPARTMENT of SOCIOLOGY | | Prerequisites and co-requisites | None | | Mode of Delivery | | | Contact Hours | 14 weeks - 4 hours of lectures per week | | Lecturer | Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Ersoy Özmen ALKAN | | Co-Lecturer | Associate Professor Hüseyin Yadigaroğlu | | Language of instruction | Turkish | | Professional practise ( internship ) | None | | | | The aim of the course: | | At the end of this course, student can learn conceptual framework and qualifications of quantitative research methods and apply its application process in a study.
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| Learning Outcomes | CTPO | TOA | | Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to : | | | | LO - 1 : | Describe social science methodology and techniques | 1 | 1, | | LO - 2 : | Design research which provides coherence between theory and application
| 7 | 1, | | LO - 3 : | Take part in a field project
| 12 | 1, | | LO - 4 : | Gain the ability of planning, applying and assessing of a research
| 9 | 1, | | LO - 5 : | Write quantitative research plan
| 2 | 1, | | LO - 6 : | Apply quantitative research tehcniques
| 7 | 1, | | CTPO : Contribution to programme outcomes, TOA :Type of assessment (1: written exam, 2: Oral exam, 3: Homework assignment, 4: Laboratory exercise/exam, 5: Seminar / presentation, 6: Term paper), LO : Learning Outcome | | |
| The concepts of qualitative research methods, the qualifications, historical background, the steps and area of usage of this method are given, samples taken from this research method are discussed ve a sketch is designed. This course includes how a quantitative social research is designed and report.
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| Course Syllabus | | Week | Subject | Related Notes / Files | | Week 1 | Science and Research; what is the science and the qualifications of Science? | | | Week 2 | Research; definition, samples and process
| | | Week 3 | Research process and techniques; (Problem, Purpose and Importance)
| | | Week 4 | Research process and techniques; (Assumptions, Constraints and Definitions)
| | | Week 5 | Research process and techniques; (Method: Research model- population and sample)
| | | Week 6 | Research process and techniques; (Method: Data samples- Techniques for quantitative research)
| | | Week 7 | Research process and techniques; (Method: Data process, analysis and comment on)
| | | Week 8 | Kinds of Qualitative Research
| | | Week 9 | Midterm Exam
| | | Week 10 | Kinds of Qualitative Research (Descriptive research, survey)
| | | Week 11 | Kinds of Qualitative Research (Descriptive research, survey)
| | | Week 12 | Kinds of Qualitative Research (Descriptive research, survey)
| | | Week 13 | Kinds of Qualitative Research (Correlative and Causal Comparative Research, Experimental Research and Experimental Research Models)
| | | Week 14 | Kinds of Qualitative Research (Experimental Research and Experimental Research Models)
| | | Week 15 | Analyzing of quantitative data
| | | Week 16 | Final Exam
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| 1 | Büyüköztürk, Şener, vd. 2022, Eğitimde Bilimsel Araştırma Yöntemleri, Pegem Akademi Yayınları, Ankara | | | |
| 1 | Çelebi, N. 2004; Sosyoloji ve Metodoloji Yazıları, Anı Yayıncılık | | | 2 | Kuş, E. 2012; Nicel-Nitel Araştırma Teknikleri, Anı Yayıncılık | | | 3 | Neuman W. L. 2013; Toplumsal Araştırma Yöntemleri: Nitel ve Nicel Yaklaşımlar I-II, Yayınodası Yayıncılık | | | 4 | Güven, S. 2001; Toplumbiliminde Araştırma Yöntemleri, Bursa: Ezgi Kitabevi. | | | 5 | Creswell, J. 2014; Araştırma Deseni Nitel, Nicel ve Karma Yöntem Yaklaşımları, Eğiten Yayınları | | | 6 | Duverger, M. 2014; Toplum bilimlerinde Araştırma Yöntem ve Teknikleri, Cem Yayınevi, İstanbul | | | 7 | Cole, S. 1999; Sosyolojik Düşünme Yöntemi-Sosyoloji Bilimine Giriş (çev. B. Demirkol), Ankara: Vadi Yayınları. | | | 8 | Gökçe, B. 2012; Toplumsal Bilimlerde Araştırma, Savaş Yayınları. | | | |
| Method of Assessment | | Type of assessment | Week No | Date | Duration (hours) | Weight (%) | | Mid-term exam | 9 | 16.11.2024 | 1 | 50 | | End-of-term exam | 16 | 13.01.2025 | 1 | 50 | | |
| Student Work Load and its Distribution | | Type of work | Duration (hours pw) | No of weeks / Number of activity | Hours in total per term | | Yüz yüze eğitim | 4 | 14 | 56 | | Sınıf dışı çalışma | 7 | 14 | 98 | | Arasınav için hazırlık | 4 | 1 | 4 | | Arasınav | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık | 4 | 1 | 4 | | Dönem sonu sınavı | 3 | 1 | 3 | | Diğer 1 | 14 | 1 | 14 | | Total work load | | | 180 |
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