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| EKO5012 | Research Methods-I | 3+0+0 | ECTS:7.5 | | Year / Semester | Fall Semester | | Level of Course | Second Cycle | | Status | Elective | | Department | DEPARTMENT of ECONOMETRICS | | Prerequisites and co-requisites | None | | Mode of Delivery | | | Contact Hours | 14 weeks - 3 hours of lectures per week | | Lecturer | Prof. Dr. Rahmi YAMAK | | Co-Lecturer | | | Language of instruction | | | Professional practise ( internship ) | None | | | | The aim of the course: | | The main purpose of the Research Methods-I is to discover to interpret and to develop the methods and system for the human knowledge on scientific matters. |
| Programme Outcomes | CTPO | TOA | | Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to : | | | | PO - 1 : | learn research methods to setup and to solve the research problem | 1,3 | 1,3, | | PO - 2 : | identify and draw borders of research to problem | 1,3 | 1,3, | | PO - 3 : | construct research to solutions to a research problem | 1,3 | 1,3, | | PO - 4 : | make empirical research using empirical evidence | 1,3 | 1,3, | | PO - 5 : | write and present the research | 1,3 | 1,3, | | 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), PO : Learning Outcome | | |
| Scientific Method,Hypothesis in Social Science, Law in Social Science,Theory in Social Science,Data Measurement,Model Construction,Review of Literature,Set-up of expectations,Model estimation, Interpretation of Findings,Field Research. |
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| Course Syllabus | | Week | Subject | Related Notes / Files | | Week 1 | Scientific Method | | | Week 2 | Hypothesis in Social Science | | | Week 3 | Law in Social Science | | | Week 4 | Theory in Social Science | | | Week 5 | Data Measurement | | | Week 6 | Model Construction | | | Week 7 | Review of Literature | | | Week 8 | Set-up of Expectations | | | Week 9 | Mid-term exam | | | Week 10 | Model Estimation | | | Week 11 | Interpretation of Findings | | | Week 12 | Quiz | | | Week 13 | Scientific Presentation, Scientific Report Writing | | | Week 14 | Field Research | | | Week 15 | Field Research | | | Week 16 | End-of-term exam | | | |
| 1 | Blaug, M. 1980; The Methodology of Economics, Cambridge University Press. | | | |
| Method of Assessment | | Type of assessment | Week No | Date | Duration (hours) | Weight (%) | | Mid-term exam | 9 | 11/2024 | 1 | 30 | | Homework/Assignment/Term-paper | 12 | 12/2024 | 1 | 20 | | End-of-term exam | 16 | 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 | 3 | 14 | 42 | | Sınıf dışı çalışma | 8 | 14 | 112 | | Arasınav için hazırlık | 12 | 2 | 24 | | Arasınav | 2 | 1 | 2 | | Ödev | 3 | 2 | 6 | | Kısa sınav | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık | 12 | 3 | 36 | | Dönem sonu sınavı | 2 | 1 | 2 | | Total work load | | | 225 |
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