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Management and Organization-Masters with Thesis
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GRADUATE INSTITUTE of SOCIAL SCIENCES / DEPARTMENT of BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION / Management and Organization-Masters with Thesis
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ISLZ5981Research Methods3+0+0ECTS:7.5
Year / SemesterFall Semester
Level of CourseSecond Cycle
Status Compulsory
DepartmentDEPARTMENT of BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
Prerequisites and co-requisitesNone
Mode of DeliveryFace to face
Contact Hours14 weeks - 3 hours of lectures per week
LecturerProf. Dr. Hakkı YAVUZ
Co-Lecturer
Language of instructionTurkish
Professional practise ( internship ) None
 
The aim of the course:
to teach student the process and methods of social science research
 
Programme OutcomesCTPOTOA
Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to :
PO - 1 : learn the research process3,8,101,3,
PO - 2 : learn the research methods3,8,101,3,
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

 
Contents of the Course
Research in social sciences, Quantitative, qualitative and mixed method research, research questions, hypothesis, variables, data, methods
 
Course Syllabus
 WeekSubjectRelated Notes / Files
 Week 1DOING SOCIAL RESEARCH
 Week 2THEORY AND SOCIAL RESEARCH
 Week 3ETHICS IN SOCIAL RESEARCH
 Week 4REVIEWING THE SCHOLARLY LITERATURE AND PLANNING A STUDY
 Week 5QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE MEASUREMENT
 Week 6QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE SAMPLING
 Week 7SURVEY RESEARCH
 Week 8EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH
 Week 9MID-TERM EXAM
 Week 10ANALYSIS OF QUANTITATIVE DATA
 Week 11Difference test
 Week 12Correlational tests
 Week 13cause-affect test-I
 Week 14cause-affect test-II
 Week 15Summary
 Week 16Final exam
 
Textbook / Material
 
Recommended Reading
 
Method of Assessment
Type of assessmentWeek NoDate

Duration (hours)Weight (%)
Mid-term exam 9 2 50
End-of-term exam 16 2 50
 
Student Work Load and its Distribution
Type of workDuration (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 load225