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| KAY5011 | Research Methods-I | 3+0+0 | ECTS:7.5 | | Year / Semester | Fall Semester | | Level of Course | Second Cycle | | Status | Elective | | Department | DEPARTMENT of PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION | | Prerequisites and co-requisites | None | | Mode of Delivery | Face to face | | Contact Hours | 14 weeks - 3 hours of lectures per week | | Lecturer | -- | | Co-Lecturer | | | Language of instruction | | | Professional practise ( internship ) | None | | | | The aim of the course: | | The aim of this corse is to teach how to make a research in the social science |
| Programme Outcomes | CTPO | TOA | | Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to : | | | | PO - 1 : | learn scientigic thinking method | 4 | 1,5 | | PO - 2 : | learn the characteristics of social phenomenon | 4 | 1,5 | | PO - 3 : | learn observation thecniques and how to make decumentary observation. | 4 | 1,5 | | PO - 4 : | learn what is the samle and how to pick the sample | 4 | 1,5 | | PO - 5 : | learn how to prepare and evaluate the surevey questions | 4 | 1,5 | | PO - 6 : | learn the thecniques of scientific research | | | | 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 | | |
| The İdea of Social Science, The Various Social Science, The Tecniques of Observation, Documentary Observation, Direct Extensive Observation, Direct İntensive Observation.
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| Course Syllabus | | Week | Subject | Related Notes / Files | | Week 1 | The Idea of Social Science, The Historical Developmen of the Social Sciences | | | Week 2 | Characteristics of Social Phenomena | | | Week 3 | The Various Social Sciences | | | Week 4 | The Techniques of Observation, Documantary Observation, Categories of Documents, Written Documents | | | Week 5 | Statistics, Other Documents | | | Week 6 | Methods of Analysing Documents | | | Week 7 | Techniques of Content Analysis | | | Week 8 | Direct Extensive Observation, Sampling | | | Week 9 | Mid-term exam | | | Week 10 | Questionnaire Methodts | | | Week 11 | The Results of Investigations | | | Week 12 | Direct Intensive Observation | | | Week 13 | Tests and the Measurement of Attitudes, Test Method | | | Week 14 | Measurements of Opinions and Attitudes | | | Week 15 | Participant Observation, Participant Observer | | | Week 16 | End-of-term exam | | | |
| 1 | Black, Thomas R. (2002), Understanding Social Science Research, London: Sage Publications | | | |
| 1 | Silverman, David (2004), Qualitative Research, London: Sage Publications | | | |
| Method of Assessment | | Type of assessment | Week No | Date | Duration (hours) | Weight (%) | | Mid-term exam | 9 | 20/11/2012 | 1 | 30 | | In-term studies (second mid-term exam) | 12 | 12/12/2012 | 1 | 20 | | End-of-term exam | 16 | 09/01/2013 | 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 | | Arasınav için hazırlık | 13 | 2 | 26 | | Ödev | 8 | 10 | 80 | | Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık | 14 | 3 | 42 | | Total work load | | | 190 |
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