COURSE UNIT TITLE

: QUALITATIVE RESEARCH METHODS

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
SEG 4006 QUALITATIVE RESEARCH METHODS ELECTIVE 3 0 0 5

Offered By

ELEMENTARY MATHEMATICS TEACHER EDUCATION

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR ELIF TÜRNÜKLÜ

Offered to

ELEMENTARY MATHEMATICS TEACHER EDUCATION
ELEMENTARY MATHEMATICS TEACHER EDUCATION

Course Objective

To have mathematics student teachers prove their teaching abilities and use qualitative research methods to solve problems in the class

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   to comprehend the place of qualitative research in scientific research
2   to comprehend the qualitative research process
3   to comprehend and use the sampling techniques used in the qualitative research
4   to comprehend and use the characteristics, process, strengths and weaknesses of the interview, focus group interview, observation and document review techniques
5   to comprehend and use analyzing methods used in the qualitative research
6   to comprehend and apply what the validity and reliability are in the qualitative research and how these are used

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction to the research methods
2 The place of the qualitative research in the scientific research: The theoritical foundations of the qualitative research, the key features of the qualitative research
3 The comparison between qualitative and quantitative research methods in terms of their approaches
4 The basic stages of the qualitative research methods, the qualitative research questions
5 The variation in the qualitative research
6 The sample in the qualitative research
7 Interview
8 Midterm exam
9 Focus group interview
10 Observation
11 Document analiysis
12 Qualitative data analysis
13 Qualitative data analysis
14 The validity and reliability in the qualitative research; General consideration and discussion
15 Final exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Yıldırım, A., Şimşek, H. (2008). Sosyal Bilimlerde Nitel Araştırma Yöntemleri. Ankara: Seçkin Yayıncılık.
Bilgin, N. (2000). Içerik analizi. Izmir: Ege Üniversitesi Edebiyat Fakültesi Yayınları (109)
Türnüklü, A. (2001). Eğitimbilim alanında aynı araştırma sorusunu yanıtlamak için farklı araştırma tekniklerinin birlikte kullanılması. Eğitim ve Bilim, 26 (120), 8-13.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

: Face to face, presentation, question-answer

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 STT TERM WORK (SEMESTER)
3 FINS FINAL EXAM
4 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.30 + STT * 0.10 + FINS * 0.60
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 + RST * 0.60

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Midterm exam and final exam

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

Seventy percent of the course is obligatory to attend

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

elif.turnuklu@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 3 39
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 12 3 36
Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10
Preparation for final exam 1 20 20
Preparing assignments 4 2 8
Midterm 1 1 1
Final 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 115

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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LO.245333435
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CONTACT INFORMATION
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