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
TUI 6030 QUALITATIVE RESEARCH METHODS ELECTIVE 3 0 0 5

Offered By

Tourism Management

Level of Course Unit

Third Cycle Programmes (Doctorate Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR ÖMÜR NECZAN ÖZMEN

Offered to

Tourism Management

Course Objective

The objective of this course is to introduce qualitative research methods. It is configured for explanation, theory development and theory testing on a real case study research strategy.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To be able to understand qualitative reaesrch methods and techniques.
2   To be able to grasp the fundamental elements of research method design and appropriate eveluation criterion for case study.
3   To be able to understand and apply tools developed to support qualititve research.
4   To be able to carryt out the fundamental qualitative research applications such as reesearch design, interview, data management, coding, advanced research techniques, and reporting.
5   To be able to evaluate academic publications including qualitative research.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Projects Preferences
2 Theory
3 Project Proposal
4 Case Study
5 Interview
6 Focus Groups
7 Tools Supporting Qualitative Research
8 Midterm Exam
9 Interview Evaluation
10 Case Study Analysis
11 Case Study Reporting
12 Presentations
13 Presentations
14 Presentations

Recomended or Required Reading

To be arranged in the beginning of the semester.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1. Weekly lectures
2. Weekly reading assignments and homework
3. Article evaluation, discussion and presentations
4. Case studies

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 STT TERM WORK (SEMESTER)
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.20 + STT* 0.40 + FIN* 0.40
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.20 + STT * 0.40 + RST* 0.40

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

To be announced soon.

Assessment Criteria

The project that will be prepared as part of the course will be based on case study strategy and will include qualitative data analysis by a small but real project.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

1. It is obligatory to attend at least 70% of the classes.
2. Violations of Plagiarism of any kind will result in disciplinary steps being taken.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Prof. Dr. Ömür N. TIMURCANDAY ÖZMEN
omur.ozmen@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced soon.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 11 3 33
Tutorials 2 3 6
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 11 2 22
Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10
Preparation for final exam 1 15 15
Preparing assignments (Individual ) 5 3 15
Preparing presentations 6 4 24
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 129

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9
LO.15
LO.24
LO.35
LO.445
LO.555

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