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Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS MBA 3008 RESEARCH METHODOLOGIES IN SOCIAL SCIENCES COMPULSORY 2 2 0 5

Offered By

Maritime Business Administration

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR OKAN TUNA

Offered to

Maritime Business Administration Maritime Business Administration

Course Objective

The objective of this course is to provide process of research in social sciences.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To learn the types of research methods. 2   To understand the research process. 3   To apply a research project 4   To learn writing and presenting a research project 5   To understand the basic functions of SPSS

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description 1 Stages in the research process. 2 Types of researches : quantitative and qualitative designs. 3 Defining the research problem and research design. 4 Scales and measurement types. 5 Scales and measurement types. 6 Data collection and sampling. 7 Midterm Exam 8 Hypotheses Testing 9 Introduction to SPSS: Coding and Data Entry 10 Introduction to SPSS:Descriptive Statistics 11 Introduction to SPSS:Multivariate Tests 12 Introduction to SPSS:Multivariate Tests 13 Presentations of assignment 14 Presentations of assignment

Recomended or Required Reading

Neuman, W. L. , Social Research Methods: Qualitative and quantitative approaches, Pearson Education Edition, Boston: Allyn & Bacon, 2006.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Cooperative and Active Teaching and Learning Strategies.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA 1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM 2 FINS FINAL EXAM 3 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.40 + FINS * 0.60 4 RST RESIT 5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 + RST * 0.60

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

To be announced.

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours) Lectures 0 Tutorials 12 2 24 Preparations before/after weekly lectures 12 3 36 Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10 Preparation for final exam 1 15 15 Preparing assignments 1 20 20 Preparing presentations 1 15 15 Final 1 2 2 Midterm 1 2 2 TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 124

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LO PO.1 PO.2 PO.3 PO.4 PO.5 PO.6 PO.7 PO.8 PO.9 PO.10 PO.11 PO.12 PO.13 LO.1 3 5 3 3 5 3 5 5 3 5 3 LO.2 3 5 3 5 5 5 3 3 3 3 3 3 LO.3 3 5 3 5 3 3 3 3 3 3 5 LO.4 3 3 5 3 5 3 5 5 3 5 5 3 LO.5 3 3 3 5 3 5 3 5 3 3