COURSE UNIT TITLE

: RESEARCH METHODS AND TECHNIQUES IN ETHNOMUSICOLOGY I

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
MZB 6025 RESEARCH METHODS AND TECHNIQUES IN ETHNOMUSICOLOGY I COMPULSORY 3 0 0 6

Offered By

Musicology

Level of Course Unit

Third Cycle Programmes (Doctorate Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR IBRAHIM YAVUZ YÜKSELSIN

Offered to

Musicology

Course Objective

This course aims to acquaint the students with data collecting and analysis methods in ethnomusicology; and to provide methodological and technical skills on music studies conducting with ethnomusicological perspective.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To explain methodological relationships between ethnomusicology and other disciplines [anthropology, sociology, cultural studies],
2   To define the methodology related terminologies and concepts which are use in ethnomusicology,
3   To independently design research project and determine the proper methods and techniques for study of music,
4   To apply methods and techniques for collecting audio-visual and literary data which are related with a musical problem,
5   To review and refer international literature in Ethnomusicology discipline.
6   To report the results of research projects in written and verbally,
7   To defense production of scientific knowledge is a strategical process and it is dependent to methodology.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Science of Music, Social Sciences and Importance of Methodology.
2 Methodological Differencies and Associations Between Ethnomusicology and other disciplines.
3 Fundamental Concepts of Scientific Research.
4 Strategic Research Methods and Collecting of DATA
5 Organization and Classification of Collected DATA
6 Preparing for Scientific Research and Design of Ethnomusicological Research
7 Defining of Scientific Problem and it's Conceptualizing
8 Discussion of Assignments
9 Literature Review as a Strategic Method
10 Citation and Referencing Styles in Academic Writings.
11 WEB of Science: Utilization of Online Database on Music I
12 WEB of Science: Utilization of Online Database on Music II
13 Social Media Research within Virtual Environments I
14 Social Media Research within Virtual Environments II

Recomended or Required Reading

Baily, John. (2001). Learning to Perform as a Research Technique in Ethnomusicology , British Journal of Ethnomusicology, Vol. 10, No. 2., pp. 85-98.
_________ (2007). `Ethnomusicology, Intermusability, and Performance Practice in The New (Ethno)musicologies, edited by Henry Stobart, chapter 5. Lanham, Maryland: Scarecrow Press.
Barnes, Barry. (1990). Bilimsel Bilginin Sosyolojisi. (Kuhn and Social Sience: Theoretical Traditions in the Social Sience). (Çev.Hüsamettin Arslan). Ankara: Vadi yayınları.
Barzun, Jacques Graff, Henry F. (1993). Modern Araştırmacı. (Çev: Fatoş Dilber). Ankara: Tübitak Popüler Bilim Kitapları.
Bernard, Harvey Russell. (2006). Research Methods in Anthropology: Qualitative and Quantitative Approaches, 4th Edition, USA: AltaMira Press.
Gregory F. Barz Timothy J. Cooley. 2008. Shadows in the Field: New Perspectives for Fieldwork in Ethnomusicology. (ed. Gregory F. Barz Timothy J. Cooley). USA: Oxford University Press.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Courses:
The courses are theoretical and partly applied. Applied works consist of technical skills which are given examples by instructor and discussion reports of students in classroom.
Assignments:
Assignments aims to orientate the students to research on specific topics; and aims to presentation and discussion of results in class environment. Assignments are perform as individually and each student delivers minimum 2 works as assignment.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 ASG ASSIGNMENT
2 PAR PARTICIPATION
3 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE
4 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) ASG * 0.40 + PAR * 0.10 + FCG * 0.50
5 RST RESIT
6 RST RESIT ASG * 0.40 +PAR * 0.10 + RST * 0.50

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

1. Attendance to 70% of lectures is compulsory.
2. Every kind of plagiarism is subject to official investigation
3. Deadline of assignments must be strictly followed.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

E-mail: iyavuz@deu.edu.tr
Tel: 0-232 - 412 92 03

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 3 42
Preparation for final exam 1 8 8
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 4 52
Preparing assignments 3 8 24
Design Project 1 20 20
Final 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 147

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14
LO.135353
LO.25
LO.3535
LO.43513
LO.551
LO.63531333
LO.7553533333

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