COURSE UNIT TITLE

: RESEARCH METHODS AND TECHNIQUES IN ETHNOMUSICOLOGY II

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
MZB 6026 RESEARCH METHODS AND TECHNIQUES IN ETHNOMUSICOLOGY II COMPULSORY 3 0 0 5

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 `Fieldwork as a Strategic Research Method
2 Observation Types and Techniques
3 Participant Observation and Ethnography as Fieldwork
4 Field Notes: How to Take and Manage.
5 Communication Problems During the Fieldwork
6 Assessment of Observation Reports
7 Interviewing Types and Techniques
8 Preparing Questionnaires for Structured Interviewing
9 Learning to Perform as a Research Technique in Ethnomusicology
10 The Ethnomusicologist, Ethnographic Method, and the Transmission of Tradition
11 Meaning Laboratory Study in Ethnomusicology
12 Experimental Studies in Ethnomusicology
13 Analysis of Qualitative Data: Textual Analyzing
14 Ethical Problems in Ethnomusicology and Responsibilities of Ethnomusicologist

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.
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.
Kaplan, Ayten. (2005). Kültürel Müzikoloji, Istanbul: Bağlam Yayınları.
Myers, Helen. (1992). Fieldwork , Ethnomusicology. An Introduction, (ed. Helen Myers), London: The Macmillan Press.
Özer Yetkin. (1997). Bilim Perspektifinde Müzik, Izmir: Dokuz Eylül Yayınları.
______. (2002). Müzik Etnografisi. Izmir: Dokuz Eylül Yayınları.

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

Office Hours

Could be contacted at any time during course days

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 3 42
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 3 39
Preparation for final exam 1 8 8
Preparing assignments 3 6 18
Design Project 1 20 20
Final 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 128

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14
LO.1355353
LO.2
LO.3535
LO.435231
LO.533
LO.63531333
LO.755453333

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