Description of Individual Course Units
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Offered By |
Foreign Trade (English) |
Level of Course Unit |
Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree) |
Course Coordinator |
PROFESSOR CANAN MADRAN |
Offered to |
Foreign Trade (English) |
Course Objective |
Aim of the course is to familiarize students with the research process and provides them with the necessary foundation in designing and conducting research applied to business problems. The course also illustrates the integration between statistics and research methods by demonstrating the ways to use statistics in analyzing data collected during research. In this course, the focus will be mostly on the logic of the research process, the methodology aspect of research, and the basics of data analysis and inferential statistics. |
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit |
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Mode of Delivery |
Face -to- Face |
Prerequisites and Co-requisites |
None |
Recomended Optional Programme Components |
None |
Course Contents |
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Recomended or Required Reading |
Research Methods for Business--A Skill Building Approach. Uma Sekaran (2003).John Wiley. New York. 4th Edition. |
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods |
The course consists of lectures, class discussions, computer applications, assignments and mini projects. |
Assessment Methods |
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Further Notes About Assessment Methods |
None |
Assessment Criteria |
1. Lectures will focus on the transfer of research principles, processes, designs and methodologies and the transfer of basic and advanced statistical concepts and techniques where comprehension is substantially enhanced by additional elaboration and illustration. |
Language of Instruction |
English |
Course Policies and Rules |
1. It is obligatory to attend at least 70% of the classes. |
Contact Details for the Lecturer(s) |
canan.madran@deu.edu.tr |
Office Hours |
To be announced. |
Work Placement(s) |
None |
Workload Calculation |
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Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes |
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