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Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type Of Course	D	U	L	ECTS
FDB 5077	RESEARCH METHODS AND TECHNIQUES IN SOCIAL SCIENCE	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	6

Offered By

Philosophy and Religious Sciences

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASISTANT PROFESSOR ISA KUYUCUOĞLU

Offered to

Philosophy and Religious Sciences

Course Objective

To examine the researching process (problem wording, data collection, data analysis and interpretation of data), to revive important scientific research methods and to teach the students to develop research question which is necessary to apply research on a specific topic, and to learn hypothetic construction, conceptualization, operationalization, measurement, data collection, data analysis, data evaluation, interpretation, and reporting writing techniques.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1	Knows research methods of social sciences
2	Analyses empirical and qualitative methods
3	Learns the content analysis and field research
4	Examines the processes of research
5	Learns preparation of sources and how to create footnotes and endnotes
6	Learns and applies the processes of sociological research

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week	Subject	Description
1	The basic concepts of scientific resource
2	Defining of research problem and hypothetic formation
3	Causality
4	Conceptualization and operationalization
5	Measurement
6	Empirical methods
7	Descriptive methods
8	Midterm exam
9	Content analysis and field research
10	Samples of logical choice
11	Inferential Statistics: Parametric Tests I
12	Non-parametric tests
13	Research design and the choice of statistical test
14	Preparation of bibliography, Ethic Violation and plagiarism

Recomended or Required Reading

Textbook(s):
1. Islamoğlu Ahmet Hamdi (2011), Sosyal Bilimlerde Araştırma Yöntemleri, Beta Basımevi, Istanbul.
2. Lewins, Frank (2011) . Sosyal Bilimler Metodolojisi, Eleştirel Bir Giriş, Çeviren A. Vahap Taştan,Lotus Yayınevi. Istanbul.
3. Kuyucuoğlu, Isa (2008); Din Sosyolojisi: Teori ve Yöntem Analizleri, FCR. Yayınları. Ankara.

Supplementary Book(s):
1. Aysel, Aziz (2008). Sosyal Bilimlerde Araştırma Yöntemleri ve Teknikleri, Nobel, Ankara.
2. Yıldırım, Ali (2011), Sosyal Bilimlerde Nitel Araştırma Yöntemleri, Seçkin Yayınevi, Ankara.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture, research, questions-answers, examples of homework on the review and implementation.

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 * 0.30 + STT * 0.10 + FIN* 0.60
5	RST	RESIT
6	FCGR	FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT)	MTE * 0.30 + STT * 0.10 + RST* 0.60

*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

The success of student will be examined according to examination and lecture performance

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

isa.kuyucuoglu@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Friday: 15.00-16.00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities	Number	Time (hours)	Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures	13	3	39
Preparing assignments	1	10	10
Preparing presentations	1	7	7
Preparations before/after weekly lectures	13	5	65
Preparation for final exam	1	15	15
Preparation for midterm exam	1	10	10
Final	1	2	2
Midterm	1	2	2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)			150

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LO	PO.1	PO.2	PO.3	PO.4	PO.5
LO.1	4	4	5	5	3
LO.2	4	4	5	5	3
LO.3	4	4	5	5	3
LO.4	4	4	5	5	3
LO.5	4	4	5	5	3
LO.6	4	4	5	5	3

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Description of Individual Course Units

Offered By

Level of Course Unit

Course Coordinator

Offered to

Course Objective

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

Mode of Delivery

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

Recomended Optional Programme Components

Course Contents

Recomended or Required Reading

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

Assessment Criteria

Language of Instruction

Course Policies and Rules

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Office Hours

Work Placement(s)

Workload Calculation

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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