COURSE UNIT TITLE

: RESEARCH METHODS AND TECHNIQUES IN MUSIC STUDIES II

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
MBA 2002 RESEARCH METHODS AND TECHNIQUES IN MUSIC STUDIES II COMPULSORY 3 0 0 4

Offered By

Musicology

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR IBRAHIM YAVUZ YÜKSELSIN

Offered to

Musicology

Course Objective

The aims of this course are to acquaint the students with data collecting and analysis methods which are using in social sciences; and to provide methodological and technical skills on music studies.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Define the terminology and concepts which are use in social sciences,
2   Explain methodological diversities between subdisciplines [historical musicology, systematic musicology and ethnomusicology] of musicology,
3   Determine the proper methods and techniques for study of music,
4   Apply methods and techniques for collecting audio-visual and literary data which are related with a musical problem,
5   Report in writing the results of research projects,
6   Defense the production of scientific knowledge is 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 Preparing to Fieldwork: Techical and Technological Competencies
3 Observation Types and Techniques
4 What is Field Note Where and How Write up
5 Learning to Perform Music as a Research Tecnique
6 Enterview Types and Techniques
7 Preparing Questions of Structured Interview
8 `Laboratory Research' as a Strategic Method
9 DATA Collecting via Experiment
10 Mid-term Exam
11 Analysis of Qualitative Data: Textual Analyzing
12 Analysis of Quantitative Data: Statistical Techniques
13 Questionnaire and Survey Research as a Data Collecting Technique
14 Preparing of Questionnaire: Problem/Question Design

Recomended or Required Reading

Text Book(s)/Required Readings:
Barzun, Jacques Graff, Henry F. (1993). Modern Araştırmacı. (Çev: Fatoş Dilber). Ankara: Tübitak Popüler Bilim Kitapları.
Böke, Kaan. (2012). Sosyal Bilimlerde Araştırma Yöntemleri, Istanbul: Alfa Yayınları.
Kıncal, Remzi Y. (2010). Bilimsel Araştırma Yöntemleri, Istanbul. Nobel Yayın Dağıtım.
Özer Yetkin. (1997). Bilim Perspektifinde Müzik, Izmir: Dokuz Eylül Yayınları.
Additional Sources:
Barnes, Barry. (1990). Bilimsel Bilginin Sosyolojisi. (Kuhn and Social Sience: Theoretical Traditions in the Social Sience). (Çev.Hüsamettin Arslan). Ankara: Vadi yayınları.
Bernard, Harvey Russell. (2006). Research Methods in Anthropology: Qualitative and Quantitative Approaches, 4th Edition, USA: AltaMira Press.
Ember, Carol R., Melvin Ember. (2009). Cross-Cultural Research Methods, Second edition, Altamira Press.
Kaplan, Ayten. (2005). Kültürel Müzikoloji, Istanbul: Bağlam Yayınları.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Courses:
The courses are theoretical and partly applied. Applied works consist of technical skills which are given with examples by instructor and discussion of reports of students in classroom environment.
Assignments:
Assignments aim to orientate the students to research on specific topics; and to presentation and discussion of results in class environment. Assignments are perform as individually and each student delivers minimum 3 works as assignment.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 ASG ASSIGNMENT
3 ATT ATTENDANCE
4 FIN FINAL EXAM
5 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.30 + ASG * 0.30 + ATT * 0.10 + FIN * 0.30
6 RST RESIT
7 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.30 + ASG * 0.30 + ATT * 0.10 + RST * 0.30


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: 232 - 412 92 03

Office Hours

Monday: 13:30-15:00
Tuesday: 13:30-15:00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 3 39
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 1 13
Preparation for midterm exam 1 4 4
Preparation for final exam 1 6 6
Preparing assignments 3 5 15
Preparing presentations 1 20 20
Final 1 1 1
Midterm 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 99

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14PO.15PO.16PO.17
LO.15
LO.2333
LO.351
LO.455311
LO.51131311
LO.6111113

CONTACT INFORMATION
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