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Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS SEG 4006 QUANTITATIVE RESEARCH METHODS ELECTIVE 2 0 0 3

Offered By

Social Studies Teacher Education

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR NEVZAT GÜMÜŞ

Offered to

Social Studies Teacher Education Social Studies Teacher Education

Course Objective

To have social studies student teachers prove their teaching abilities and use qualitative research methods to solve problems in the class

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To comprehend the place of qualitative research in scientific research 2   To comprehend the qualitative research process 3   To comprehend and use the sampling techniques used in the qualitative research 4   To comprehend and use the characteristics, process, strengths and weaknesses of the interview, focus group interview, observation and document review techniques 5   To comprehend and use analyzing methods used in the qualitative research 6   To comprehend and apply what the validity and reliability are in the qualitative research and how these are used

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description 1 Introduction to the research methods 2 The place of the qualitative research in the scientific research: The theoritical foundations of the qualitative research, the key features of the qualitative research 3 The comparison between qualitative and quantitative research methods in terms of their approaches 4 The basic stages of the qualitative research methods, the qualitative research questions 5 The variation in the qualitative research 6 The sample in the qualitative research 7 Interview 8 Midterm exam 9 Focus group interview 10 Observation 11 Document analyzing 12 Qualitative data analyse 13 Qualitative data analyse 14 The validity and reliability in the qualitative research; General consideration and discussion 15 Final exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Yıldırım, A., Şimşek, H. (2008). Sosyal Bilimlerde Nitel Araştırma Yöntemleri. Ankara: Seçkin Yayıncılık. Bilgin, N. (2000). Içerik analizi. Izmir: Ege Üniversitesi Edebiyat Fakültesi Yayınları (109) Türnüklü, A. (2001). Eğitimbilim alanında aynı araştırma sorusunu yanıtlamak için farklı araştırma tekniklerinin birlikte kullanılması. Eğitim ve Bilim, 26 (120), 8-13.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Face to face, presentation, question-answer

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA 1 VZ Arasınav 2 DTK Diğer Etkinlik 3 FN Yarıyılsonu Sınavı 4 BNS BNS VZ * 0.30 + DTK * 0.10 + FN * 0.60 5 BUT Bütünleme Notu 6 BBN Bütünleme Sonu Başarı Notu VZ * 0.30 + DTK * 0.10 + BUT * 0.60

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

To be announced.

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours) Lectures 13 2 26 Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 2 26 Preparation for midterm exam 1 5 5 Preparation for final exam 1 10 10 Final 1 1 1 Midterm 1 1 1 TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 69

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LO PO.1 PO.2 PO.3 PO.4 PO.5 PO.6 PO.7 PO.8 PO.9 PO.10 PO.11 PO.12 PO.13 PO.14 LO.1 5 LO.2 5 LO.3 5 LO.4 5 LO.5 5 LO.6 5