COURSE UNIT TITLE

: RESEARCH METHODOLOGY I

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
DBA 6331 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY I COMPULSORY 3 0 0 7

Offered By

Business Administration (English)

Level of Course Unit

Third Cycle Programmes (Doctorate Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR ÖMÜR NECZAN ÖZMEN

Offered to

Business Administration (English)

Course Objective

The purpose of this course is to provide students with the skills and tools needed for, evaluating and designing quantitative research in any business domain.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Understand fundamentals of quantitative research methods
2   Understand essentials of developing and testing theories
3   Understand measurement and scaling issues related to survey and experimental methods
4   Understand major issues in using secondary data
5   Design, administer and analyze surveys and experiments
6   Critically evaluate published research papers
7   Link different theoretical perspectives together to produce a new stream of research question

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 The Foundations of Research 1. The research cycle 2. Comparing and contrasting various research approaches and methods
2 Research Ethics Qualitative & Quantitative Research Methods
3 The Role of Theory in Quantitative Research Methods 1. Concepts, Constructs and Assumptions 2. Variables and Measures 3. Frameworks and Hypotheses 4. Causality
4 Surveys - Psychometric Properties 1. Understanding survey items 2. Judgments and estimates 3. Measuring Attitudes 4. Measurement and Scaling 5. Scale Reliability
5 Interpreting Survey Research
6 Introduction to experiments Preliminary discussion of students research project ideas, time permitting.
7 Experiments Quasi and True Experimental Designs Quasi-Field Experiment
8 Experiments
9 Presentation of Initial Research project
10 Using Secondary Data
11 Final Research Project Presentations
12 Final Research Project Presentations
13 Final Research Project Presentations
14 Review

Recomended or Required Reading

To be announced.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1. Weekly Lectures
2. Weekly Readings & Assignments
3. Article discussion and presentations
4. Field Study

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 * 0.20 + STT* 0.40 + FIN* 0.40
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.20 + STT * 0.40 + RST* 0.40


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

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

A. ARTICLES PRESENTATIONS
Students need to prepare a professional presentation, using the appropriate visual aids such as PowerPoint, and lead the class through the paper and a critique thereof.
Presentation of an empirical/hypothesis testing article should identify: (1) the research question and explain why it is interesting; (2) the key assumptions, theories, variables (independent, dependent, intervening, moderator, etc.) and hypotheses; (3) the sample, research design, hypothesis-testing test method, and results of tests; and (4) the contributions, limitations, and implications.
Presentation of a theory/literature review article should identify: (1) the major research 3 questions/issues posed by the literature reviewed and why these questions/issues are interesting; (2) the key assumptions, theories, variables (independent, dependent, intervening, moderator, etc.), and primary theoretical suggestions; and (3) the contributions, limitations, and implications.
B. RESEARCH DESIGN
Students are expected design a research survey or experiment in your chosen business domain. Overall, your manuscript should be around 18-32 pages (double-spaced, one-inch margins, 12-point font) in length.Your resulting paper should include the following:
1. Introduction (2-4 pages) should include purpose(s) of the research project, importance and relevance of the research question(s).,expected scholarly and practical contribution(s).
2. Theory and Hypotheses (5-10 pages) should include appropriate theory, literature and logic, testable hypotheses.
3. Research Method (5-10 pages) should include explanation of the variables and metrics, presentation of survey or or experiment.
4. Results (3-4 pages) ; should include describition of how you would analyze the data, reason for chosing those statistical testing procedures.
5. Summary and Conclusion (3-4 pages) should include potential benefits of your study to theory and practice, explanation of the limitations of the study , suggestions for future research arising from your study.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

1. Attending at least 70% of lectures is mandatory.
2. Plagiarism of any type will result in disciplinary action..

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

yasemin.arbak@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 12 3 36
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 12 4 48
Preparing assignments 1 50 50
Preparation for final exam 1 10 10
Preparing presentations 2 12 24
Final 1 5 5
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 173

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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