TÜRKÇE
ENGLISH
Information
| Unit | INSTITUTE OF SOCIAL SCIENCES |
| PHILOSOPHY AND RELIGIOUS STUDIES (MASTER) (WITH THESIS) | |
| Code | FDB798 |
| Name | Quantitative Research Methods in Social Sciences |
| Term | 2018-2019 Academic Year |
| Term | Spring |
| Duration (T+A) | 3-0 (T-A) (17 Week) |
| ECTS | 6 ECTS |
| National Credit | 3 National Credit |
| Teaching Language | Türkçe |
| Level | Yüksek Lisans Dersi |
| Type | Enstitü Bilimsel Araştırma Yöntemleri |
| Mode of study | Yüz Yüze Öğretim |
| Catalog Information Coordinator | Prof.Dr. ASIM YAPICI |
| Course Instructor |
The current term course schedule has not been prepared yet.
|
Course Goal / Objective
The main purpose of this course is to provide the MA students in different fields of educational sciences with a scientific point of view towards life and events, which enables them to improve their knowledge,skills and attitudes to solve a problem using scientific methods.
Course Content
The course covers basic concepts such as science, scientific method and research, identifying a problem and stating it in the research; Writing a research hypotesis, Liiterature review techniques; Research design and data collection techniques.
Course Precondition
Resources
Notes
Course Learning Outcomes
| Order | Course Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|
| LO01 | Comprehends the transformation of information and scientific concepts throughout historical process |
| LO02 | Recognizes the place and importance of scientific thinking method in understanding and investigating life |
| LO03 | Explains the sources of information |
| LO04 | Follows ethical rules in scientific research |
| LO05 | Explains the limitations of scientific method in social studies |
| LO06 | Understands the multi-dimensional causes of a problem and evaluates the problem as a whole |
| LO07 | Solves a problem in the context of social sciences in a scientific perspective. |
| LO08 | Uses the different statistical techniques and information and communication technologies that s/he needs in the field of expertise. |
| LO09 | Assesses the necessities which reveal through the applications related to the field of expertise in a critical way. |
| LO10 | Develops internalized knowledge in the field of expertise and the related disciplines at the level of expertise. |
Relation with Program Learning Outcome
| Order | Type | Program Learning Outcomes | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| PLO01 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Students learn essential knowledge and approaches in the field. | |
| PLO02 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Students have extensive knowledge about national and international studies in the field. | |
| PLO03 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Students perform original researches on the field. | 5 |
| PLO04 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Gain sufficient knowledge about national and international studies in the field. | |
| PLO05 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Can do original research in the field. | 5 |
| PLO06 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Determines a topic from the proposals and develops a report on this issue. | 5 |
| PLO07 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Discusses and presents the research report. | 4 |
| PLO08 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Use individual and team work skills in national and international projects | 3 |
| PLO09 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Recognize the basic sources of the field to use in scientific studies. | |
| PLO10 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Effective use of a foreign language to follow international literature in the field | |
| PLO11 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Using higher order thinking skills (critical thinking, problem solving, creative thinking, decision making, reflection) | 3 |
| PLO12 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | They can conduct their work independently and as a member of a team. | 3 |
| PLO13 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Using scientific research skills in their work | 5 |
| PLO14 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Follow ethical rules | 5 |
Week Plan
| Week | Topic | Preparation | Methods |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Knowledge, science and transformation of these concepts in the historical process | Examining related sources | |
| 2 | Knowledge, science and concept of research | Examining related sources | |
| 3 | Different paradigms for understanding social reality: Positivism and postpositivism | Examining related sources | |
| 4 | Ways to access information | Examining related sources | |
| 5 | Causality in science | Examining related sources | |
| 6 | Science and Scientist | Examining related sources | |
| 7 | Scientific ethics | Examining related sources | |
| 8 | Mid-Term Exam | ||
| 9 | The limitations of scientific method in social sciences | Examining related sources | |
| 10 | Research process and techniques in social sciences (Problem: Search, select and express; Literature Review) | Examining related sources | |
| 11 | Research process and techniques in social sciences (Expression of the purposes, Importance of research) | Examining related sources | |
| 12 | Research process and techniques in social sciences (Premises and limitations, Conceptual and functional definitions) | Examining related sources | |
| 13 | Quantitative Methods: Research Models | Examining related sources | |
| 14 | Method: Data collection types | Examining related sources | |
| 15 | Method: Findings and Conclusion | Examining related sources | |
| 16 | Term Exams | ||
| 17 | Term Exams |
Student Workload - ECTS
| Works | Number | Time (Hour) | Workload (Hour) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Related Works | |||
| Class Time (Exam weeks are excluded) | 14 | 3 | 42 |
| Out of Class Study (Preliminary Work, Practice) | 14 | 8 | 112 |
| Assesment Related Works | |||
| Homeworks, Projects, Others | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Final Exam | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Total Workload (Hour) | 158 | ||
| Total Workload / 25 (h) | 6,32 | ||
| ECTS | 6 ECTS | ||