COURSE SYLLABUS
RESEARCH METHODS IN SOCIAL SCIENCES
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Course Title: |
RESEARCH METHODS IN SOCIAL SCIENCES |
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Course Code: |
SOS5101 |
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Type of Course: |
Compulsory |
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Level of Course: |
Second Cycle |
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Year of Study: |
1 |
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Semester: |
1 |
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ECTS Credits Allocated: |
5 |
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Theoretical (hour/week): |
3 |
| 9 |
Practice (hour/week) : |
0 |
| 10 |
Laboratory (hour/week) : |
0 |
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Prerequisites: |
none |
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Recommended optional programme components: |
None |
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Language: |
Turkish |
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Mode of Delivery: |
Face to face |
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Course Coordinator: |
Prof. Dr. Muammer DEMİREL |
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Course Lecturers: |
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Contactinformation of the Course Coordinator: |
mdemirel@uludag.edu.tr , +90224 2942270Uludağ Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi İlköğretim Bölümü, Bursa. |
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Website: |
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Objective of the Course: |
To have key methods of making research in social sciences gained |
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Contribution of the Course to Professional Development |
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Learning Outcomes: |
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To comprehend importance of research;
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To learn the features of social areas;
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To gain skill to identify information sources;
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To gain skill to classify information;
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To gain skill to evaluate information critically;
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To gain skill to prepare scientific work;
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To get information about forming parts when preparing work;
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To gain skill to create new information;
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To comprehend the importance of showing resource;
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To gain skill of writing scientific work practice;
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Theoretical |
Practical |
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To be drawn the general frame of the lesson, introduced the resources |
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Social science fields and the definition of research methods |
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Basic rules of making research about information and document resources |
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Methods of using electronic database |
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To classify information sources, main sources and secondary sources |
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Techniques of taking note |
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To gather and criticize information |
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The importance and methods of showing resource |
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To form parts of scientific work |
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Basic principles in writing a scientific work |
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Research practices in social fields |
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Research practices in social fields |
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Research practices in social fields |
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Research practices in social fields |
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Textbooks, References and/or Other Materials: |
Yıldırım, A. & Şimşek, H. (2016). Sosyal bilimlerde nitel araştırma yöntemleri (10. baskı). Ankara: Seçkin Yayınları. |
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Assesment |
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| TERM LEARNING ACTIVITIES |
NUMBER |
PERCENT |
| Midterm Exam |
1 |
20 |
| Quiz |
5 |
30 |
| Homeworks, Performances |
2 |
20 |
| Final Exam |
1 |
30 |
| Total |
9 |
100 |
| Contribution of Term (Year) Learning Activities to Success Grade |
70 |
| Contribution of Final Exam to Success Grade |
30 |
| Total |
100 |
| Measurement and Evaluation Techniques Used in the Course |
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| Information |
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ECTS / WORK LOAD TABLE |
| Activites |
NUMBER |
TIME [Hour] |
Total WorkLoad [Hour] |
| Theoretical |
14 |
2 |
28 |
| Practicals/Labs |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Self Study and Preparation |
14 |
2 |
28 |
| Homeworks, Performances |
2 |
5 |
10 |
| Projects |
2 |
6 |
12 |
| Field Studies |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Midtermexams |
1 |
8 |
8 |
| Others |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Final Exams |
1 |
10 |
10 |
| Total WorkLoad |
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96 |
| Total workload/ 30 hr |
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3,2 |
| ECTS Credit of the Course |
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3 |
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CONTRIBUTION OF LEARNING OUTCOMES TO PROGRAMME QUALIFICATIONS |
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PQ1
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PQ2
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PQ3
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PQ4
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PQ5
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PQ6
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PQ7
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PQ8
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PQ9
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LO1
|
3
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0
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0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
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LO2
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
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LO3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
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LO4
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
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LO5
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
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LO6
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
4
|
0
|
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LO7
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
LO8
|
5
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
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LO9
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
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LO10
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
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0
|
0
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| LO: Learning Objectives |
PQ: Program Qualifications |
| Contribution Level: |
1 Very Low |
2 Low |
3 Medium |
4 High |
5 Very High |
