COURSE SYLLABUS

RESEARCH METHODS IN GEOGRAPHY

1	Course Title:	RESEARCH METHODS IN GEOGRAPHY
2	Course Code:	COG4015
3	Type of Course:	Optional
4	Level of Course:	First Cycle
5	Year of Study:	4
6	Semester:	7
7	ECTS Credits Allocated:	5
8	Theoretical (hour/week):	2
9	Practice (hour/week) :	0
10	Laboratory (hour/week) :	0
11	Prerequisites:
12	Recommended optional programme components:	None
13	Language:	Turkish
14	Mode of Delivery:	Face to face
15	Course Coordinator:	Prof. Dr. ALİ YİĞİT
16	Course Lecturers:
17	Contactinformation of the Course Coordinator:	Doç. Dr. Ali Yiğit
18	Website:
19	Objective of the Course:	To teach the basic information about the research methods of geography, research methods and techniques.
20	Contribution of the Course to Professional Development	Giving basic information and techniques about subject selection, theoretical framework, literature review, research design in scientific research in the field of geography

Learning Outcomes:

1	Geography science; explains the definition and its subject;;
2	Knows the preliminary concepts and terms of geography;;
3	Knows the research methods, data sources and various research techniques used by geography;;
4	Explains with examples and various applications how the principles used by geography, especially distribution, causality and relevance, are used in geography research;;

22	Course Content:

Week	Theoretical	Practical
1	Science, research, geographical research
2	Development of geographic thought and paradigms
3	Theoretical framework and intellectual approaches of research in geography
4	Determination and planning of the research topic in geography
5	Literature review and evaluation in geographical research
6	Designing a study in geography
7	Importance of measurement level of variables in geography
8	Unit of analysis, measurement, variable and spatial scale in quantitative research
9	Data collection techniques in quantitative research: statistics, survey, observation and document review, interview/interview
10	Spatial statistical techniques
11	Map making, remote sensing and geographic information systems
12	Collection and analysis of quantitative data on geography
13	Reporting of geographical research and academic writing rules
14	Future of geographic research, case studies

23	Textbooks, References and/or Other Materials:	Altunışık, R., Coşkun, R., Bayraktaroğlu, S. ve Yıldırım, E. (2012) Sosyal Bilimlerde Araştırma Yöntemleri: SPSS Uygulamalı, Sakarya Kitabevi, Adapazarı. Arı, Y ve Kaya, İ. (Ed.), (2014). Coğrafya Araştırma Yöntemleri. Coğrafyacılar Derneği Yayınları, Balıkesir. Bal, H. (2016). Nitel Araştırma Yöntem ve Teknikleri, Sentez Yayıncılık. Tanrıöğen, A. (2014). Bilimsel Araştırma Yöntemleri, Anı Yayıncı Büyüköztürk, Ş., Çakmak, E.K., Akgün, Ö.A., Karadeniz, Ş. ve Demirel, F. (2013) Bilimsel Araştırma Yöntemleri, 14. Baskı, Pegem Akademi Yayınları, Ankara. Clifford, N.J., Valentine, G. (Eds), (2008) Key methods in geography, London: Sage. Erkuş, A. (2012). Bilimsel Araştırma Süreci, Seçkin Yayıncılık. Gomez, B., Jones III, P.J. (Eds), (2010) Research methods in geography, West Sussex: Wiley. İslamoğlu, A.H. ve Alnıaçık, Ü. (2016). Sosyal Bilimlerde Araştırma Yöntemleri, Beta Yayınları. Karasar, N. (2014). Bilimsel Araştırma Yöntemi, Nobel Yayınevi. Kuş, E. (2009) Nicel – Nitel Araştırma Teknikleri, Anı Yayıncılık, Ankara. Montello, Daniel R; Paul C. Sutton, (2006), An Introduction to Scientific Research Methods in Geography, Sage, Thousand Oaks. Neuman, W. L. (2010) Toplumsal Araştırma Yöntemleri: Nitel ve Nicel Yaklaşımlar, Cilt 1, Çev. Sedef Özge, Yayınodası Yayınları, İstanbul. ÖZGÜÇ, N.-TÜMERTEKİN,E.2000, Coğrafya; Geçmiş, Kavramlar, Coğrafyacılar; Çantay Kitabevi, İst. Punch, K. F. (2005) Sosyal Araştırmalara Giriş: Nicel ve Nitel Yaklaşımlar, Çev. Dursun Bayrak, H. Bader Arslan ve Zeynep Akyüz, Siyasal Kitabevi, Ankara. TÜMERTEKİN, E, 1990, Çağdaş Coğrafi Düşüncenin oluşumu ve Paul Vidal de la Blache. İst. Üniv. Ed. Fak. Yay. No: 3603 İst. Yıldırım, A. ve Şimşek, H. (2008) Sosyal Bilimlerde Nitel Araştırma Yöntemleri, 7. Baskı, Seçkin Yayınları, Ankara. A.KURTER, Y.HOŞGÖREN, Jeomorfoloji Tatbikatı, İÜ. Edb.Fak,Yay.1944, İst.1983 ÖZGÜÇ N., Beşeri Coğrafya'da Veri Toplama ve Değer. Yöntemleri, İ.Ü. Edb.Fak. Yay.No:2511, 1984, İstanbul GÜNGÖRDÜ E., Coğrafya'da Veri Toplama ve Değerlendirme Metodu, Gazi Üniv. Gazi Eğit. Fak.yay., 1993
24	Assesment

TERM LEARNING ACTIVITIES	NUMBER	PERCENT
Midterm Exam	1	20
Quiz	0	0
Homeworks, Performances	1	20
Final Exam	1	60
Total	3	100
Contribution of Term (Year) Learning Activities to Success Grade		40
Contribution of Final Exam to Success Grade		60
Total		100
Measurement and Evaluation Techniques Used in the Course	Lecture, Question and answer, Case study, Discussion, group work
Information

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	6	84
Homeworks, Performances	1	30	30
Projects	0	0	0
Field Studies	0	0	0
Midtermexams	1	1	1
Others	0	0	0
Final Exams	1	1	1
Total WorkLoad			145
Total workload/ 30 hr			4,8
ECTS Credit of the Course			5

CONTRIBUTION OF LEARNING OUTCOMES TO PROGRAMME QUALIFICATIONS

	PQ1	PQ2	PQ3	PQ4	PQ5	PQ6	PQ7	PQ8	PQ9	PQ10	PQ11	PQ12	PQ13
LO1	5	5	5	4	3	5	3	2	3	3	5	4	5
LO2	5	4	3	4	4	5	3	3	4	3	5	3	4
LO3	4	5	5	5	4	5	3	3	4	4	5	5	3
LO4	4	5	5	5	4	5	3	3	4	4	5	5	3

LO: Learning Objectives

PQ: Program Qualifications

Contribution Level:

1 Very Low

2 Low

3 Medium

4 High

5 Very High