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COURSE DESCRIPTION

RESEARCH METHODS II/GAZ-221

Course Title:	RESEARCH METHODS II
Credits	3	ECTS	4
Semester	2	Compulsory/Elective	Compulsory

COURSE INFO

-- LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION

Turkish

-- NAME OF LECTURER(S)

.Prof.Cem Yaşın

-- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)

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-- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)

cemyasinqgazai.edu.tr

-- LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT

Getting the ability of design and practice of social research.

-- MODE OF DELIVERY

The mode of delivery of this course is Face to face

-- PREREQUISITES AND CO-REQUISITES

There is no prerequisite or co-requisite for this course

-- RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENTS

here is no recommended optional programme component for this course

--COURSE CONTENT
1. Week	Introduction
2. Week	Qualitative and quantitative research design,
3. Week	Quantitative design: Choosing the research problem
4. Week	Quantitative design:the literature review
5. Week	Quantitative design:theoritical framework and formulation of research problem
6. Week	The concept of hypothesis,
7. Week	MEsurement and scale
8. Week	Midterm exam
9. Week	Survey research design
10. Week	Population and sampling,
11. Week	Content analysis
12. Week	Data Aplication by SPSS
13. Week	Qualitative Research: Discourse analysis
14. Week	Qualitative Research: Semiotics
15. Week	General Discussion
16. Week	Final Exam

-- RECOMMENDED OR REQUIRED READING

• Sunar, İlkay (2008).”İki Dil,İki Bilim Teorisi ve Toplum”, Düşün ve Toplum,4.Baskı, İstanbul: Doruk, SS.85-126. • Neuman,W.L.(2007). “Metodolojinin Anlamları”, Toplumsal Araştırma Yöntemleri Nitel ve Nicel Yaklaşımlar, İstanbul: Yayın Odası, SS.117-139. • Yıldırım,A. Ve Şimşek, H.(2001). “Bilimsel Araştırme Yöntemlerinde Temel Dönüşümler”, Sosyal Bilimlerde Nitel Araştırma Yöntemleri, 4.Baskı, Ankara:Şimşek,SS.17-28. • Yıldırım,A. Ve Şimşek, H.(2001). “Nitel Araştırmanın Bilimsel Araştırma Geleneği İçindeki Yeri”, Sosyal Bilimlerde Nitel Araştırma Yöntemleri, 4.Baskı, Ankara:Şimşek,SS 29-62. • Erdoğan, İrfan., Pozitivist Methodology, Ankara: Erk, 2003. • Sencer, M. & Sencer,Y., Toplumsal Araştırmalarda Yöntembilim, Ankara:TODAİ Yayınları, 1978. • Bostrom, Robert N.,Communication Research, Illinois: Waveland Press Inc.,1998.

-- PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS

Lecture, research aplication

-- WORK PLACEMENT(S)

-- ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA

	Quantity	Percentage
Mid-terms	1	40
Assignment	0	0
Exercises	0	0
Projects	0	0
Practice	0	0
Quiz	0	0
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade		40
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade		60

-- WORKLOAD

Efficiency	Total Week Count	Weekly Duration (in hour)	Total Workload in Semester
Theoretical Study Hours of Course Per Week	14	3	42
Practising Hours of Course Per Week	14	0	0
Reading	7	3	21
Searching in Internet and Library	3	3	9
Designing and Applying Materials	5	1	5
Preparing Reports	4	3	12
Preparing Presentation	1	1	1
Presentation	1	2	2
Mid-Term and Studying for Mid-Term	1	3	3
Final and Studying for Final	1	3	3
Other			0
TOTAL WORKLOAD:			98
TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25:			3.92
ECTS:			4

-- COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM

NO	PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES	1	2	3	4	5
1	Explains theories, methods, concepts and relationships between concepts about journalism field.				X
2	Diagnoses the processes, methods and techniques about the production of scientific knowledge in journalism field.			X
3	Express the theoretical and practice-based knowledge about journalism field.				X
4	Associates the social, historical, cultural, political and economic dimensions of comunication.			X
5	Develops the necessary experience in news gathering and writing.			X
6	Commentates media texts with a with a critical perspective.					X
7	Uses effectively information and communication technologies.			X
8	Rearranges the knowledge in other disciplines of the social sciences for using it in the area of expertise.					X
9	Makes works in the field of journalism with taking responsibility individually and in groups.					X
10	Finds ways to access the knowledge in the field of journalism.					X
11	Follows theories, methods and technologies in the field of journalism.			X
12	Transfers his/her ideas and suggestions regarding the problems to the relevant persons and institutions by supporting quantitative and qualitative data.				X
13	Acts with social responsibility and carry outs works which are appropriate with ethical rules, laws, regulations and legislation in the field of journalism.			X
14	Uses competently the theories, methods, tools and technologies in the field of journalism.					X

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