GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION

RESEARCH METHODS/1350001

Course Title:	RESEARCH METHODS
Credits	3	ECTS	7.5
Semester	1	Compulsory/Elective	Compulsory

COURSE INFO

-- LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION

Turkish

-- NAME OF LECTURER(S)

Doç.Dr.Cem Yaşın

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

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-- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)

cemyasin@gazi.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

There is no recommended optional programme component for this course.

--COURSE CONTENT
1. Week	Course content
2. Week	Main concepts of research design & methodology
3. Week	Vienna Circle, Karl Popper and neo positivism,
4. Week	Paradigm and hermenuetics
5. Week	The Component of the Research design
6. Week	Choosing the research problem
7. Week	Qualitative and quantitative research design,
8. Week	Midterm exam
9. Week	The concept of hypothesis,
10. Week	Mesurment
11. Week	Population and sampling,
12. Week	Data collection-Quantitative
13. Week	Data collection-Qualitative
14. Week	Examples of researchs
15. Week	General Discussion
16. Week	Final exam

-- RECOMMENDED OR REQUIRED READING

1. Sunar, İlkay (2008).”İki Dil,İki Bilim Teorisi ve Toplum”, Düşün ve Toplum,4.Baskı, İstanbul: Doruk, SS.85-126. 2. Neuman,W.L.(2007). “Metodolojinin Anlamları”, Toplumsal Araştırma Yöntemleri Nitel ve Nicel Yaklaşımlar, İstanbul: Yayın Odası, SS.117-139. 3. Yıldırım,A. Ve Şimşek, H.(2001). “Bilimsel Araştırme Yöntemlerinde Temel Dönüşümler”, Sosyal Bilimlerde Nitel Araştırma Yöntemleri, 4.Baskı, Ankara:Şimşek,SS.17-28. 4 Magee, Bryan (1990).Karl Popper’in Bilim Felsefesi ve Siyaset Kuramı, Çev.:Mete Tunçay, İkinci Baskı, İstanbul: Remzi Kitapevi. 5. Erdoğan, İrfan (2007). Pozitivist Metodoloji Bilimsel Araştırma Tasarımı İstatiksel Yöntemler Analiz ve Yorum, Ankara: Erk. 6.Bailey, Kenneth D.(1987). Methods of social research, New York: Free Pres. 7.Hansen, Anders (1998). Mass Communication Research Methods, Washington Square : New York University.

-- PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS

Lecture

-- WORK PLACEMENT(S)

-- ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA

	Quantity	Percentage
Mid-terms	1	50
Assignment	0	0
Exercises	0	0
Projects	0	0
Practice	0	0
Quiz	1	50
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade		50
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade		50

-- 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			0
Reading	14	3	42
Searching in Internet and Library	14	3	42
Designing and Applying Materials	14	3	42
Preparing Reports	1	3	3
Preparing Presentation			0
Presentation	1	3	3
Mid-Term and Studying for Mid-Term	1	3	3
Final and Studying for Final	1	4	4
Other	4	1	4
TOTAL WORKLOAD:			185
TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25:			7.4
ECTS:			7.5

-- COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM

NO	PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES	1	2	3	4	5
1	Realises the interdisciplinary nature of communication science.				X
2	Defines fundamental issues related to the field of journalism and their cause-effect relationships.					X
3	Evaluates the expertise level theoretical, methodological and practical knowledge in the field of journalism.					X
4	Uses theory in the field of journalism, combining with quantitative and qualitative research methods, in advanced level.					X
5	Forms information about the field of journalism analytically and systematically.				X
6	Conducts a scientific study in the field of journalism, by taking responsibility individually and in-group.			X
7	Determines a problem in the field of journalism.			X
8	Collects data about the research problem.				X
9	Draw conclusions from the data obtained.					X
10	Distinguishs basic approaches and methods in the field of journalism.			X
11	Evaluates all available resources, by doing literature research in order to access information.				X
12	Evaluates current theoretical and methodological developments in the field of journalism, and transfers them to academic studies.					X
13	Collects data related to the field of journalism and integrates them with social, scientific, cultural and ethical values.				X
14	Uses knowledge and skills which is acquired in the field of journalism to contribute academic and social knowledge.				X

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