GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION

RESEARCH METHODOLOGY IN SOCIAL SCIENCES/5880001

Course Title:	RESEARCH METHODOLOGY IN SOCIAL SCIENCES
Credits	3	ECTS	7.5
Semester	2	Compulsory/Elective	Elective

COURSE INFO

-- LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION

Turkish

-- NAME OF LECTURER(S)

Prof.Cevat TOSUN

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

http://websitem.gazi.edu.tr/site/cevattosun

-- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)

cevattosun@gazi.edu.tr

-- LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT

Planning and performing the research
Making data analysis
Exposing research report

-- 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	An Introduction and General Concept
2. Week	The Research Process
3. Week	Methods of Data Collection in Leisure and Recreation Research
4. Week	Measurement in Leisure and Recreation Research
5. Week	Research Design in Leisure and Recreation Research
6. Week	Survey Research in Leisure and Recreation
7. Week	Sampling for Leisure and Recreation Surveys
8. Week	Exam
9. Week	Questionnaire Design for Leisure and Recreation Surveys
10. Week	Data Collection in Leisure and Recreation Surveys
11. Week	Preparing for Data Analysis in Leisure and Recreation Surveys
12. Week	Data Analysis in Leisure and Recreation Surveys
13. Week	Data Reporting in Leisure and Recreation Surveys
14. Week	Data Reporting in Leisure and Recreation Surveys
15. Week	Data Reporting in Leisure and Recreation Surveys
16. Week	Overall Evaluation

-- RECOMMENDED OR REQUIRED READING

Riddick, C.C., Russell, R.V., (1999), Evaluative Research in Recreation, Park and Sport Settings: Searching for Useful Information, Sagamore Publishing, US. Mitra, A., Lankford, S., (1999), Research Methods in Park, Recreation and Leisure Services, Sagamore Publishing; US.

-- PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS

Lecture, Question & Answer, Demonstration, Drill - Practise

-- WORK PLACEMENT(S)

Not Applicable

-- ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA

	Quantity	Percentage
Mid-terms	0	20
Assignment	0	20
Exercises	0	0
Projects	0	30
Practice	0	0
Quiz	0	0
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade		70
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade		30

-- WORKLOAD

Efficiency	Total Week Count	Weekly Duration (in hour)	Total Workload in Semester
Theoretical Study Hours of Course Per Week	16	3	48
Practising Hours of Course Per Week			0
Reading			0
Searching in Internet and Library			0
Designing and Applying Materials			0
Preparing Reports			0
Preparing Presentation			0
Presentation			0
Mid-Term and Studying for Mid-Term	1	67	67
Final and Studying for Final	1	73	73
Other			0
TOTAL WORKLOAD:			188
TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25:			7.52
ECTS:			7.5

-- COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM

NO	PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES	1	2	3	4	5
1			X
2				X
3			X
4				X
5			X
6			X
7						X
8
9			X
10						X
11				X
12			X

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