Research Techniques and Methods (Seminar)(RI-700)
| Course Code | Course Name | Semester | Theory | Practice | Lab | Credit | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RI-700 | Research Techniques and Methods (Seminar) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Prerequisites | |
| Admission Requirements |
| Language of Instruction | Turkish |
| Course Type | Compulsory |
| Course Level | Doctoral Degree |
| Course Instructor(s) | Zeynep ARIKANLI zarikanli@gsu.edu.tr (Email) |
| Assistant | |
| Objective | This course aims at offering to students the research techniques and methods that are supposed to help them both during the course and in their doctoral work, especially when it comes to write their theses. |
| Content | The course focuses, going through the objectives, as well as the research questions and problems, on seven main stages of social science research (see the syllabus_ 2nd section). |
| Course Learning Outcomes |
At the end of this course, students: - Strengthen and deepen their technical and methodological knowledge of their previous studies and develop them at doctoral level; - Learn qualitative and quantitative research techniques; - Have the ability to test their theoretical knowledge in practice; - Prepare to write their theses. |
| Teaching and Learning Methods | A mixte method combining the narration, description and practical works. |
| References |
Theory Topics
| Week | Weekly Contents |
|---|---|
| 1 | Introduction and the presentation of the course |
| 2 | Objectives |
| 3 | Steps of a research: Questions and problems |
| 4 | Step 1: Initial Research |
| 5 | Step 2: Exploration |
| 6 | Step 3: Problematic |
| 7 | Step 4: Construction of Analysis' Model |
| 8 | Step 5: Observation |
| 9 | MIDTERM EXAM |
| 10 | Step 6: Analysis of Data |
| 11 | Step 7: Conlusions |
| 12 | Presentations-I: Literature |
| 13 | Presentations-II: Field |
| 14 | General Revision and Conclusion |
Practice Topics
| Week | Weekly Contents |
|---|
Contribution to Overall Grade
| Number | Contribution | |
|---|---|---|
| Contribution of in-term studies to overall grade | 1 | 40 |
| Contribution of final exam to overall grade | 1 | 60 |
| Toplam | 2 | 100 |
In-Term Studies
| Number | Contribution | |
|---|---|---|
| Assignments | 1 | 20 |
| Presentation | 0 | 0 |
| Midterm Examinations (including preparation) | 1 | 20 |
| Project | 0 | 0 |
| Laboratory | 0 | 0 |
| Other Applications | 0 | 0 |
| Quiz | 0 | 0 |
| Term Paper/ Project | 1 | 60 |
| Portfolio Study | 0 | 0 |
| Reports | 0 | 0 |
| Learning Diary | 0 | 0 |
| Thesis/ Project | 0 | 0 |
| Seminar | 0 | 0 |
| Other | 0 | 0 |
| Toplam | 3 | 100 |
| No | Program Learning Outcomes | Contribution | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 1 | Must have widened his/her International Relations master`s degree formation /knowledge; | X | ||||
| 2 | Must have developed a multidimensional capacity of analysis from his/her master on political science and his philosophy, history, law, economy, sociology, required by International Relations discipline`s multidisciplinary and multidimensional nature; | X | ||||
| 3 | Should conduct comparative research in the framework of International Relations discipline`s components and paradigms; | X | ||||
| 4 | Must have enhanced the capacity of research, should look for the originality of research in the framework of academic ethical principals; | X | ||||
| 5 | Should have the competence of evaluation of approaches of participation of knowledge and approaches of critics in the academic environment and the competence of integrating these issues into his/her works; | X | ||||
| 6 | Should contribute to International Relations’ theories and/or practice the theoretical knowledge deepened during his/her formation; | X | ||||
| 7 | Should develop the capacity of analyzing in foreign policy, have the competence of problem and gap resolution which appears at a time in literature and in practice in this area; | X | ||||
| 8 | Should have the capacity and the competence in the areas of International Relations, law, foreign policy, history, economy in order to contribute to Turkey’s accession and integration process to EU; | X | ||||
| 9 | Should follow closely Turkish and global actuality, have the competence for discussing actual problems with analytical depth and contributing to reporting and resolution of these problems in a concrete manner; | X | ||||
| 10 | Not only should follow the national and international publications but also should have the academic language (French, English, Turkish) and knowledge level in order to contribute to these publications; | X | ||||
| 11 | Accordingly, should publish individually or as a part of a team, contribute to the literature; | X | ||||
| 12 | Should acquire a vision related to his/her area of expertise, plan and supervise all types of projects and goals. Should use the knowledge and abilities acquired from his/her area, the abilities of problem resolution and of practicing in the national/international and interdisciplinary works. | X | ||||
| Activities | Number | Period | Total Workload |
|---|---|---|---|
| Class Hours | 13 | 3 | 39 |
| Working Hours out of Class | 13 | 1 | 13 |
| Presentation | 2 | 28 | 56 |
| Midterm Examinations (including preparation) | 1 | 15 | 15 |
| Final Examinations (including preparation) | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Total Workload | 125 | ||
| Total Workload / 25 | 5.00 | ||
| Credits ECTS | 5 | ||