COURSE INFORMATION PACKAGE · SOC 503

Research Methods in Social Sciences

ECTS
7.5
Local Credit
3
Theory + Practice + Lab
3 + 0 + 0
Course Level
Masters Degree
Prerequisites
-
Semester
1
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Assessment System Relation of Proficiency
Course Instructor(s)
Feyza AK AKYOL
feyzaak@gsu.edu.tr

Assessment System

Contribution to Overall Grade
Activities Number Contribution
Contribution of in-term studies to overall grade 2 50
Contribution of final exam to overall grade 1 50
Total 3 100
In-Term Studies
Activities Number Contribution
Assignments 1 25
Presentation 1 25
Midterm Examinations (including preparation) 0 0
Project 0 0
Laboratory 0 0
Other Applications 0 0
Quiz 0 0
Term Paper/ Project 0 0
Portfolio Study 0 0
Reports 0 0
Learning Diary 0 0
Thesis/ Project 0 0
Seminar 0 0
Other 0 0
Total 2 50

Relation of Proficiency

No Program Learning Outcomes Contribution
1 2 3 4 5
1 The student will be able to develop a critical perspective towards fundamental sociological theories. X
2 The student will acquire the necessary qualifications that will allow her / him to contribute to the theoretical and empirical accumulation of knowledge in the sociological domain. X
3 The student will be capable of applying different research techniques to different sociological issues. X
4 The student will be able to contribute to the invention of new methods of research by developing a critical point of view towards empirical research methods and techniques. X
5 The student will develop an intersocietal and intercultural viewpoint. X
6 The student will be able to develop her/his capacity of reflecting on the ethical problems of sociological research and of finding solutions to overcome them. X
7 The student will be able to identify the relation between the research objectives and the research design in order to propose and conduct a research proposal. X
8 The student will be able to evaluate the research data and to report the research results as well as will acquire the capacity of drawing theoretical and macro conclusions from these results. X
9 The student will acquire the ability to reason qualitatively departing from qualitative data. X
10 The student will acquire the capacity of producing knowledge with fundamental concepts belonging to the subfields of sociology. X
11 The student will be capable of analysing everyday life practices relating them to the sociological theories. X