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 | ||
| 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 | ||