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| Code | FDB798 |
| Name | Quantitative Research Methods in Social Sciences |
| Term | 2024-2025 Academic Year |
| Semester | . Semester |
| Duration (T+A) | 3-0 (T-A) (17 Week) |
| ECTS | 6 ECTS |
| National Credit | 3 National Credit |
| Teaching Language | Türkçe |
| Level | Yüksek Lisans Dersi |
| Type | Normal |
| Mode of study | Yüz Yüze Öğretim |
| Catalog Information Coordinator | Prof.Dr. ASIM YAPICI |
Course Goal / Objective
The main purpose of this course is to provide the MA students in different fields of educational sciences with a scientific point of view towards life and events, which enables them to improve their knowledge,skills and attitudes to solve a problem using scientific methods.
Course Content
The course covers basic concepts such as science, scientific method and research, identifying a problem and stating it in the research; Writing a research hypotesis, Liiterature review techniques; Research design and data collection techniques.
Course Precondition
There are no prerequisites for the course.
Resources
Ayten, A. (2022). Din bilimlerinde nicel yöntem: Teorik temel, analiz, yorumlama ve raporlama. İFAV Yayınları. Büyüköztürk, Ş., Kılıç-Çakmak, E., Akgün, Ö., Karadeniz, Ş., & Demirel, F. (2010). Bilimsel araştırma yöntemleri. Pegem Akademi. Karasar, N. (2017). Bilimsel araştırma yöntemi: Kavramlar, ilkeler, teknikler. Nobel Yayın Dağıtım. Karasar, N. (2018). Araştırmalarda rapor hazırlama. Ankara: Nobel Akademik Yayıncılık.
Notes
Feyerabend, P. (2020). Yönteme karşı, (E. Başer, Çev.). Ayrıntı Yayınları. Kuhn, T. S. (2008). Bilimsel devrimlerin yapısı (N. Kuyaş, Çev.). Kırmızı Yayınları. Lakatos, I. (2014). Bilimsel araştırma programlarının metodolojisi. Alfa. Shaughnessy, J. J., Zechmeister, E. B., & Zechmeister, J. S. (2018). Psikolojide araştırma yöntemleri. Nobel Akademik Yayıncılık. Tanrıöğen, A. (2011). Bilimsel araştırma yöntemleri. Anı yayıncılık. Türkdoğan, O., & Gökçe, O. (2018). Sosyal bilimlerde araştırma yöntemi. Çizgi Kitabevi Yayınları.
Course Learning Outcomes
| Order | Course Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|
| LO01 | Comprehends the transformation of information and scientific concepts throughout historical process |
| LO02 | Recognizes the place and importance of scientific thinking method in understanding and investigating life |
| LO03 | Explains the sources of information |
| LO04 | Follows ethical rules in scientific research |
| LO05 | Explains the limitations of scientific method in social studies |
| LO06 | Understands the multi-dimensional causes of a problem and evaluates the problem as a whole |
| LO07 | Solves a problem in the context of social sciences in a scientific perspective. |
| LO08 | Uses the different statistical techniques and information and communication technologies that s/he needs in the field of expertise. |
| LO09 | Assesses the necessities which reveal through the applications related to the field of expertise in a critical way. |
| LO10 | Develops internalized knowledge in the field of expertise and the related disciplines at the level of expertise. |
Relation with Program Learning Outcome
| Order | Type | Program Learning Outcomes | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| PLO01 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Students learn essential knowledge and approaches in the field. | |
| PLO02 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Students have extensive knowledge about national and international studies in the field. | |
| PLO03 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Students perform original researches on the field. | 5 |
| PLO04 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Gain sufficient knowledge about national and international studies in the field. | |
| PLO05 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Can do original research in the field. | 5 |
| PLO06 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Determines a topic from the proposals and develops a report on this issue. | 5 |
| PLO07 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Discusses and presents the research report. | 4 |
| PLO08 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Use individual and team work skills in national and international projects | 3 |
| PLO09 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Recognize the basic sources of the field to use in scientific studies. | |
| PLO10 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Effective use of a foreign language to follow international literature in the field | |
| PLO11 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Using higher order thinking skills (critical thinking, problem solving, creative thinking, decision making, reflection) | 3 |
| PLO12 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | They can conduct their work independently and as a member of a team. | 3 |
| PLO13 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Using scientific research skills in their work | 5 |
| PLO14 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Follow ethical rules | 5 |
Week Plan
| Week | Topic | Preparation | Methods |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Knowledge, science and transformation of these concepts in the historical process | Examining related sources | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 2 | Knowledge, science and concept of research | Examining related sources | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 3 | Different paradigms for understanding social reality: Positivism and postpositivism | Examining related sources | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 4 | Ways to access information | Examining related sources | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 5 | Causality in science | Examining related sources | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 6 | Science and Scientist | Examining related sources | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 7 | Scientific ethics | Examining related sources | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 8 | Mid-Term Exam | Exam Preparation | Ölçme Yöntemleri: Yazılı Sınav |
| 9 | The limitations of scientific method in social sciences | Examining related sources | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 10 | Research process and techniques in social sciences (Problem: Search, select and express; Literature Review) | Examining related sources | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 11 | Research process and techniques in social sciences (Expression of the purposes, Importance of research) | Examining related sources | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 12 | Research process and techniques in social sciences (Premises and limitations, Conceptual and functional definitions) | Examining related sources | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 13 | Quantitative Methods: Research Models | Examining related sources | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 14 | Method: Data collection types | Examining related sources | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 15 | Method: Findings and Conclusion | Examining related sources | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 16 | Term Exams | Exam Preparation | Ölçme Yöntemleri: Yazılı Sınav |
| 17 | Term Exams | Exam Preparation | Ölçme Yöntemleri: Yazılı Sınav |
Student Workload - ECTS
| Works | Number | Time (Hour) | Workload (Hour) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Related Works | |||
| Class Time (Exam weeks are excluded) | 14 | 3 | 42 |
| Out of Class Study (Preliminary Work, Practice) | 14 | 8 | 112 |
| Assesment Related Works | |||
| Homeworks, Projects, Others | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Final Exam | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Total Workload (Hour) | 158 | ||
| Total Workload / 25 (h) | 6,32 | ||
| ECTS | 6 ECTS | ||