Iğdır University Lifelong Learning Programme

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type of Course Unit	Year of Study	Semester	Number of ECTS Credits
SBK-23-114	SOSYAL BİLİMLERDE YÖNTEM VE ARAŞTIRMA TEKNİKLERİ	Elective	1	1	6

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle

Objectives of the Course

Students will be able to conduct research in the field of social sciences and acquire the basic skills to present this research in writing and orally.

Name of Lecturer(s)

Doç.Dr. Ali KUYAKSİL

Learning Outcomes

1	The student gains a conceptual perspective about scientific research .;
2	The student will have information about publication ethics .
3	The student will have information about the use of language in scientific text .
4	The student will have information about scientific research techniques .
5	The student will have information about the concepts of validity and reliability in scientific research .
6	The student will have information about the importance of hypothesis in scientific research .
7	The student will have information about the importance of theory in scientific research .
8	Students can do scientific research on the research techniques they learned .

Mode of Delivery

Daytime Class

Prerequisites and co-requisities

Recommended Optional Programme Components

Course Contents

Science, Social Science, Concepts, Research Types, Data Collection Techniques, Examples of Studies Topics

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week	Theoretical	Practice	Laboratory
1	Science, Social Science, Concepts
2	Research Types
3	Data Collection Techniques, Examples of Studies Topics
4	Content Analysis-Image Analysis
5	Qualitative Research Features
6	Formal Structure of the Research-Language Activity Concept
7	MIDTERM EXAM
8	Sourcing Methods -1
9	Sourcing Methods -2
10	Presentation Techniques - I
11	Presentation Techniques - II
12	Presentations
13	Presentations
14	Presentations

Recommended or Required Reading

Halil Seyidoğlu, Bilimsel Araştırma ve Yazma El Kitabı, 11. b., Güzem Can Yayınları, İstanbul, 2016. Zeynel Dinler, Bilimsel Araştırma ve e-kaynaklar, 9. b. Ekin Kitabevi, Bursa, 2016. Nuri Bilgin, Sosyal Bilimlerde İçerik Analizi: Teknikler ve Örnek Çalışmalar, Siyasal Kitabevi, Ankara, 2006. Haluk Geray, Toplumsal Araştırmalarda Nicel Ve Nitel Yöntemlere Giriş, Ankara: Siyasal Yay. 2006. Saharan B. Merriam, Nitel Araştırma: Desen ve Uygulama İçin Bir Rehber, çev. Selahattin Turan, Nobel Yayınları, Ankara, 2013. Jacques Barzun, Henry F. Graff, Modern Araştırmacı, çev. Fatoş Dilber, TUBİTAK Yayınları, Ankara, 2001. Previously prepared theses, assignments, articles, papers and power point presentations.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods and Criteria

Term (or Year) Learning Activities	Quantity	Weight
Midterm Examination	1	100
SUM		100
End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities	Quantity	Weight
Final Examination	1	100
SUM		100
Term (or Year) Learning Activities		50
End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities		50
SUM		100

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Work Placement(s)

Workload Calculation

Activities	Number	Time (hours)	Total Work Load (hours)
Midterm Examination	5	5	25
Final Examination	6	15	90
Individual Study for Mid term Examination	4	10	40
Individual Study for Final Examination	5	5	25
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)			180

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

	PO 1	PO 2	PO 3	PO 4	PO 5	PO 6	PO 7	PO 8	PO 9	PO 10	PO 11	PO 12	PO 13
LO1	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4
LO2	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5
LO3	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	4	4	4
LO4	4	5	5	5	4	4	4	5	5	5	4	4	5
LO5	4	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	5	5
LO6	5	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	5
LO7	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	4	4
LO8	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4

* Contribution Level : 1 Very low 2 Low 3 Medium 4 High 5 Very High