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
TAE-23-116	Rural SocIology Research Methods	Elective	1	1	6

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle

Objectives of the Course

The main objectives of the course are; to provide information about research methods in rural sociology, rural development, rural-agricultural extension, agricultural policy and in some application areas of the agricultural economy, to contribute about research methods for students in sufficient knowledge and skills methods, encourage students to conduct research, surveys to enforce and evaluate them, make analysis, make a comment.

Name of Lecturer(s)

Learning Outcomes

1) To learn the concept of research, to be noticed in research 2) Basic steps of scientific research 3) What are the objectives, importance and limitations in the research? What is the hypothesis and how is it established? 4) Primary, secondary data in research? Steps in the realization of an academic and scientific research 5) The methods used to derive data from the field? Quantitative and qualitative research methods 6) Questionnaire method? Types of questions? Question types on the questionnaire? Elements to be considered in the questionnaire applications? Sampling in survey applications 7) Code plan? Data processing form? Processing of data on a computer? Use of SPSS program Evaluation and analysis of data in SPSS? 8) Mono and cross table creation Chi-square test, correlation analysis, variable definitions? Interpretation and presentation of research results

Mode of Delivery

Daytime Class

Prerequisites and co-requisities

Recommended Optional Programme Components

Course Contents

What is science, definition of scientist, qualifications of science, what is research, selection of research subject, purpose of research subject, significance of research subject, and literature review, determination of the hypothesis, research plan and developing of interview questions, question papers schedules and questionnaire, selection of field, the survey will be applied to the selection of individuals, the sampling done, classification of the collected data’s and findings from field and evaluation, to do table, chart and diagrams, analysis, using of SPSS program, report writing and presentation techniques.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week	Theoretical	Practice	Laboratory
1	Science and scientist's duties 2. Basic principles of scientific method
2	Basic concepts related to scientific researches and methods
3	What is scientific research? Stages of scientific activity
4	What is scientific research? Stages of scientific activity
5	What is the hypothesis? Points to note in establishing a hypothesis?
6	The purpose, the precaution, the limitations in the research? Subject selection for researchs
7	Primary and secondary datas on researchs
8	The methods used to derive data from the field? Quantitative and qualitative research methods
9	Questionnaire method? Types of questions? Question types on the questionnaire? Basic points to be considered in the questionnaire applications?
10	Sampling in survey applications
11	Code plan? Data processing form? Processing of data on a computer?
12	Use of the SPSS program. Evaluation and analysis of data in SPSS?
13	Mono and cross table creation. Chi-square test, correlation analysis, variable identification?
14	Participatory evaluation approaches
15	Interpretation and presentation of research results