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RESEARCH METHODS IN SOCIAL SCIENCES COURSE IDENTIFICATION AND APPLICATION INFORMATION

Code Name of the Course Unit Semester In-Class Hours (T+P) Credit ECTS Credit
SOC151 RESEARCH METHODS IN SOCIAL SCIENCES 2 3 3 4

WEEKLY COURSE CONTENTS AND STUDY MATERIALS FOR PRELIMINARY & FURTHER STUDY

Week Preparatory Topics(Subjects) Method
1 Week 1 Scientific Method and The Philosophy of Science -
2 Week 2 An Approach to Academic Writing -
3 Week 3 Writing General-Specific Texts -
4 Week 4 Problem, Process and Solution -
5 Week 5 Data types: qualitative-quantitative -
6 Week 6 Gathering the Secondary Data -
7 Week 7 Analysis of the Secondary Data -
8 Week 8 Gathering the Primary Data: Sampling -
9 Week 9 Gathering the Primary Data: Questionnaire -
10 - MID-TERM EXAM -
11 Week 11 Gathering the Primary Data: Participatory observation -
12 Week 12 Gathering the Primary Data: Interview -
13 Week 13 Analysis of the Primary Data -
14 Week 14 Research proposal and article writing techniques -
15 Week 15 Research ethics -
16 - FINAL EXAM -
17 - FINAL EXAM -