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QUANTITATIVE RESEARCH METHODS COURSE IDENTIFICATION AND APPLICATION INFORMATION

Code Name of the Course Unit Semester In-Class Hours (T+P) Credit ECTS Credit
SOS219 QUANTITATIVE RESEARCH METHODS 3 3 3 6

WEEKLY COURSE CONTENTS AND STUDY MATERIALS FOR PRELIMINARY & FURTHER STUDY

Week Preparatory Topics(Subjects) Method
1 - Introduction: Paradigms, theory, method and research Lecture, Question and Answer, Analysis on the published research reports and public opinion researches published in newspapers, Discussion
2 Source Reading, Analysis of samples selected from quantitative researches in accordance with the themes explained in the course Paradigm based comparison of quantitative and qualitative methods Lecture, Question and Answer, Analysis on the published research reports and public opinion researches published in newspapers, Discussion
3 Source Reading, Analysis of samples selected from quantitative researches in accordance with the themes explained in the course Paradigm based comparison of quantitative and qualitative methods Lecture, Question and Answer, Analysis on the published research reports and public opinion researches published in newspapers, Discussion
4 Source Reading, Analysis of samples selected from quantitative researches in accordance with the themes explained in the course Process and stages of quantitative research Lecture, Question and Answer, Analysis on the published research reports and public opinion researches published in newspapers, Discussion
5 Source Reading, Analysis of samples selected from quantitative researches in accordance with the themes explained in the course Step 1: Determining the research question and limitation of it, its functions and types Lecture, Question and Answer, Analysis on the published research reports and public opinion researches published in newspapers, Discussion
6 Source Reading, Analysis of samples selected from quantitative researches in accordance with the themes explained in the course Step 2: Structured observation, population and sample Lecture, Question and Answer, Analysis on the published research reports and public opinion researches published in newspapers, Discussion
7 Source Reading, Analysis of samples selected from quantitative researches in accordance with the themes explained in the course Step 2: Sample types and sampling methods Lecture, Question and Answer, Analysis on the published research reports and public opinion researches published in newspapers, Discussion
8 - MID-TERM EXAM -
9 Source Reading, Analysis of samples selected from quantitative researches in accordance with the themes explained in the course Step 3- Exam paper preparation: principles, question types, scales Lecture, Question and Answer, Analysis on the published research reports and public opinion researches published in newspapers, Discussion
10 Source Reading, Analysis of samples selected from quantitative researches in accordance with the themes explained in the course Step 4: Pretesting Lecture, Question and Answer, Analysis on the published research reports and public opinion researches published in newspapers, Discussion
11 Source Reading, Analysis of samples selected from quantitative researches in accordance with the themes explained in the course Step 5: collecting data Lecture, Question and Answer, Analysis on the published research reports and public opinion researches published in newspapers, Discussion
12 Source Reading, Analysis of samples selected from quantitative researches in accordance with the themes explained in the course Step 6: main statistical concepts for the analysis of data Lecture, Question and Answer, Analysis on the published research reports and public opinion researches published in newspapers, Discussion
13 Source Reading, Analysis of samples selected from quantitative researches in accordance with the themes explained in the course Step 6: Data analysis and SPSS Lecture, Question and Answer, Analysis on the published research reports and public opinion researches published in newspapers, Discussion
14 Source Reading, Analysis of samples selected from quantitative researches in accordance with the themes explained in the course Step 6 (Cont.): Data analysis and SPSS Lecture, Question and Answer, Analysis on the published research reports and public opinion researches published in newspapers, Discussion
15 Source Reading, Analysis of samples selected from quantitative researches in accordance with the themes explained in the course Step 7: Reporting the research results Lecture, Question and Answer, Analysis on the published research reports and public opinion researches published in newspapers, Discussion
16 - FINAL EXAM -
17 - FINAL EXAM -