Course Name | Quantitative Methods for Social Sciences |
Code | Semester | Theory (hour/week) | Application/Lab (hour/week) | Local Credits | ECTS |
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SOC 211 | Fall | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
Prerequisites | None | |||||
Course Language | English | |||||
Course Type | Required | |||||
Course Level | First Cycle | |||||
Mode of Delivery | - | |||||
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Course Objectives | This course aims to provide students with an overview of quantitative research methodologies. The students are exposed to various methods and techniques so that they can prepare a research proposal. |
Learning Outcomes | The students who succeeded in this course;
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Course Description | This course covers basic steps for quantitative social research: Defining problem, literature survey, ethics, sampling, data gathering tools, analyses and preparing research proposals. |
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Major Area Courses | X | |
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Week | Subjects | Required Materials |
1 | Introduction | |
2 | Social Research | Bryman. 2016. Chp. 2 "Social Research Strategies" and Chp.3 " Research Designs" |
3 | Planning a Research Project | Bryman. 2016. Chp.4 "Planning a research Project and Formulating Research Questions" and Chp. 5 "Getting Started: reviewing the Literature" |
4 | Ethics and Politics in Social Research | Bryman. 2016. Chp. 6. "Ethics and Politics in Social Research" |
5 | Quantitative Research and Sampling | Bryman. 2016. Chp. 7 "The nature of quantitative research" and Chp. 8 "Sampling in quantitative research" |
6 | Questionnaire and Interview Methods I | Bryman. 2016. Chp. 9 "Structured Interviewing"; Chp. 10 Self-administered questionnaires" and Chp. 11 "Asking questions" |
7 | Questionnaire and Interview Methods II | Bryman. 2016. Chp. 9 "Structured Interviewing"; Chp. 10 Self-administered questionnaires" and Chp. 11 "Asking questions" |
8 | Survey Research and Data Collection | |
9 | Midterm Exam | |
10 | Content Analysis | Bryman. 2016. Chp. 13 "Content Analysis" |
11 | Quantitative Data Analysis | Bryman. 2016. Chp. 15 "Quantitative Data Analysis" |
12 | Using SPSS for data analysis | Bryman. 2016. Chp. 16 "Using IBM SPSS statistics" |
13 | Using SPSS for data analysis | Bryman. 2016. Chp. 16 "Using IBM SPSS statistics" |
14 | Writing-up Social Research | Bryman. 2016. Chp. 28. "Writing up Social Research" |
15 | Review of the Semester | |
16 | Final Exam |
Course Notes/Textbooks | Alan Bryman. 2016. Social Research Methods. Oxford University Press. 5th Edition ISBN-10:0199689458 ISBN-13: 9780199689453 |
Suggested Readings/Materials | Ciaran Acton and Robert Miller. 2009. SPSS for Social Scientists. Plgrave Macmillan: New York. Second Edition. ISBN 0–333–92286–7 |
Semester Activities | Number | Weigthing |
Participation | ||
Laboratory / Application | ||
Field Work | 1 | 10 |
Quizzes / Studio Critiques | ||
Portfolio | ||
Homework / Assignments | ||
Presentation / Jury | 3 | 30 |
Project | ||
Seminar / Workshop | ||
Oral Exam | ||
Midterm | 1 | 20 |
Final Exam | 1 | 40 |
Total |
Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade | 4 | 60 |
Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade | 1 | 40 |
Total |
Semester Activities | Number | Duration (Hours) | Workload |
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Course Hours (Including exam week: 16 x total hours) | 16 | 2 | 32 |
Laboratory / Application Hours (Including exam week: 16 x total hours) | 16 | 2 | |
Study Hours Out of Class | 15 | 2 | 30 |
Field Work | 1 | 6 | |
Quizzes / Studio Critiques | |||
Portfolio | |||
Homework / Assignments | |||
Presentation / Jury | 3 | 10 | |
Project | |||
Seminar / Workshop | |||
Oral Exam | |||
Midterms | 1 | 19 | |
Final Exams | 1 | 31 | |
Total | 180 |
# | Program Competencies/Outcomes | * Contribution Level | ||||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
1 | To have the knowledge of classical and contemporary theories in sociology, and be able to comparatively analyze these theories. | |||||
2 | To have the knowledge of main methodological approaches in sociology as well as social research and data analysis methods. | X | ||||
3 | To have knowledge in the fields of general sociology, sociology of institutions, social structure and change, and applied sociology. | |||||
4 | To be able to determine the appropriate methods in the design of the planning stage and conclusion of a sociological project, individually or as part of a team. | X | ||||
5 | To be able to diagnose the social dynamics behind personal problems by using sociological imagination. | |||||
6 | To be able to define social problems at local, national, and global level, and offer new policies for solutions. | |||||
7 | To be able to apply commonly-used computer programs for data collection and analysis in sociological research. | X | ||||
8 | To be able to develop a socially responsible, scientific and ethical perspective regarding the collection, analysis, interpretation and presentation of data. | X | ||||
9 | To be able to analyze different aspects of the social world by drawing on the knowledge produced by other disciplines of the social sciences. | |||||
10 | To be able to constantly renew herself/himself professionally by following scientific and technological developments in sociology and social research. | X | ||||
11 | To be able to collect sociological data and communicate with sociologists and other social scientists in a foreign language ("European Language Portfolio Global Scale", Level B1). | |||||
12 | To be able to speak a second foreign at a medium level of fluency efficiently. | |||||
13 | To be able to relate the knowledge accumulated throughout the human history to their field of expertise. |
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