Course Name | Sociology Project II |
Code | Semester | Theory (hour/week) | Application/Lab (hour/week) | Local Credits | ECTS |
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SOC 498 | Spring | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
Prerequisites | None | |||||
Course Language | English | |||||
Course Type | Required | |||||
Course Level | First Cycle | |||||
Mode of Delivery | - | |||||
Teaching Methods and Techniques of the Course | Group WorkCase StudyLecture / Presentation | |||||
Course Coordinator | - | |||||
Course Lecturer(s) | ||||||
Assistant(s) |
Course Objectives | This course has a threefold goal: 1) To provide the student with the basic research tools and methods used in applied sociology; 2) To provide training for the development of research projects, 3) To supervise students as they carryout a research project in sociology. |
Learning Outcomes | The students who succeeded in this course; |
Course Description | This course consists of lectures and laboratory meetings that aim to teach research methods and tools, thereby enabling the student to develop competence in designing, presenting and evaluating research projects. In particular, the course comprises a series of case studies that are designed to develop said competencies. |
Related Sustainable Development Goals | |
| Core Courses | |
Major Area Courses | X | |
Supportive Courses | ||
Media and Managment Skills Courses | ||
Transferable Skill Courses |
Week | Subjects | Required Materials |
1 | Introduction to the course | Neuman, Social Research Methods: Qualitative and Quantitative Approaches (Pearson Education Limited, 2014), 17-24. |
2 | How to select a topic and formulate research questions | Neuman, Social Research Methods: Qualitative and Quantitative Approaches (Pearson Education Limited, 2014), 172-176. Lab session: Write a short paragraph on your paper topic and bring it to class for discussion |
3 | Citing sources and research ethics | Neuman, Social Research Methods: Qualitative and Quantitative Approaches (Pearson Education Limited, 2014), 145-164 Lab session: Create a 10-item bibliography on your chosen topic of study |
4 | How to Write a Literature Review | Neuman, Social Research Methods: Qualitative and Quantitative Approaches (Pearson Education Limited, 2014), 125-145. Lab session: Assignment 1 due: a review of a scholarly article chosen from your bibliography |
5 | Qualitative methods | Neuman, Social Research Methods: Qualitative and Quantitative Approaches (Pearson Education Limited, 2014), 176-182. Lab session: Select your method |
6 | Interviewing | Lecture Lab session: Discussion on an interview transcript, selection of with whom you will conduct an interview |
7 | Interviewing | Assignment 2 due: conduct an interview and summarize it in writing Lab session: Feedback on interview summaries |
8 | Ramazan Feast | |
9 | Field trip | A day trip to an CSO or company Lab session: discussion on the fieldtrip |
10 | Writing up findings | Assignment 3 due: Short paper on the field trip Lab session: Discussion of the papers |
11 | How to analyze findings | Lecture Lab session: discussion on research finding write-ups |
12 | Final drafts of papers | Assignment 4 due: draft papers Lab session: Feedback on drafts |
13 | Presentations | |
14 | Presentations | |
15 | Course review | |
16 | Final |
Course Notes/Textbooks | Neuman, W. Lawrence. Social Research Methods: Qualitative and Quantitative Approaches (Pearson Education Limited, 2014) ISBN-10 |
Suggested Readings/Materials |
Semester Activities | Number | Weigthing |
Participation | 1 | 10 |
Laboratory / Application | - | - |
Field Work | ||
Quizzes / Studio Critiques | ||
Portfolio | ||
Homework / Assignments | 1 | 40 |
Presentation / Jury | 1 | 10 |
Project | ||
Seminar / Workshop | ||
Oral Exam | ||
Midterm | ||
Final Exam | 1 | 40 |
Total |
Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade | 3 | 60 |
Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade | 1 | 40 |
Total |
Semester Activities | Number | Duration (Hours) | Workload |
---|---|---|---|
Course Hours (Including exam week: 16 x total hours) | 16 | 3 | 48 |
Laboratory / Application Hours (Including exam week: 16 x total hours) | 16 | ||
Study Hours Out of Class | 15 | 3 | 45 |
Field Work | |||
Quizzes / Studio Critiques | |||
Portfolio | |||
Homework / Assignments | 1 | 57 | |
Presentation / Jury | 1 | 40 | |
Project | |||
Seminar / Workshop | |||
Oral Exam | |||
Midterms | |||
Final Exams | 1 | 50 | |
Total | 240 |
# | 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. |
*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest