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Code | Semester | Theory (hour/week) | Application/Lab (hour/week) | Local Credits | ECTS |
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Spring |
Prerequisites | None | |||||
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Course Type | Required | |||||
Course Level | - | |||||
Mode of Delivery | - | |||||
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Course Coordinator | - | |||||
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Assistant(s) | - |
Course Objectives | |
Learning Outcomes | The students who succeeded in this course;
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Course Description |
| Core Courses | X |
Major Area Courses | ||
Supportive Courses | ||
Media and Managment Skills Courses | ||
Transferable Skill Courses |
Week | Subjects | Required Materials |
1 | Social Researcher | Levin, J.A., Fox, J.A. ( 2010) Elementary Statistics in Social Research. Third Edition. PrenticeHall: USA. Chapter 1 |
2 | Research Design | Aron, A., Coups, E.J, Aron, E.N. ( 2011) Statistics for the Behavioral and Social Sciences.Fifth Edition.Prentice Hall: USA Chapter 1. |
3 | Data Coding and Introduction to SPSS | Aron, A., Coups, E.J, Aron, E.N. ( 2011) Statistics for the Behavioral and Social Sciences.Fifth Edition.Prentice Hall: USA Chapter 2. |
4 | Organizing data files, entering data and clearing data | Aron, A., Coups, E.J, Aron, E.N. ( 2011) Statistics for the Behavioral and Social Sciences.Fifth Edition.Prentice Hall: USA Chapter 4 |
5 | Preliminary Analysis (Descriptive Statistics) | Aron, A., Coups, E.J, Aron, E.N. ( 2011) Statistics for the Behavioral and Social Sciences.Fifth Edition.Prentice Hall: USA Chapter 5,6,7. |
6 | Preliminary Analysis (Using graphs to describe and explore data) | Aron, A., Coups, E.J, Aron, E.N. ( 2011) Statistics for the Behavioral and Social Sciences.Fifth Edition.Prentice Hall: USA Chapter 8. |
7 | Field Research-Interviewing | |
8 | Field Research-Interviewing | |
9 | Review/Midterm | |
10 | SPSS applications | Aron, A., Coups, E.J, Aron, E.N. ( 2011) Statistics for the Behavioral and Social Sciences.Fifth Edition.Prentice Hall: USA Chapter 3. |
11 | SPSS applications | Aron, A., Coups, E.J, Aron, E.N. ( 2011) Statistics for the Behavioral and Social Sciences.Fifth Edition.Prentice Hall: USA Chapter 3. |
12 | SPSS applications | Levin, J.A., Fox, J.A. ( 2010) Elementary Statistics in Social Research. Third Edition. PrenticeHall: USA. Chapter 11. |
13 | SPSS applications | Aron, A., Coups, E.J, Aron, E.N. ( 2011) Statistics for the Behavioral and Social Sciences.Fifth Edition.Prentice Hall: USA Chapter 11. |
14 | Social Research Problems | Aron, A., Coups, E.J, Aron, E.N. ( 2011) Statistics for the Behavioral and Social Sciences.Fifth Edition.Prentice Hall: USA Chapter 12 |
15 | Review of the Semester | |
16 | Review of the Semester |
Course Notes/Textbooks | Course notes, problems and data sets will be presented on a elearning environment ( SMC or Moddle SMC) and the interaction between teacher and students will be provided via this environment besides face to face lecture hours. |
Suggested Readings/Materials | Aron, A., Coups, E.J, Aron, E.N. ( 2011) Statistics for the Behavioral and Social Sciences.Fifth Edition.Prentice Hall: USA |
Semester Activities | Number | Weigthing |
Participation | 1 | 15 |
Laboratory / Application | ||
Field Work | 2 | 15 |
Quizzes / Studio Critiques | ||
Portfolio | ||
Homework / Assignments | ||
Presentation / Jury | ||
Project | 1 | 40 |
Seminar / Workshop | ||
Oral Exam | ||
Midterm | 1 | 30 |
Final Exam | ||
Total |
Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade | 60 | |
Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade | 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 | ||
Study Hours Out of Class | 14 | 3 | |
Field Work | 2 | 6 | |
Quizzes / Studio Critiques | |||
Portfolio | |||
Homework / Assignments | |||
Presentation / Jury | |||
Project | 1 | 45 | |
Seminar / Workshop | |||
Oral Exam | |||
Midterms | 1 | 25 | |
Final Exams | |||
Total | 156 |
# | Program Competencies/Outcomes | * Contribution Level | ||||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
1 | To be able to scientifically examine concepts and ideas in the field of sociology; to be able to interpret and evaluate data. | X | ||||
2 | To be able to define classical and contemporary theories in sociology; to be able to identify the differences and similarities among those theories and to be able to evaluate them. | |||||
3 | To be able to critically use the knowledge acquired in the field of sociology | X | ||||
4 | To be able to plan and conduct, individually or as a member of a team, an entire sociological research process with the knowledge of methodological requirements of the field. | X | ||||
5 | To be able to identify and evaluate local, regional and global issues and problems. | X | ||||
6 | To be able to share their ideas and solutions supplemented by qualitative and quantitative data in written and oral forms. | X | ||||
7 | To be able to make use of other disciplines related to sociology and to have core knowledge related to those disciplines. | X | ||||
8 | To be able to follow developments in sociology and to be able to communicate with international colleagues in a foreign language. (“European Language Portfolio Global Scale,” Level B1) | X | ||||
9 | To be able to use computer software required by the discipline and to possess advancedlevel computing and IT skills. (“European Computer Driving Licence”, Advanced Level) | X | ||||
10 | To be able to use a second foreign language at the intermediate level. | |||||
11 | To have social and scholarly values and ethical principles during the collection and interpretation of data for implementation, publication, dissemination, and maintenance | X | ||||
12 | To acquire life long learning abilities that will enable the socially responsible application of knowledge based on their field of study to their professional and everyday lives. | X |
*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest