| Course Name | Research Design and Methods in Social Sciences |
| Code | Semester | Theory (hour/week) | Application/Lab (hour/week) | Local Credits | ECTS |
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| GS 591 | Fall | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7.5 |
| Prerequisites | None | |||||
| Course Language | English | |||||
| Course Type | Required | |||||
| Course Level | Second Cycle | |||||
| Mode of Delivery | - | |||||
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| Assistant(s) | - | |||||
| Course Objectives | The course is intended to provide a solid foundation associated with research design and methods in social sciences for graduate students to be used during the rest of their graduate study. This course aims to prepare graduate students to comprehend the tools, subjects and methods related with the logic of the scientific inquiry, research design, and qualitative and quantitative research methods. The course also targets to reinforce awareness of the research process and ability to conduct research in an ethical and through means via suitable research strategies. |
| Learning Outcomes | The students who succeeded in this course;
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| Course Description | The aim of the course is to deliver a complete understanding of the various\nresearch methods used in the Social Sciences, and to establish necessary practical skills required for their application. In this course, students will be developing a formal research proposal for a master thesis or term project on a topic as it relates to their individual graduate programmes with the supervision of their advisors and present it to the academic staff of the related graduate programme. |
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| Media and Managment Skills Courses | ||
| Transferable Skill Courses |
| Week | Subjects | Required Materials |
| 1 | Introduction: Research in Social Science | Chapter 2 &3 in Benton & Craib (2011) |
| 2 | Introduction to Research Ethics | Chapter 1 &2 in Danermark et al. (2002) |
| 3 | Stages of Research in Social Sciences | - |
| 4 | Stages of Research in Social Sciences | - |
| 5 | Causality, Theory and Hypothesis | Chapter 3 in King et al. (1995) |
| 6 | Linking Theory and Observation | Chapter 5 in Rich et al. (2018) |
| 7 | Presenting Data by R | - |
| 8 | Presenting Data by R | - |
| 9 | Selecting and Presenting Data | Chapter 4 in King et al. (1995) & Chapter 14 in Rich et. Al (2018) |
| 10 | Basics of Statistics | - |
| 11 | Basics of Statistics | |
| 12 | Surveys and Interviews | Chapter 8 & 20 in Rich et al. (2018) |
| 13 | Content analysis | Chapter 10 in Rich et al. (2018) |
| 14 | Scientific Output | |
| 15 | Projects | |
| 16 | Projects |
| Course Notes/Textbooks | Qualitative Inquiry & Research Design, Choosing Among Five Approaches, John W. Creswell, Sage, 2007; Fundamentals of Qualitative Research, Johnny Saldana, Oxford University Press, 2011; Research Methods for Political Science: Quantitative and Qualitative Methods, David E McNabb, Routledge, 2015; Qualitative Research Methods for the Social Sciences, Howard Lune & Bruce L. Berg, 2017; OpenIntro Statistics / David Diez, Christopher barr, Mine Çetinkaya-Rundel, 3rd ed, Statistics for business and economics / Paul Newbold, William L. Carlson, Betty M. Thorne.—8th ed. 2013, Introduction to New statistics / Geoff Cumming, Robert Calin-Jageman. 1st ed, 2017. |
| Suggested Readings/Materials |
| Semester Activities | Number | Weigthing |
| Participation | 15 | 10 |
| Laboratory / Application | ||
| Field Work | ||
| Quizzes / Studio Critiques | ||
| Portfolio | ||
| Homework / Assignments | 2 | 50 |
| Presentation / Jury | ||
| Project | 1 | 40 |
| Seminar / Workshop | ||
| Oral Exam | ||
| Midterm | ||
| Final Exam | ||
| Total |
| Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade | 2 | 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 | 16 | 3 | 48 |
| Field Work | |||
| Quizzes / Studio Critiques | |||
| Portfolio | |||
| Homework / Assignments | 2 | 10 | |
| Presentation / Jury | |||
| Project | 1 | 30 | |
| Seminar / Workshop | |||
| Oral Exam | |||
| Midterms | |||
| Final Exams | |||
| Total | 146 |
| # | Program Competencies/Outcomes | * Contribution Level | ||||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 1 | to be able to expand the practical knowledge gained in undergraduate programs with theoretical field of design research, | |||||
| 2 | to be able to examine, interpret data and assess concepts and ideas with research methods of design theory and social sciences, | |||||
| 3 | to be able to identify problems of design disciplines in times of global / environmental crisis and to be able to develop possible solutions for design practitioners, | |||||
| 4 | to be able to expand knowledge on the history of material culture as it relates to design practices of the past, | |||||
| 5 | to be able to promote research on local practices of everyday life and assess the outcome to implement design solutions, | |||||
| 6 | to be able to facilitate interactions in between varied design disciplines and to promote collaborative work to solve complex problems, | |||||
| 7 | to be able to process outcome of design research to be applied in design education, | |||||
| 8 | to be able to instigate research on the new tools, technologies and materials of production in order to accelerate changes in design practices, | |||||
| 9 | to be able to develop an ethical approach towards design professions in order to install social and environmental responsibilities, | |||||
| 10 | to be able to use a foreign language for both chasing the scientific publication and developing proper communication with colleagues from other countries, in written and verbal ways. | |||||
| 11 | to be able to use computer programs needed in the field design as well as information and communication technologies in advanced levels (“European Computer Driving Licence”, Advanced Level”). | |||||
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