Course Name | Research Methods in Logistics and Supply Chain Management |
Code | Semester | Theory (hour/week) | Application/Lab (hour/week) | Local Credits | ECTS |
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LOG 564 | Fall/Spring | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7.5 |
Prerequisites | None | |||||
Course Language | English | |||||
Course Type | Elective | |||||
Course Level | Second Cycle | |||||
Mode of Delivery | - | |||||
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Course Objectives | The main aim of this course is to enable students to understand the process and approaches for designing a research using qualitative and quantitative methods in supply chain management field. |
Learning Outcomes | The students who succeeded in this course;
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Course Description | This course involves the process of research methods. |
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Media and Managment Skills Courses | ||
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Week | Subjects | Required Materials |
1 | Introduction to Designing Research / Research Topic | Saunders, M. N. (2011). Research methods for business students, 5/e. Pearson Education India. Creswell, J. W. (2013). Research design: Qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods approaches. Sage publications. |
2 | Review of the Literature and The Use of Theory Designing Research (Theory, Introduction, Abstract, Purpose Statement, Research Questions and Hypotheses | Saunders, M. N. (2011). Research methods for business students, 5/e. Pearson Education India. Creswell, J. W. (2013). Research design: Qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods approaches. Sage publications. |
3 | Research Philosophies and Ethics | Saunders, M. N. (2011). Research methods for business students, 5/e. Pearson Education India. Creswell, J. W. (2013). Research design: Qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods approaches. Sage publications. |
4 | Research Design Formulation (Exploratory, Descriptive, Causal) | Saunders, M. N. (2011). Research methods for business students, 5/e. Pearson Education India. Creswell, J. W. (2013). Research design: Qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods approaches. Sage publications. |
5 | Selecting Samples Using Secondary Data | Saunders, M. N. (2011). Research methods for business students, 5/e. Pearson Education India. Creswell, J. W. (2013). Research design: Qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods approaches. Sage publications. |
6 | Primary Data Collection - Qualitative Methods (Observation, Interviews, Focus Group, Projective Techniques) | Saunders, M. N. (2011). Research methods for business students, 5/e. Pearson Education India. Creswell, J. W. (2013). Research design: Qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods approaches. Sage publications. |
7 | Primary Data Collection - Quantitative Methods (Descriptive Research Design: Questionnaires, Survey and Observation) | Saunders, M. N. (2011). Research methods for business students, 5/e. Pearson Education India. Creswell, J. W. (2013). Research design: Qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods approaches. Sage publications. |
8 | Quantitative Methods (Causal Research Design: Experimentation) | Saunders, M. N. (2011). Research methods for business students, 5/e. Pearson Education India. Creswell, J. W. (2013). Research design: Qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods approaches. Sage publications. |
9 | Measurement and Scaling (Comparative and Non-comparative) | Saunders, M. N. (2011). Research methods for business students, 5/e. Pearson Education India. Creswell, J. W. (2013). Research design: Qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods approaches. Sage publications. |
10 | Data Analysis (Preparation, Frequency Distribution, Cross Tabulation, Hypothesis Testing) | Saunders, M. N. (2011). Research methods for business students, 5/e. Pearson Education India. Creswell, J. W. (2013). Research design: Qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods approaches. Sage publications. |
11 | Data Analysis Techniques (Qualitative Analysis) | Saunders, M. N. (2011). Research methods for business students, 5/e. Pearson Education India. Creswell, J. W. (2013). Research design: Qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods approaches. Sage publications. |
12 | Data Analysis Techniques (Quantitative Analysis) | Saunders, M. N. (2011). Research methods for business students, 5/e. Pearson Education India. Creswell, J. W. (2013). Research design: Qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods approaches. Sage publications. |
13 | Data Analysis Techniques (Quantitative Analysis) | Saunders, M. N. (2011). Research methods for business students, 5/e. Pearson Education India. Creswell, J. W. (2013). Research design: Qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods approaches. Sage publications. |
14 | What’s Next? | |
15 | Review of the semester | |
16 | Final Exam |
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Suggested Readings/Materials |
Semester Activities | Number | Weigthing |
Participation | 1 | 10 |
Laboratory / Application | ||
Field Work | ||
Quizzes / Studio Critiques | ||
Portfolio | ||
Homework / Assignments | 2 | 30 |
Presentation / Jury | ||
Project | 1 | 35 |
Seminar / Workshop | ||
Oral Exam | ||
Midterm | 1 | 25 |
Final Exam | ||
Total |
Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade | ||
Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade | ||
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 | 1 | |
Study Hours Out of Class | 0 | ||
Field Work | |||
Quizzes / Studio Critiques | |||
Portfolio | |||
Homework / Assignments | 10 | ||
Presentation / Jury | |||
Project | 1 | 30 | |
Seminar / Workshop | |||
Oral Exam | |||
Midterms | 1 | 20 | |
Final Exams | |||
Total | 98 |
# | Program Competencies/Outcomes | * Contribution Level | ||||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
1 | Being able to contribute to the institution the participant works for and the logistics sector by the use of the knowledge and abilities gained during the education period; and manage change in the institution and the sector | |||||
2 | Reaching a competency about contemporary business and technology applications in the area of logistics and supply chain management and analysis and strategy development methods | |||||
3 | Being able to create opportunities by combining supply chain management with information technologies and innovative processes by the use of the interdisciplinary courses the participants take | |||||
4 | Having the ability to develop creative solutions by working on global logistics and supply chain subjects and realizing these by the use of their project management knowledge | |||||
5 | Having the knowledge, abilities and capabilities required for effective logistics and supply chain management by the use of a problem and case analysis based learning | |||||
6 | Being able to examine logistics and supply chain processes with the management science viewpoint, analyze related concepts and ideas by scientific methods | |||||
7 | If continuing to work in the academia, having the necessary information on logistics applications; if continuing to work in the sector, having the necessary knowledge on conceptual subjects | |||||
8 | Being able to specify appropriate research questions about his/her research area, conduct an effective research with the use of necessary methods and apply the research outcomes in the sector or the academia | |||||
9 | Being able to follow the changes and developments in the sector the participant works in, in order to keep his/her personal and professional competence updated and develop himself/herself when necessary | |||||
10 | Be experts in the fields of logistics and supply chain with the help of the sector-focused education they receive | |||||
11 | Have the necessary capabilities to pursue doctoral studies in national and foreign institutions. |
*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest