This course will introduce the students basic concepts and relevant methods for conducting a research in Social Sciences. The ultimate aim of this course is to develop analytical and critical thinking of students; at the same time to provide them an opportunity for reasoning on real matters especially in daily business life. Furthermore, developing the skills of questioning, understanding, diagnosing, thinking, expressing (both verbally and in a written from) are another objective of this course.
Prerequisite(s)
Corequisite(s)
Special Requisite(s)
Instructor(s)
Course Assistant(s)
Schedule
Office Hour(s)
Teaching Methods and Techniques
Principle Sources
Other Sources
Course Schedules
Week
Contents
Learning Methods
1. Week
Introduction and orientation to the course
Lecture and Discussion
2. Week
Why do we need a research?
Lecture, presentation, reading and discussion.
3. Week
What are the major types of social research?
Lecture, presentation, reading and discussion.
4. Week
Theory and Research
Lecture, presentation, reading and discussion.
5. Week
What is the meaning of literature? How to approach literature review?
Lecture, presentation, reading and discussion.
6. Week
Strategies and elements of research design: How to design a research?
Lecture, presentation, reading and discussion.
7. Week
Qualitative and Quantitative Measurement
Lecture, presentation, reading and discussion.
8. Week
Midterm exam
Exam
9. Week
Midterm exam
Exam
10. Week
Qualitative and Quantitative Sampling
Lecture, presentation, reading and discussion
11. Week
Data collection methods: Observation, Administrating questionnaires, experimental designs etc.
Lecture, presentation, reading and discussion
12. Week
Data Analysis ( Quant. & Qual.)
Lecture, presentation, reading and discussion
13. Week
Writing a research report
Lecture, presentation, reading and discussion
14. Week
Designing research proposal: Proposal Guidelines and main principles of designing
Lecture, presentation, reading and discussion
15. Week
Final Exam
Assessment and evaluation
16. Week
Final Exam
Assessment and evaluation
17. Week
Final Exam
Assessment and evaluation
Assessments
Evaluation tools
Quantity
Weight(%)
Midterm(s)
1
30
Quizzes
1
10
Homework / Term Projects / Presentations
1
20
Final Exam
1
40
Program Outcomes
PO-1
Demonstrates a basic level of understanding in related disciplines (such as economics, sociology, psychology, quantitative sciences, etc.) that form a foundation for business administration, and makes use of and applies them to the field of business.
PO-2
Applies mathematical, scientific, and social knowledge to business problems.
PO-3
Demonstrates a basic level of understanding in business functions and management (such as management, production, marketing, accounting, finance, human resources, behavioral sciences, etc.) and interprets the theoretical arguments focusing on interactions between the actors and the cultures in the field.
PO-4
Determines how to use acquired theoretical and practical knowledge and skills related to business in application and field analysis and applies them.
PO-5
Identifies and evaluates the relations in the field of business; describes the problems and presents analytical solutions through modeling and interpreting (critical thinking).
PO-6
Designs a business process in any functional stage that complies with identified objectives.
PO-7
Develop effective business communication skills (written-verbal/formal-informal).
PO-8
Owns effective working skills individually or on a team in business and multidisciplinary fields.
PO-9
Acts with a sense of professional and ethical responsibility.
PO-10
Improves effective verbal and written communication skills in English, and acquires competence in a minimum of one foreign language.
PO-11
Acquires basic knowledge about sustainable business understanding, sustainable business functions, and the concept of sustainability.
PO-12
In line with the requirements of the digital age, they gain experience and knowledge to see and analyze the business as a whole, analyze market behavior, sales, and planning, budget management, financing, create a strategy, read competitor strategies, construct scenarios and performance evaluation skills through teamwork on a virtual simulation program.
PO-13
Having both basic computer usage knowledge and advanced Excel usage knowledge required by the business world for writing formulas, data analysis, modeling, and using macros.
PO-14
Acquires knowledge and skills about current information systems and how to use these systems in business problems.
writing formulas, data analysis, modeling, and using macros.
Learning Outcomes
LO-1
Will be able to evaluate why there is a need to do a research.
LO-2
Will be able to Identify circumstances in which research is necessary or valuable.
LO-3
Will be able to prepare a structured and comprehensible research proposal based on research interest.
LO-4
Will be able to frame several research questions and generate hypotheses.
LO-5
Will be able to determine distinguishing characteristics of qualitative and quantitative researches.
LO-6
Will be able to select and apply appropriate research design based on the Research Question(s).
LO-7
Will be able to decide an appropriate data analysis technique, conduct the analysis and interpret the results.
LO-8
Will be able to represent the results both in textual and verbal (spoken) form.
LO-9
Will be able to evaluate other researches critically.
