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)
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Corequisite(s)
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Special Requisite(s)
The minimum qualifications that are expected from the students who want to attend the course.(Examples: Foreign language level, attendance, known theoretical pre-qualifications, etc.)
What is the meaning of literature? How to approach to literature review?
6. Week
Strategies of Research Design: How to design a research and what are the elements of research design?
7. Week
Qualitative and Quantitative Measurement
8. Week
Midterm Exam
9. Week
Midterm Exam
10. Week
Qualitative and Quantitative Sampling
11. Week
Data Collection Methods: Observation, Administrat ng questionnaires, experimental designs.
12. Week
Main principles designing a research proposal and writing a research report
13. Week
Student Research Proposal Presentations
14. Week
Student Research Proposal Presentations
15. Week
Final
16. Week
Final
17. Week
Final
Assessments
Evaluation tools
Quantity
Weight(%)
Midterm(s)
1
40
Quizzes
1
10
Final Exam
1
50
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, behavioural 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 modelling and interpreting (critical thinking).
PO-6
Designs a business process in any functional stage that complies with identified objectives.
PO-7
Develops 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 minimum one foreign language.
Learning Outcomes
LO-1
Learn how to represent the results both in textual and verbal (spoken) form.
LO-2
Critically evaluate other research designs.
LO-3
Understand why there is a need to do a research.
LO-4
Identify circumstances in which research is necessary or valuable.
LO-5
Prepare a structured and comprehensible research proposal based on research interest.
