ECTS - Area Research in Political Science

Area Research in Political Science (KAM607) Course Detail

Course Name Course Code Season Lecture Hours Application Hours Lab Hours Credit ECTS
Area Research in Political Science KAM607 3 0 0 3 5
Pre-requisite Course(s)
None
Course Language Turkish
Course Type N/A
Course Level Ph.D.
Mode of Delivery Face To Face
Learning and Teaching Strategies Lecture, Discussion, Question and Answer, Drill and Practice.
Course Coordinator
Course Lecturer(s)
  • Asst. Prof. Dr. Asuman Özgür Keysan
Course Assistants
Course Objectives Teaching how to do field research, scientific approaches and methods in the discipline of political science.
Course Learning Outcomes The students who succeeded in this course;
  • Be able to design and conduct area research in political science and related disciplines.
Course Content Quantitative methods; surveys; sampling; political analysis; statistics.

Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies

Week Subjects Preparation
1 Introduction to the Course -
2 Scientific Research and Its Importance: What is Scientific Research?
3 How to Determine the Research Problem?
4 Literature Review
5 Scientific Research Proposal Preparation Process: Draft Plan/Citation/Citation: Ethics
6 Case Studies – In-Class Exercise
7 Scientific Research Proposal Preparation Process: Determination and Application of Data Collection Techniques
8 Scientific Research Proposal Preparation Process: Review of the Plan, Writing Techniques, Format Data Analysis and Interpretation Appendices, Citations, Bibliography
9 Case Studies – In-Class Exercise
10 Presentations -
11 Presentations -
12 Presentations -
13 Presentations -
14 Presentations -

Sources

Course Book 1. Karasar, N. (2007). Bilimsel Araştırma Yöntemi. Nobel Yayınevi, Ankara.
2. Karasar, N. (2007). Araştırmalarda Rapor Hazırlama. Nobel Yayınevi, Ankara.
3. Barzun, Jacques. Modern Araştırmacı, Ankara: Tübitak, 2004.
4. Büyüköztürk, Ş., Çakmak, E. K., Akgün, Ö. E., Karadeniz, Ş. ve Demirel,F. (2008). Bilimsel Araştırma Yöntemleri. Pegem Akademi Yayınevi, Ankara.
5. Büyüköztürk, Ş. (2007). Sosyal Bilimler İçin Veri Analizi El Kitabı. Pegem Akademi Yayınevi, Ankara.

Evaluation System

Requirements Number Percentage of Grade
Attendance/Participation - -
Laboratory - -
Application - -
Field Work 1 25
Special Course Internship - -
Quizzes/Studio Critics - -
Homework Assignments 2 30
Presentation 1 10
Project 1 35
Report - -
Seminar - -
Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury - -
Final Exam/Final Jury - -
Toplam 5 100
Percentage of Semester Work
Percentage of Final Work 100
Total 100

Course Category

Core Courses
Major Area Courses X
Supportive Courses
Media and Managment Skills Courses
Transferable Skill Courses

The Relation Between Course Learning Competencies and Program Qualifications

# Program Qualifications / Competencies Level of Contribution
1 2 3 4 5
1 Improving knowledge and understanding of the disciplines political science and public administration so as to enable the Ph. D. candidates to produce new knowledge on these disciplines. X
2 Improving knowledge and understanding in the parallel disciplines of sociology, anthropology, history etc. to create a multi-disciplinary perspective of the field of study. X
3 Introducing and improving knowledge and skills of qualitative and quantitative research methodologies and methods so as to create a capacity to utilize them in researches in the field of political science and public administration. X
4 Enabling the Ph. D. candidates to utilize their thoretical, methodological, and multi-disciplinary knowledge so as to critically understand the discussions in those fields, and to understand the gaps in the literature concerned. X
5 Improving academic writing skills so as to enable the Ph. D. candidates to write their dissertations or research papers in a suitable manner. X

ECTS/Workload Table

Activities Number Duration (Hours) Total Workload
Course Hours (Including Exam Week: 16 x Total Hours) 15 3 45
Laboratory
Application
Special Course Internship 1 10 10
Field Work
Study Hours Out of Class 14 3 42
Presentation/Seminar Prepration 1 5 5
Project
Report
Homework Assignments 2 5 10
Quizzes/Studio Critics
Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury
Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury 1 15 15
Total Workload 127