SAY603 - DATA COLLECTION METHODS

Course Name Code Semester Theory
(hours/week)		 Application
(hours/week)		 Credit ECTS
DATA COLLECTION METHODS SAY603 Any Semester/Year 2 2 3 8
PrequisitesNone
Course languageEnglish
Course typeElective 
Mode of DeliveryFace-to-Face 
Learning and teaching strategiesLecture
Discussion
Question and Answer
Drill and Practice
Other  
Instructor (s)Asst. Prof. Melike Saraç 
Course objectiveTo present research work which attempts to understand the effect of data collection decisions on survey errors. To provide students with an idea of which data collection to pick under different conditions. To review alternative modes and methods of data collection used in surveys. 
Learning outcomes
  1. Students learn about the major methods of data collection techniques.
  2. Students learn about the data quality properties of different techniques.
  3. Students learn about the measurement error properties of different techniques.
  4. Students learn about the non-response and coverage properties of different techniques.
Course ContentData collection methods: Face-to-face interviewing, telephone interviewing, web surveys, mail surveys, alternative methods of data collection (diaries, administrative records, direct observations, etc.); Quality of survey data (measurement error properties, levels of non-response, coverage error); comparisons among various methods (paper vs. computer assisted, interviewer administered vs. self-administered, telephone vs. face-to-face, etc.). 
ReferencesBeatty, P. and Herrmann, D. (2002), Survey Nonresponse, Groves et al. (eds.) New York: Wiley, pp. 71-86. Neuman, W. L.
Biemer, P. P., de Leeuw, E. D., Eckman, S., Edwards, B., Kreuter, F., Lyberg, L. E., ... & West, B. T. (Eds.). (2017). Total Survey Error in Practice. John Wiley & Sons.
Biemer, P.P., and Lyberg, L.E. (2003), Introduction to Survey Quality, New York: Wiley, pp. 26-62.
Groves, R.M. et al. (2009), Survey Methodology, 2nd ed. New York: Wiley.
Lavrakas, P. J., Traugott, M. W., Kennedy, C., Holbrook, A. L., de Leeuw, E. D., & West, B. T. (Eds.). (2019). Experimental Methods in Survey Research: Techniques that Combine Random Sampling with Random Assignment. John Wiley & Sons.
Olson, K., Smyth, J. D., Dykema, J., Holbrook, A. L., Kreuter, F., & West, B. T. (Eds.). (2020). Interviewer Effects from A Total Survey Error Perspective. CRC Press. 

Course outline weekly

WeeksTopics
Week 1Introduction to data collection methods
Week 2Survey errors
Week 3Classic data collection methods
Week 4Other data collection methods
Week 5Using more than one method together
Week 6Comparison of data collection methods
Week 7Roles of interviewers in the data collection process
Week 8Midterm Exam
Week 9Interviewer effect and interview techniques
Week 10Non-response
Week 11Methodological approaches to preventing non-response
Week 12New trends in data collection methods
Week 13Method changes and evaluation
Week 14Evaluations on data collection methods
Week 15Preparation for Final Exam
Week 16Final Exam

Assesment methods

Course activitiesNumberPercentage
Attendance00
Laboratory00
Application00
Field activities00
Specific practical training00
Assignments15
Presentation110
Project00
Seminar00
Midterms130
Final exam155
Total100
Percentage of semester activities contributing grade succes345
Percentage of final exam contributing grade succes155
Total100

WORKLOAD AND ECTS CALCULATION

Activities Number Duration (hour) Total Work Load
Course Duration (x14) 14 2 28
Laboratory 0 0 0
Application000
Specific practical training000
Field activities000
Study Hours Out of Class (Preliminary work, reinforcement, ect)14456
Presentation / Seminar Preparation14040
Project000
Homework assignment11616
Midterms (Study duration)14545
Final Exam (Study duration) 15555
Total Workload32162240

Matrix Of The Course Learning Outcomes Versus Program Outcomes

D.9. Key Learning OutcomesContrubition level*
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1. Gains theoretical knowledge on survey methodology.    X
2. Gains knowledge on basic concepts related to quantitative research methods, acquire a theoretical point of view, and develop the skills to transform this knowledge into survey design, implementation and analysis.     X
3. Gains knowledge on sampling techniques used in quantitative methods, and develop generalizable, survey design ability.     X
4. Gains knowledge on learning and implementing the models and techniques used in quantitative data analysis.  X   
5. Gains basic theoretical knowledge on qualitative research methods, theoretical point of view, and develop the skills to transform this knowledge into research design, sampling, generation of qualitative data and analysis.     X
6. Gains knowledge on the differences between quantitative and qualitative research methods and their areas of use.     X
7. Develops the skills to interpret the results of quantitative and/or qualitative data analyses and transform them into publications that are within academic and ethical rules. X    
8. Gains the ability to evaluate the quality of quantitative and qualitative research and interpret their results.     X
9. Gains the ability to transform the results of quantitative and/or qualitative research results into authentic oral and written presentations, and present them at national and international meetings.     X
10. Gains knowledge, and develops the ability and consciousness to prepare quantitative and/or qualitative research projects within scientific and ethical rules.     X
11. Produces an authentic thesis using quantitative and/or qualitative research methods.     X
12. Follows international publications in the field and communicates with colleagues, using the English language at a level no lower than the Common European Framework of References for Languages B2 level. X   

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