KLM680 - METHOD, METHODOLOGY and ETHICS IN SOCIAL SCIENCES
| Course Name | Code | Semester | Theory (hours/week) |
Application (hours/week) |
Credit | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| METHOD, METHODOLOGY and ETHICS IN SOCIAL SCIENCES | KLM680 | 1st Semester | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| Prequisites | NONE | |||||
| Course language | Turkish | |||||
| Course type | Must | |||||
| Mode of Delivery | Face-to-Face | |||||
| Learning and teaching strategies | Lecture Discussion Question and Answer | |||||
| Instructor (s) | Ass. Prof. Dr. H. Göze Orhon | |||||
| Course objective | The aim of this lecture is to introduce prevailing research methods in communication studies and examine them through a variety of case studies originating from different disciplines and methodological approaches. Lecture also aims at providing students with a view on academic writing, originality and plagiarism. Gaining an ethical approach in academic work and fieldwork is both one of the most important goals of the lecture and one of its main components. | |||||
| Learning outcomes |
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| Course Content | This lecture focuses on methods and methodology in social sciences besides an additional focus on plagiarism and ethical approach. | |||||
| References | ? Abu-Lughod, L. (2002), ?Locating Ethnography?, Ethnography Vol 1, No 2, 261-267. ? Adler Kassner, L. et al. (2008), ?Framing Plagiarism?, Originality, Imitation and Plagiarism içinde, Michigan: Micgigan University Press, 231-246. ? Aliyu, A.A.; Bello, M.U.; Kasim, R. ve Martin, D. (2014). ?Positivist and Non-Positivist Paradigm in Social Science Research: Conflicting Paradigms or Perfect Partners??, Journal of Management and Sustainability. 4(3). 78-85. ? Alldred, P&Gillies, Vç (2008) ?Eliciting Research Accounts: Re/producing Modern Subjects??, Ethics in Qualitative Research içinde, London: Sage. 140-156. ? Arthur, S. Ve Nazroo, J. (2003), 'Designing Fieldwork Strategies and Materials', Qualitative Research Practice içinde, der. J. Ritchie ve J. Lewis, London: Sage. ? Banks, M. (2006), 'Encountering the visual', Visual Methods in Social Research içinde, London: Sage. | |||||
Course outline weekly
| Weeks | Topics |
|---|---|
| Week 1 | Introduction to the basic concepts |
| Week 2 | Social sciences, theory and paradigm |
| Week 3 | On methods, methodology and goals of social research |
| Week 4 | Originality and plagiarism |
| Week 5 | Research Ethics 1 |
| Week 6 | Research ethics in the field |
| Week 7 | Quantitative methods |
| Week 8 | Qualitative methods |
| Week 9 | Textual methods: Content and discourse analysis |
| Week 10 | Visual methods: Texts and beyond |
| Week 11 | Ethnomethodology |
| Week 12 | Ethnography |
| Week 13 | Ethnographic methods: Observation, Interview, Focus Group |
| Week 14 | Assignment and research design |
| Week 15 | Preparation for the Final Exam |
| Week 16 | Final exam |
Assesment methods
| Course activities | Number | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Attendance | 14 | 20 |
| Laboratory | 0 | 0 |
| Application | 0 | 0 |
| Field activities | 0 | 0 |
| Specific practical training | 0 | 0 |
| Assignments | 1 | 60 |
| Presentation | 1 | 20 |
| Project | 0 | 0 |
| Seminar | 0 | 0 |
| Midterms | 0 | 0 |
| Final exam | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 100 | |
| Percentage of semester activities contributing grade succes | 0 | 40 |
| Percentage of final exam contributing grade succes | 0 | 60 |
| Total | 100 | |
WORKLOAD AND ECTS CALCULATION
| Activities | Number | Duration (hour) | Total Work Load |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Duration (x14) | 14 | 3 | 42 |
| Laboratory | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Application | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Specific practical training | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Field activities | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Study Hours Out of Class (Preliminary work, reinforcement, ect) | 5 | 7 | 35 |
| Presentation / Seminar Preparation | 7 | 10 | 70 |
| Project | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Homework assignment | 1 | 11 | 11 |
| Midterms (Study duration) | 1 | 11 | 11 |
| Final Exam (Study duration) | 1 | 11 | 11 |
| Total Workload | 29 | 53 | 180 |
Matrix Of The Course Learning Outcomes Versus Program Outcomes
| D.9. Key Learning Outcomes | Contrubition level* | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
| 1. will be able to evaluate the theoretical and practical reflections of the basic approaches, concepts and the relationship among the concepts in culture and mass communication. | X | ||||
| 2. will have the knowledge of the basic methodological approaches, methods and research technics and their implementations. | X | ||||
| 3. is capable of designing qualitative and quantitative social researches, implementing it, analyzing the findings, reporting them and putting all into an original piece of academic writing. | X | ||||
| 4. will follow the current news/knowledge, approaches and sources on culture and mass communication, evaluates them with a critical and inquisitive manner, attends discussions on this subjects and produces new information. | X | ||||
| 5. will share all events (projects, researches, publications) in their field with related circles. | |||||
| 6. knows all the scientific and ethical principles on their field and acts in order to these principles and works on dissemination of them. | X | ||||
| 7. 7. will be able to use the knowledge and the skills related to the area, find solutions to the problems in communication and media, develop policy propositions and transform these into projects and action. | X | ||||
| 8. thinks, questions, interprets and evaluates interdisciplinary | |||||
| 9. will be able to get involved in team work for identifying and solving problems related to the area and shares knowledge. | |||||
| 10. will pursue a higher degree in his/her education. | X | ||||
*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest