SAY601 - FUNDAMENTALS of SOCIAL SURVEY METHODOLOGY
| Course Name | Code | Semester | Theory (hours/week) |
Application (hours/week) |
Credit | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FUNDAMENTALS of SOCIAL SURVEY METHODOLOGY | SAY601 | 1st Semester | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| Prequisites | None | |||||
| Course language | English | |||||
| Course type | Must | |||||
| Mode of Delivery | Face-to-Face | |||||
| Learning and teaching strategies | Lecture Discussion Drill and Practice | |||||
| Instructor (s) | Prof. Dr. Ahmet Sinan Türkyılmaz | |||||
| Course objective | To learn the basic methods of surveying and be prepared to plan a social survey | |||||
| Learning outcomes |
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| Course Content | Science and Research; Ethical Issues on Survey and Publishment, Dimensions of Research; Planning of Social Surveys; The Coverage of Surveys ; Types of Sample Design (; Other Aspects of Sampling ; Methods of Collecting Data ; Questionnaire Design; Response Errors; Processing of the Data | |||||
| References | Morton, H. (1985) Profiles of Social Research: The Scientific Study of Human Interactions, New York: Russell Sage Foundation. Moser, C.A., and G. Kalton, (1979) Survey Methods in Social Investigation, London: Heinemann Educational Books. Neuman, W. L. (1997) Social Research Methods: Quantitative and Qualitative Approach, Boston: Allyn and Bacon. Büken N.Ö., Büken E., International Researches, Fundamental Dilemmas in Research Ethics and Ethics Committees, Sendrom, Volume 20, Number 7,8: 37?47, July- August 2008. | |||||
Course outline weekly
| Weeks | Topics |
|---|---|
| Week 1 | Introduction |
| Week 2 | Science and Research |
| Week 3 | Concepts on Survey and Publication Ethics |
| Week 4 | Planning of Social Surveys |
| Week 5 | The Coverage of Surveys |
| Week 6 | Sample Design |
| Week 7 | Other Aspects of Sampling |
| Week 8 | Midterm Exam |
| Week 9 | Methods of Collecting Data |
| Week 10 | Principles of questionnaire design |
| Week 11 | Total Survey Errors |
| Week 12 | Data Processing |
| Week 13 | Turkey Demographic and Health Surveys as case work |
| Week 14 | Scientific Deceptions, Violation on Publication Ethics, Problems of Authorship Rights, One-sided Publication (conflict of interest), Editorial Ethics |
| Week 15 | Preparation for Final Exam |
| Week 16 | Final Exam |
Assesment methods
| Course activities | Number | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Attendance | 0 | 0 |
| Laboratory | 0 | 0 |
| Application | 0 | 0 |
| Field activities | 0 | 0 |
| Specific practical training | 0 | 0 |
| Assignments | 1 | 10 |
| Presentation | 0 | 0 |
| Project | 1 | 15 |
| Seminar | 0 | 0 |
| Midterms | 1 | 25 |
| Final exam | 1 | 50 |
| Total | 100 | |
| Percentage of semester activities contributing grade succes | 3 | 50 |
| Percentage of final exam contributing grade succes | 1 | 50 |
| Total | 100 | |
WORKLOAD AND ECTS CALCULATION
| Activities | Number | Duration (hour) | Total Work Load |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Duration (x14) | 16 | 3 | 48 |
| 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) | 14 | 4 | 56 |
| Presentation / Seminar Preparation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Project | 1 | 26 | 26 |
| Homework assignment | 1 | 20 | 20 |
| Midterms (Study duration) | 1 | 30 | 30 |
| Final Exam (Study duration) | 1 | 60 | 60 |
| Total Workload | 34 | 143 | 240 |
Matrix Of The Course Learning Outcomes Versus Program Outcomes
| D.9. Key Learning Outcomes | Contrubition level* | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
| 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 | ||||
*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest