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COURSE INFORMATION

Course Code	Course Title	L+P Hour	Semester	ECTS
KYK 501	RESEARCH METHODS AND TECHNIQUES AT PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION AND URBAN STUDIES	3 + 0	1st Semester	7,5

COURSE DESCRIPTION

Course Level	Master's Degree
Course Type	Compulsory
Course Objective	The objective of this lecture is to accompany graduate level students with research and methodology techniques at post-graduate level.
Course Content	Current assessment approaches and measurement methods of public administration and urban studies will be examined. Within the framework of the emergence of public administration and urban studies, general epistemology of the subject, rationalism, the formation and building process of positivism, logical positivism, historical materialism, critical theory, post-Marxism and post-modern epistemology is analyzed.
Prerequisites	No the prerequisite of lesson.
Corequisite	No the corequisite of lesson.
Mode of Delivery	Face to Face

COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES

1	Learns basic research techniques
2	Learns research methodologies
3	Acquires general notions with regard to writing academic texts as thesis, articles and papers
4	Learns how to cite and bears ethical codes alike.

COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM

	PO 01	PO 02	PO 03	PO 04	PO 05	PO 06	PO 07	PO 08	PO 09	PO 10	PO 11	PO 12
LO 001	5	5	5	5	4	4	5	5	5	4	5	5
LO 002	5	5	4	5	4	5	4	5	5	5	5	4
LO 003	4	5	5	4	5	4	5	5	5	4	5	5
LO 004	5	4	5	4	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	5
Sub Total	19	19	19	18	18	17	19	20	20	18	20	19
Contribution	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	5

ECTS ALLOCATED BASED ON STUDENT WORKLOAD BY THE COURSE DESCRIPTION

Activities	Quantity	Duration (Hour)	Total Work Load (Hour)
Course Duration (14 weeks/theoric+practical)	14	3	42
Mid-terms	1	25	25
Final examination	1	37	37
Presentation / Seminar Preparation	1	91	91
Total Work Load ECTS Credit of the Course			195 7,5

COURSE DETAILS

Select Year

	Course Term	No	Instructors
Details	2020-2021 Fall	1	EMEL DİKBAŞ TORUN

Course Details

Course Code	Course Title	L+P Hour	Course Code	Language Of Instruction	Course Semester
KYK 501	RESEARCH METHODS AND TECHNIQUES AT PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION AND URBAN STUDIES	3 + 0	1	Turkish	2020-2021 Fall

Course Coordinator	E-Mail	Phone Number	Course Location	Attendance
Assoc. Prof. Dr. EMEL DİKBAŞ TORUN	etorun@pau.edu.tr		Course location is not specified.	%

Goals		The objective of this lecture is to accompany graduate level students with research and methodology techniques at post-graduate level.
Content		Current assessment approaches and measurement methods of public administration and urban studies will be examined. Within the framework of the emergence of public administration and urban studies, general epistemology of the subject, rationalism, the formation and building process of positivism, logical positivism, historical materialism, critical theory, post-Marxism and post-modern epistemology is analyzed.

Topics

Weeks	Topics
1	What is science. How to scientific knowledge is obtained.
2	Topics and objectives of the natural sciences and the social sciences.
3	The methods and approaches to scientific thinking
4	Process of the scientific method
5	Types of scientific research
6	Defining the problem, review of the literature,preparation of hypothesis.
7	Methodology of political science debates.
8	Research population and sampling; determination of variables
9	Research techniques
10	Mid-term exam
11	Data collection, analysis and interpreration.
12	How to prepare a report in scientific research
13	Referencing techniques
14	Results and evaluation.

Materials

Materials are not specified.

Resources

Resources	Resources Language
Karasar, N. (2005). Bilimsel araştırma yöntemi: Kavramlar, ilkeler, teknikler. 15. bs. Ankara: Nobel Yayın Dağıtım	Türkçe
Neuman, W.L. (2008). Toplumsal araştırma yöntemleri: Nitel ve nicel yaklaşımlar (2. cilt). 2. bs. Çev. Sedef Özge. İstanbul: Yayınodası	Türkçe
Creswell, J.W. (2009). Research design: Quantitative, qualitative, and mixed methods approaches. 3rd ed. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.	English
Geray, H. (2006). Toplumsal araştırmalarda nicel ve nitel yöntemlere giriş: İletişim alanından örneklerle. Genşl. 2. bs. Ankara: Siyasal Kitabevi.	Türkçe

Course Assessment

Assesment Methods	Percentage (%)	Assesment Methods Title
Final Exam	50	Final Exam
Midterm Exam	50	Midterm Exam

L+P: Lecture and Practice
PQ: Program Learning Outcomes
LO: Course Learning Outcomes

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