GRADUATE SCHOOL
Logistics Management (Without Thesis)
GS 591 | Course Introduction and Application Information
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Research Design and Methods in Social Sciences
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Code
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Semester
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Theory
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Application/Lab
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Local Credits
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ECTS
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GS 591
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Fall
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3
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0
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3
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7.5
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| Prerequisites |
None
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| Course Language |
English
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| Course Type |
Required
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| Course Level |
Second Cycle
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| Course Objectives | The course is intended to provide a solid foundation for research design and methods in social sciences for students to use in their graduate studies. This course aims to prepare graduate students to comprehend the tools, subjects and methods related with the logic of the scientific inquiry, research design, and qualitative and quantitative research methods. The course also aims to reinforce awareness of the research process and ability to conduct research in an ethical and comprehensive way via suitable research strategies. |
| Learning Outcomes |
The students who succeeded in this course;
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| Course Description | The aim of the course is to deliver a complete understanding of the various research methods used in social sciences, and to establish necessary practical skills required for their application. In this course, students will develop a formal research proposal for a master thesis or term project on a topic related to their individual graduate programs, with the supervision of their advisors, to be presented to the academic staff of the related graduate program. |
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WEEKLY SUBJECTS AND RELATED PREPARATION STUDIES
| Week | Subjects | Related Preparation |
| 1 | Introduction: Research in Social Science | Chapter 2 &3 in Benton & Craib (2011) |
| 2 | Positivism, Interpretivism and Critical Realism | Chapter 1 &2 in Danermark et al. (2002) |
| 3 | Stages of Research in Social Sciences | - |
| 4 | Stages of Research in Social Sciences | - |
| 5 | Stages of Research in Social Sciences | |
| 6 | Causality, Theory and Hypothesis | Chapter 3 in King et al. (1995) |
| 7 | Linking Theory and Observation | Chapter 5 in Rich et al. (2018) |
| 8 | Selecting and Presenting Data | Chapter 4 in King et al. (1995) & Chapter 14 in Rich et. Al (2018) |
| 9 | Scientific Output | |
| 10 | Scientific Output | - |
| 11 | Student Presentations | |
| 12 | Student Presentations | |
| 13 | Term Project Writing | |
| 14 | Term Project Writing | |
| 15 | Term Project Writing | |
| 16 | Review of the Semester |
| Course Notes/Textbooks | Benton & Craib (2010), Philosophy of Social Science: The Philosophical Foundations of Social Thought, 2nd Edition, Palgrave Macmillan (ISBN-10: 023024260X) Danermark et al. (2001) Explaining Society: Critical Realism in the Social Sciences, Routledge (ISBN-10: 041522182X) King et al. (1994), Designing Social Inquiry; Scientific Inference in Qualitative Research, Princeton University Press (ISBN-10: 9780691034713) Rich et al. (2018), “Empirical Political Analysis; Quantitative and Qualitative Research Methods, Routledge (ISBN-10: 1138088773) |
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EVALUATION SYSTEM
| Semester Activities | Number | Weigthing |
| Participation |
1
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5
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| Laboratory / Application | ||
| Field Work | ||
| Quizzes / Studio Critiques | ||
| Portfolio | ||
| Homework / Assignments |
1
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35
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| Presentation / Jury |
1
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30
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| Project |
1
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30
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| Seminar / Workshop | ||
| Oral Exams | ||
| Midterm | ||
| Final Exam | ||
| Total |
| Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade |
1
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40
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| Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade |
1
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60
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| Total |
ECTS / WORKLOAD TABLE
| Semester Activities | Number | Duration (Hours) | Workload |
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| Theoretical Course Hours (Including exam week: 16 x total hours) |
16
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3
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48
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| Laboratory / Application Hours (Including exam week: '.16.' x total hours) |
16
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0
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| Study Hours Out of Class |
16
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3
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48
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| Field Work |
0
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| Quizzes / Studio Critiques |
0
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| Portfolio |
0
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| Homework / Assignments |
1
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45
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45
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| Presentation / Jury |
1
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84
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84
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| Project |
0
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| Seminar / Workshop |
0
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| Oral Exam |
0
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| Midterms |
0
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| Final Exam |
0
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| Total |
225
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COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES AND PROGRAM QUALIFICATIONS RELATIONSHIP
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Program Competencies/Outcomes |
* Contribution Level
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1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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| 1 | Being able to contribute to the institution the participant works for and the logistics sector by the use of the knowledge and abilities gained during the education period; and manage change in the institution and the sector; | |||||
| 2 | Reaching a competency about contemporary business and technology applications in the area of logistics and supply chain management and analysis and strategy development methods; | |||||
| 3 | Being able to create opportunities by combining supply chain management with information technologies and innovative processes by the use of the interdisciplinary courses the participants take; | |||||
| 4 | Having the ability to develop creative solutions by working on global logistics and supply chain subjects and realizing these by the use of their project management knowledge; | |||||
| 5 | Having the knowledge, abilities and capabilities required for effective logistics and supply chain management by the use of a problem and case analysis based learning; | |||||
| 6 | Being able to examine logistics and supply chain processes with the management science viewpoint, analyze related concepts and ideas by scientific methods; | |||||
| 7 | If continuing to work in the academia, having the necessary information on logistics applications; if continuing to work in the sector, having the necessary knowledge on conceptual subjects; | |||||
| 8 | Being able to specify appropriate research questions about his/her research area, conduct an effective research with the use of necessary methods and apply the research outcomes in the sector or the academia; |
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| 9 | Being able to follow the changes and developments in the sector the participant works in, in order to keep his/her personal and professional competence updated and develop himself/herself when necessary; | |||||
| 10 | Be experts in the fields of logistics and supply chain with the help of the sectorfocused education they receive; | |||||
| 11 | Have the necessary capabilities to pursue doctoral studies in national and foreign institutions | |||||
*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest