GRADUATE SCHOOL
Media and Communication Studies (With 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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Core Courses | |
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| Transferable Skill Courses |
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 | To be able to improve and ultimately deepen the level of theoretical and practical knowledge acquired in the discipline of media and communication studies, |
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| 2 | To be able to carry on learning and conduct advanced research independently by critically evaluating knowledge in the field of media and communication, |
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| 3 | To be able to utilize theoretical and practical knowledge at an expert level in the field of media and communication when developing plans, strategies, and policies, |
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| 4 | To be able to take responsibility in an individual capacity and as part of a team in generating solutions to unexpected problems that arise in the area of communication in daily life, |
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| 5 | To be able to grasp the interdisciplinary qualities of media and communication studies, |
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| 6 | To be able to combine the knowledge of the media and communication field with knowledge from various related disciplines to form new knowledge in order to utilize interdisciplinary approaches and research methods to solve critical problems, |
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| 7 | To be able to critically investigate social relations and the forms and norms of communication that constitute these relations while being to take action to improve and, when necessary, change these relations, |
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| 8 | To be able to act with special concern for social and scientific values, as well as ethical principles, during the collection, interpretation, and publication of data related to the field of media and communication, and to take action to disseminate these values, |
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| 9 | To be able to reconstruct a problem in the media and communication field as an academic problem, in order to conduct research, generate methods of solution, and evaluate results, |
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| 10 | To be able to make use of foreign language for learning new knowledge in the media and communication field and to communicate with foreign colleagues, |
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| 11 | To be able to communicate systematically, in written, oral, and visual forms, contemporary developments in media and communication to groups inside and outside the discipline, |
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| 12 | To be able to use computer software required by the discipline and to possess advanced level computing and IT skills. |
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*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest