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Course Information

Course Title	Code	Language	Type	Semester	L+U Hour	Credits	ECTS
Research Methods	POLS104	English	Compulsory	2. Semester	3 + 0	3.0	6.0

Prerequisite Courses
Course Level	Undergraduate
Mode of delivery	Face-to-face
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Goals	To provide students with a basic knowledge of science and philosophy of science, to design a scientific study (papers, papers, reports, books), to gain the basic logic of qualitative and quantitative research methods and to give a questioning and exploratory way of thinking.
Course Content	The course is an introduction to basic concepts and topics covered by methodology, social research methods and techniques. The scope of the course is composed of the philosophical foundations and objectives of social research, as well as the problems encountered in the selection of the research subject and the conduct of the research.

Lesson Plan (Weekly Topics)

Week	Topics/Applications	Method
1. Week	Introduction: Philosophy of Science, Knowledge and Scientific Knowledge
1. Week	Introduction: Philosophy of Science, Knowledge and Scientific Knowledge
2. Week	Determination of Research Problems
2. Week	Determination of Research Problems
3. Week	Critical Source Research
3. Week	Critical Source Research
4. Week	Establishing Research Questions and Hypotheses
4. Week	Establishing Research Questions and Hypotheses
5. Week	Determination of Research Strategy
5. Week	Determination of Research Strategy
6. Week	Research Universe and Sampling
6. Week	Research Universe and Sampling
7. Week	Compiling Secondary Data for Research
7. Week	Compiling Secondary Data for Research
8. Week	Compiling Secondary Data for Research
8. Week	Midterm
9. Week	Compiling Primary Data for Research: Surveys
9. Week	Compiling Primary Data for Research: Surveys
10. Week	Compilation of Primary Data for Research: Observation and Interview
10. Week	Compilation of Primary Data for Research: Observation and Interview
11. Week	Measurement and Scales in Research
11. Week	Measurement and Scales in Research
12. Week	Basic Data Analysis Methods
12. Week	Basic Data Analysis Methods
13. Week	Reporting: Content of the Research Report
13. Week	Reporting: Content of the Research Report
14. Week	Reporting: Conditions of the Form of the Research Report
14. Week	Reporting: Conditions of the Form of the Research Report

*Midterm and final exam dates are not specified in the 14-week course operation plan. Midterm and final exam dates are held on the dates specified in the academic calendar with the decision of the University Senate.