Nevşehir Hacı Bektaş Veli University Course Catalogue

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INSTITUTE OF SOCIAL SCIENCES / İŞL-803 - BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

Code: İŞL-803 Course Title: DISSERTATION STUDIES Theoretical+Practice: 0+1 ECTS: 24
Year/Semester of Study 2 / Fall Semester
Level of Course 2nd Cycle Degree Programme
Type of Course Compulsory
Department BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
Pre-requisities and Co-requisites None
Mode of Delivery Face to Face
Teaching Period 14 Weeks
Name of Lecturer HAKAN VAHİT ERKUTLU (erkutlu@nevsehir.edu.tr)
Name of Lecturer(s) NURİ ÖZGÜR DOĞAN, AYLİN ALKAYA, DURDU MEHMET BİÇKES, METİN KAPLAN, FERDA ÜSTÜN,
Language of Instruction Turkish
Work Placement(s) None
Objectives of the Course
The aim of this course is to provide students with necessary knowledge to literature review of thesis study and to understand the results of empirical social research; to teach quantitative and qualitative research methods.

Learning Outcomes PO MME
The students who succeeded in this course:
LO-1 Can identify appropriate research design and methodologies. PO-18 Use research methods and techniques for writing a thesis or doing scientific research.
Examination
LO-2 Can illustrate the process of conducting a research project. PO-18 Use research methods and techniques for writing a thesis or doing scientific research.
Examination
Presentation
Performance Project
LO-3 Can differentiate the qualitative and quantitative data analysis in social researches. PO-18 Use research methods and techniques for writing a thesis or doing scientific research.
Examination
Presentation
Performance Project
LO-4 Can prepare a thesis in the field of business administration. PO-18 Use research methods and techniques for writing a thesis or doing scientific research.
Examination
Presentation
Performance Project
PO: Programme Outcomes
MME:Method of measurement & Evaluation

Course Contents
The course is structured to help students to design and carry out a social research project.
Weekly Course Content
Week Subject Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1 Determining the subject of thesis Scan source and lecturing
2 Accepting research proposal Performance Project and Presentation to Research Proposal
3 Footnote and references in thesis studies Scan source and Lecturing
4 Ethics in social research Learn reference and footnote
5 Reviewing the scholarly literature and planning a thesis study Learn reference and footnote
6 Investigating qualitative and quantitative measurement techniques Performance Project and Presentation to Learn computer aided analysis techniques
7 Determining data collecting techniques and sampling Performance Project and Presentation to Calculate sampling
8 mid-term exam
9 Literature review Scan sources
10 Literature review Scan sources
11 Literature review Analyze article
12 Literature review Analyze article
13 Literature review Analyze article
14 Literature review Analyze article
15 Literature review Analyze article
16 final exam
Recommend Course Book / Supplementary Book/Reading
1 American Psychological Association-APA (2013). Publication manual (8th ed.). Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.
Required Course instruments and materials
American Psychological Association-APA (2013). Publication manual (8th ed.). Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.

Assessment Methods
Type of Assessment Week Hours Weight(%)
mid-term exam
Other assessment methods
1.Oral Examination
2.Quiz
3.Laboratory exam
4.Presentation
5.Report
6.Workshop
7.Performance Project
8.Term Paper
9.Project
final exam 16 3 100

Student Work Load
Type of Work Weekly Hours Number of Weeks Work Load
Weekly Course Hours (Theoretical+Practice) 1 14 14
Outside Class
       a) Reading 21 14 255
       b) Search in internet/Library 25 14 255
       c) Performance Project 10 2 20
       d) Prepare a workshop/Presentation/Report 10 2 20
       e) Term paper/Project 0
Oral Examination 0
Quiz 0
Laboratory exam 0
Own study for mid-term exam 0
mid-term exam 0
Own study for final exam 8 3 24
final exam 3 1 3
0
0
Total work load; 725