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FACULTY OF ECONOMICS & ADMINISTRATIVE SCIENCES / İKT224 - ECONOMICS

Code: İKT224 Course Title: METHODOLOGY OF ECONOMICS Theoretical+Practice: 3+0 ECTS: 4
Year/Semester of Study 2 / Spring Semester
Level of Course 1st Cycle Degree Programme
Type of Course Optional
Department ECONOMICS
Pre-requisities and Co-requisites None
Mode of Delivery Face to Face
Teaching Period 14 Weeks
Name of Lecturer ANIL BÖLÜKOĞLU (anil.bolukoglu@nevsehir.edu.tr)
Name of Lecturer(s)
Language of Instruction Turkish
Work Placement(s) None
Objectives of the Course
Introducing knowledge, science, and scientific knowledge. Determining the difference between scientific knowledge and other kinds of knowledge. Examining positivist and post-positivist approaches. Determining the subject of a thesis, methods of quotation and footnote, knowledge on what the requirements of order are might be in a thesis

Learning Outcomes PO MME
The students who succeeded in this course:
LO-1 Define the types of knowledge. PO-12 know the stages that need to apply in a research and do research.
Examination
LO-2 Can summarize different approaches to the science. PO-12 know the stages that need to apply in a research and do research.
Examination
LO-3 Choose the appropriate choice in terms of research interest. PO-12 know the stages that need to apply in a research and do research.
Examination
LO-4 Can do the accurate quotations. PO-12 know the stages that need to apply in a research and do research.
Examination
PO: Programme Outcomes
MME:Method of measurement & Evaluation

Course Contents
Knowledge, kinds of knowledge, science, philosophy of science, positivist and post-positivist approaches, phases of a scientific research, chapters of research, orders of writing, quotations, methods of footnote, organizing the bibliography.
Weekly Course Content
Week Subject Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1 Science, knowledge, scientific knowledge Lecturing and discussion
2 Philosophy of science, Major issues in philosophy of science Lecturing and discussion
3 Philosophers on Philosophy of science: Popper, Kuhn, Feyerabend Lecturing and discussion
4 Basic elements of scientific methods Lecturing and discussion
5 Phase of scientific research Lecturing and discussion
6 Basic concepts Lecturing and discussion
7 Stages of research Lecturing and discussion
8 mid-term exam
9 Information about introduction, chapters and conclusion Lecturing and discussion
10 Rules of writing, a paper’s order Lecturing and discussion
11 Rules of quotation Lecturing and discussion
12 Rules of quotation Lecturing and discussion
13 Rules of quotation Lecturing and discussion
14 Rules of quotation Lecturing and discussion
15 Rules of quotation Lecturing and discussion
16 final exam
Recommend Course Book / Supplementary Book/Reading
1 Sami Güven, Toplumbiliminde Araştırma Yöntemleri, Ezgi Kitabevi. A. Hamdi İslamoğlu, Araştırma Yöntemleri, Beta yayınevi.
Required Course instruments and materials
Books and articles

Assessment Methods
Type of Assessment Week Hours Weight(%)
mid-term exam 8 1 40
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 1 60

Student Work Load
Type of Work Weekly Hours Number of Weeks Work Load
Weekly Course Hours (Theoretical+Practice) 3 14 42
Outside Class
       a) Reading 2 14 28
       b) Search in internet/Library 0
       c) Performance Project 0
       d) Prepare a workshop/Presentation/Report 0
       e) Term paper/Project 0
Oral Examination 0
Quiz 0
Laboratory exam 0
Own study for mid-term exam 3 7 21
mid-term exam 1 1 1
Own study for final exam 3 7 21
final exam 1 1 1
0
0
Total work load; 114