Nevşehir Hacı Bektaş Veli University Course Catalogue

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INSTITUTE OF SOCIAL SCIENCES / İŞLD607 - BUSINESS MANAGEMENT (PHD)

Code: İŞLD607 Course Title: QUALITATIVE RESEARCH METHODS Theoretical+Practice: 3+0 ECTS: 6
Year/Semester of Study 1 / Fall Semester
Level of Course 3rd Cycle Degree Programme
Type of Course Optional
Department BUSINESS MANAGEMENT (PHD)
Pre-requisities and Co-requisites None
Mode of Delivery Face to Face
Teaching Period 14 Weeks
Name of Lecturer KORHAN KARACAOĞLU (kkaracaoglu@nevsehir.edu.tr)
Name of Lecturer(s) ŞEVKİ ÖZGENER,
Language of Instruction Turkish
Work Placement(s) None
Objectives of the Course
The aim of this course, is to analysis that qualitative reserch metods, differences of qualitative and quantitative mothodology and qualitative research technique.

Learning Outcomes PO MME
The students who succeeded in this course:
LO-1 can explain the qualitative research methods PO-3 The candidate can do an original scientific/ academic researches independently or jointly with other researchers in business administration field and other social sciences` fields by using the most recent improvements in research methods, and gain knowledge, skills and responsibility to publish the results of research in books, articles and reports, to present in the scientific environment discussion such as conference and congress.
PO-4 The candidate brings new grounds in the field of business administration by providing original scientific studies, and develops a new scientific method or applies to known methods into different fields, and contributes to national and international literature.
PO-9 As a good academician and researcher, the candidate can learn to look critically to new subjects, to new developments in the field of Business Administration, to related other topics. Also, he/she can improve his/her questioning and exploratory aspects.
PO-12 The candidate can follow the scientific, technological, social and cultural developments in an academic and professional way and contribute to the relevant issues and processes.
 		Examination
LO-2 can define the differences between qualitative and quantitative research methods PO-3 The candidate can do an original scientific/ academic researches independently or jointly with other researchers in business administration field and other social sciences` fields by using the most recent improvements in research methods, and gain knowledge, skills and responsibility to publish the results of research in books, articles and reports, to present in the scientific environment discussion such as conference and congress.
PO-9 As a good academician and researcher, the candidate can learn to look critically to new subjects, to new developments in the field of Business Administration, to related other topics. Also, he/she can improve his/her questioning and exploratory aspects.
 		Examination
LO-3 can application the qualitative research methods in academic study PO-3 The candidate can do an original scientific/ academic researches independently or jointly with other researchers in business administration field and other social sciences` fields by using the most recent improvements in research methods, and gain knowledge, skills and responsibility to publish the results of research in books, articles and reports, to present in the scientific environment discussion such as conference and congress.
 		Examination
LO-4 can desing the qualitative research PO-3 The candidate can do an original scientific/ academic researches independently or jointly with other researchers in business administration field and other social sciences` fields by using the most recent improvements in research methods, and gain knowledge, skills and responsibility to publish the results of research in books, articles and reports, to present in the scientific environment discussion such as conference and congress.
 		Examination
PO: Programme Outcomes
MME:Method of measurement & Evaluation

Course Contents
Deep interview, document analysis, focus group interview, observation, discourse analysis, narrative discourse analysis, fenomenolgy, case study is handled in this course.
Weekly Course Content
Week Subject Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1 General information about qualitative research verbal expression and dicsussion
2 Process of qualitative research verbal expression and dicsussion
3 Deep interview verbal expression and dicsussion
4 Focus group interview verbal expression and dicsussion
5 Observation verbal expression and dicsussion
6 mid-term exam
7 Discure analysis verbal expression and dicsussion
8 Discure analysis verbal expression and dicsussion
9 fenomenology verbal expression and dicsussion
10 etnographia verbal expression and dicsussion
11 case study verbal expression and dicsussion
12 Analysis of qualitative data verbal expression and dicsussion
13 final exam
Recommend Course Book / Supplementary Book/Reading
1 J.Mason, (1996), Qualitative Researching, Sage Publicaiton
2 Yıldırım , A ve Şimşek H. (2005), Sosyal Bİlimlerde Nitel Araştırma Yöntemleri, Seçkin Yayıncılık.
3 Baş, T. ve Akturan, U. (2008), Nitel Araştırma Yöntemleri, Seçkin Yayıncılık.
4 Kuş, E. (2003), Nicel-Nitel Araştırma Teknikleri, Anı Yayıncılık.
Required Course instruments and materials
Course books, articles, presenter

Assessment Methods
Type of Assessment Week Hours Weight(%)
mid-term exam 8 2 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 2 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 10 5 50
       b) Search in internet/Library 14 4 56
       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 8 2 16
mid-term exam 2 1 2
Own study for final exam 8 2 16
final exam 2 1 2
0
0
Total work load; 184