Information Of Programmes

INSTITUTE OF SOCIAL SCIENCES / YÖN-803 - YÖNETİM VE ORGANİZASYON

Code: YÖN-803

Course Title: DISSERTATION STUDIES

Theoretical+Practice: 1+0

ECTS: 24

Year/Semester of Study

2 / Fall Semester

Level of Course

2nd Cycle Degree Programme

Type of Course

Compulsory

Department

YÖNETİM VE ORGANİZASYON

Pre-requisities and Co-requisites

None

Mode of Delivery

Face to Face

Teaching Period

14 Weeks

Name of Lecturer

ŞEVKİ ÖZGENER (sozgener@nevsehir.edu.tr)

Name of Lecturer(s)

METİN KAPLAN,

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-8 Be able to analyze and interpret data and assess the concepts and ideas in the field by using scientific methods	Examination Performance Project
LO-2	Can illustrate the process of conducting a research project.	PO-8 Be able to analyze and interpret data and assess the concepts and ideas in the field by using scientific methods	Examination Performance Project
LO-3	Can prepare a thesis in the field of management and organizational behavior.	PO-8 Be able to analyze and interpret data and assess the concepts and ideas in the field by using scientific methods	Examination Practice Exam
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	Scan sources
12	Preparing background of thesis	Preparing Report Using Qualitative and Quantitative Analysis Methods Individual Study Method
13	Preparing background of thesis	Preparing Report Using Qualitative and Quantitative Analysis Methods Individual Study Method
14	Designing ampirical section of thesis	Preparing Report Using Qualitative and Quantitative Analysis Methods Individual Study Method
15	Designing ampirical section of thesis	Preparing Report Using Qualitative and Quantitative Analysis Methods Individual Study Method
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	1	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	1	2	2
			0
			0
Total work load;			724