Course Information

Course Title	Code	Semester	L+U Hour	Credits	ECTS
SOCIAL SCIENCE PHILOSOPHY	UİLE221	3. Semester	2 + 0	2.0	3.0

Prerequisites

None

Language of Instruction	English
Course Level	Bachelor's Degree
Course Type	Compulsory
Mode of delivery
Course Coordinator
Instructors	Halise KARAASLAN ŞANLI
Assistants
Goals	The aim of this course is to give information on methodology of social sciences, specifically of communication studies.
Course Content	This course deals with how to prepare and conduct a research. During the course, especially quantitave methods will be discussed and analyzed.
Learning Outcomes	1) Defines a research projects basic phases and contents. 2) Lists up sources of researches.(human,referance books,databases,internet etc.) 3) Figures out how to use the resources active and productive in researches.

Week	Topics	Teaching and Learning Methods and Techniques	Study Materials
1. Week	Introduction to philosophy of science I	Lecture	Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
2. Week	Introduction to philosophy of science II	Lecture	Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
3. Week	What is theory	Lecture	Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
4. Week	Definitions and dimensions of research	Lecture	Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
5. Week	Quantitative research design	Lecture; Question Answer	Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
6. Week	Midterm Exams	Lecture	Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
7. Week	Midterm Exams	Lecture	Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
8. Week	Sampling in quantitative and qualitative researches.	Lecture	Homework
9. Week	Descriptive statistics	Lecture	Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
10. Week	Experiments and samples from communication studies	Lecture	Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
11. Week	Surveys	Lecture	Homework
12. Week	Surveys	Lecture	Homework
13. Week	Content analysis	Lecture	Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
14. Week	Samples of content analysis in communication studies	Lecture	Homework

Recommended Sources

Duverger, M. (1964) Sosyal Bilimlere Giriş. Oskay Ü. (çev), Ankara: Bilgi Yayınları

Karasar N. (2002). Bilimsel araştırma yöntemi. 11. Baskı. Ankara: 3A Yayınları

Yıldırım A ve Şimşek H. (2000). Sosyal bilimlerde niteliksel araştırma yöntemleri. Ankara: Seçkin Yayınları. 2. Baskı.

Event	Quantity	Duration (Hour)	Total Workload (Hour)
Course Duration (Total weeks*Hours per week)	14	2	28
Work Hour outside Classroom (Preparation, strengthening)	14	2	28
Midterm Exam	1	1	1
Time to prepare for Midterm Exam	1	8	8
Final Exam	1	2	2
Time to prepare for Final Exam	1	9	9
Total Workload
Total Workload / 30 (s)
ECTS Credit of the Course			30