Nevşehir Hacı Bektaş Veli University Course Catalogue

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INSTITUTE OF SOCIAL SCIENCES / İKT-620 - ECONOMICS (PhD)

Code: İKT-620 Course Title: SEMINAR (INDEPENDENT STUDY) Theoretical+Practice: 3+0 ECTS: 6
Year/Semester of Study 1 / Spring Semester
Level of Course 1st Cycle Degree Programme
Type of Course Compulsory
Department ECONOMICS (PhD)
Pre-requisities and Co-requisites None
Mode of Delivery Face to Face
Teaching Period 14 Weeks
Name of Lecturer AYSUN ÖZEN (aysun@nevsehir.edu.tr)
Name of Lecturer(s)
Language of Instruction Turkish
Work Placement(s) None
Objectives of the Course
This course provides a knowledge which helps evaluating and criticizing results of applied social researches, learning qualitative and quantitative research methods.

Learning Outcomes PO MME
The students who succeeded in this course:
LO-1 Be able to practise required literature review for specific topic. PO-12 can know the stages that need to apply in a research and do research.
PO-13 can tell his/her information or ability by using written, spoken or visual tools.
LO-2 Be able to give presentation professionally. PO-
LO-3 Be able to speak academically about selected economic topic. PO-
PO: Programme Outcomes
MME:Method of measurement & Evaluation

Course Contents
This course is structured in order to help students organizing and performing a social research project .
Weekly Course Content
Week Subject Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1 Social Sciences, Theory and Social Research Explanation
2 Footnote and References in Social Researches Explanation
3 Methodology in Social Researches Explanation
4 Literatüre Review Scientifically and Planning of a Research Explanation
5 Data Sources and Method of Collecting Data Explanation
6 Data Analysis Explanation
7 Data Analysis Explanation
8 mid-term exam
9 Studies of Survey Research
10 Studies of Survey Research
11 Studies of Survey Research
12 Studies of Survey Research
13 Studies of Survey Research
14 Studies of Survey Research
15 Delivery of Survey Research
16 final exam
Recommend Course Book / Supplementary Book/Reading
1 1-Halil Seyidoğlu, Bilimsel Araştırma ve Yazma El Kitabı, 9. Baskı, Güzem can Yayınları, İstanbul, 2009.
2 2-Mark Blaug, İktisatta Yöntem, Eflatun Yay., 2009.
Required Course instruments and materials
lesson book

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 4 10 40
       b) Search in internet/Library 1 11 11
       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 15 2 30
mid-term exam 1 1 1
Own study for final exam 15 3 45
final exam 1 1 1
0
0
Total work load; 170