Nevşehir Hacı Bektaş Veli University Course Catalogue

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INSTITUTE OF SOCIAL SCIENCES / YÖN-501 - YÖNETİM VE ORGANİZASYON

Code: YÖN-501 Course Title: RESEARCH METHODS IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION Theoretical+Practice: 3+0 ECTS: 6
Year/Semester of Study 1 / 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 METİN KAPLAN (mkaplan@nevsehir.edu.tr)
Name of Lecturer(s) KORHAN KARACAOĞLU,
Language of Instruction Turkish
Work Placement(s) Staj Yok
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 Can explain the types of knowledge. PO-1 Have advanced knowledge about the basic concepts of business administration, the basic functions of the business management science, the historical development of it, its relationships with other disciplines, businesses and the environment, business objectives, feasibility studies, business functions, cooperation between firms and entrepreneurship, and apply them and make administrative decisions on these issues.
PO-2 Analyze and design at the organizational level, understand the functions of business management that are planning, organizing, execution, coordination and control, describe and apply them, and be acknowledged with modern management perspectives.
PO-8 Be able to analyze and interpret data and assess the concepts and ideas in the field by using scientific methods
Examination
LO-2 Can explain the different appoaches related to science. PO-1 Have advanced knowledge about the basic concepts of business administration, the basic functions of the business management science, the historical development of it, its relationships with other disciplines, businesses and the environment, business objectives, feasibility studies, business functions, cooperation between firms and entrepreneurship, and apply them and make administrative decisions on these issues.
PO-2 Analyze and design at the organizational level, understand the functions of business management that are planning, organizing, execution, coordination and control, describe and apply them, and be acknowledged with modern management perspectives.
PO-8 Be able to analyze and interpret data and assess the concepts and ideas in the field by using scientific methods
Examination
LO-3 Can design the research subject. PO-1 Have advanced knowledge about the basic concepts of business administration, the basic functions of the business management science, the historical development of it, its relationships with other disciplines, businesses and the environment, business objectives, feasibility studies, business functions, cooperation between firms and entrepreneurship, and apply them and make administrative decisions on these issues.
PO-2 Analyze and design at the organizational level, understand the functions of business management that are planning, organizing, execution, coordination and control, describe and apply them, and be acknowledged with modern management perspectives.
PO-8 Be able to analyze and interpret data and assess the concepts and ideas in the field by using scientific methods
Examination
LO-4 Can use the knowledge on writing of homework, report and thesis. PO-1 Have advanced knowledge about the basic concepts of business administration, the basic functions of the business management science, the historical development of it, its relationships with other disciplines, businesses and the environment, business objectives, feasibility studies, business functions, cooperation between firms and entrepreneurship, and apply them and make administrative decisions on these issues.
PO-2 Analyze and design at the organizational level, understand the functions of business management that are planning, organizing, execution, coordination and control, describe and apply them, and be acknowledged with modern management perspectives.
PO-4 Have advanced level of knowledge on topics such as job analysis, provision and assigning of human resources, career, performance evaluation and performance-based pricing which are within the scope of human resources management applications that are encountered in both public and private sector.
PO-5 Have advanced level of knowledge on new concepts, techniques, and applications emerged in recent years in the field of organizational behavior along with topics such as human and human behavior in organizations, perception, attitude and personality.
PO-8 Be able to analyze and interpret data and assess the concepts and ideas in the field by using scientific methods
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 Information, information types, science, science philosophy, positivist and non-positivist approaches to science Teaching / Question&Answer
2 Non-positivist approaches to science and non-positivist philosophers, Induction, Deduction, Survey, Observation, Interview Teaching / Question&Answer
3 Stages of scientific research, Teaching / Question&Answer
4 Stages of scientific research, Teaching / Question&Answer
5 Stages of scientific research, Parts of researchs Teaching / Question&Answer
6 Research Methods Teaching / Question&Answer
7 Sampling Teaching / Question&Answer
8 mid-term exam
9 Necessary information that must be included in Introduction, conclusion and body of the research Teaching / Question&Answer
10 Writing Standards Teaching / Question&Answer
11 Indirect and Direct Text Quotation Teaching / Question&Answer
12 Reference methods- Traditional Method Teaching / Question&Answer
13 Reference methods- Modern Method Teaching / Question&Answer
14 Preparation of References and General Evaluation Teaching / Question&Answer
15 Research Process Teaching / Question&Answer
16 final exam
Recommend Course Book / Supplementary Book/Reading
1 Büyüköztürk Ş. ve diğerleri (2016), Bilimsel Araştırma Yöntemleri, Ankara: Pegem Yayınları
2 Yıldırım, A. ve Şimşek, H.(2016), Sosyal Bilimlerde Nitel Araştırma Yöntemleri, Ankara: Sekin Yayınları
Required Course instruments and materials
Sami Güven, Toplumbiliminde Ara?t?rma Yöntemleri, Ezgi Yay?nevi. A.Hamdi ?slamoglu, Blimsel Ara?t?rma Yöntemleri, Beta Yay?nlar?. Tekeli, Sevim, E. Kahya, M. Dosay, R. Demir, H. Topdemir, Y. Unat (1997), Bilim Tarihi, Doruk yay?nlar?, Ankara. Çüçen, A. Kadir (2003), Felsefeye Giri?, 3. Bask?, Asa, Bursa. Türkdo?an, Orhan (2003), Bilimsel Ara?t?rma Metodolojisi, Tima? Yay?nlar?.

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 15 45
Outside Class
       a) Reading 6 6 36
       b) Search in internet/Library 6 6 36
       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 5 6 30
mid-term exam 1 1 1
Own study for final exam 6 6 36
final exam 1 1 1
0
0
Total work load; 185