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INSTITUTE OF SOCIAL SCIENCES / İŞL-636 - BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION - PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT AND MARKETING (DOCTORATE DEGREE)

Code: İŞL-636 Course Title: QUANTITATIVE RESEARCH METHODS AND APPLICATIONS Theoretical+Practice: 0+0 ECTS: 5
Year/Semester of Study 1 / Spring Semester
Level of Course 2nd Cycle Degree Programme
Type of Course Optional
Department BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION - PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT AND MARKETING (DOCTORATE DEGREE)
Pre-requisities and Co-requisites None
Mode of Delivery Face to Face
Teaching Period 14 Weeks
Name of Lecturer AYLİN ALKAYA (aylin@nevsehir.edu.tr)
Name of Lecturer(s) AYLİN ALKAYA,
Language of Instruction Turkish
Work Placement(s) None
Objectives of the Course
Provide to understand the concepts and issues with quantitative research of students.

Learning Outcomes PO MME
The students who succeeded in this course:
LO-1 Can explain of the basic concepts of quantitative research. PO-10 Can understand new, different and/or complex issues, design an original studies and investigate them.
PO-13 Can present their scientific studies to a variety of scientific platforms and participate in scientific discussions, publish their papers at national and international journals, participate national and international congresses easily and share their knowledge
Presentation
Practice Exam
LO-2 Can explain the experimental design. PO-10 Can understand new, different and/or complex issues, design an original studies and investigate them.
PO-11 Have knowledge which is up to date, follow national and international literature closely and develop themselves not only in the marketing field, but also in the other social issues
PO-13 Can present their scientific studies to a variety of scientific platforms and participate in scientific discussions, publish their papers at national and international journals, participate national and international congresses easily and share their knowledge
Presentation
Practice Exam
LO-3 Can understand the process of surveys preparation and application. PO-10 Can understand new, different and/or complex issues, design an original studies and investigate them.
PO-11 Have knowledge which is up to date, follow national and international literature closely and develop themselves not only in the marketing field, but also in the other social issues
PO-13 Can present their scientific studies to a variety of scientific platforms and participate in scientific discussions, publish their papers at national and international journals, participate national and international congresses easily and share their knowledge
Presentation
Practice Exam
PO: Programme Outcomes
MME:Method of measurement & Evaluation

Course Contents
The concept of quantitative research, models, methods, measuring, grading, sampling, testing, surveys and the use of SPSS
Weekly Course Content
Week Subject Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1 What is Research?, Stages of Social Science Research, Approach to Quantitative and Qualitative Research, Quantitative Research Models Lecturing, question-answer method
2 Measurement: Definition and Measurement Levels Tools, Measurement Tool Types Lecturing, question-answer method
3 The concepts of sampling and sampling process and sampling errors Lecturing, question-answer method
4 Sampling methods Lecturing, question-answer method
5 Determination of sample size and sampling errors Lecturing, question-answer method
6 Experiment: concept, types of experiments, experimental errors and consistency Lecturing, question-answer method, displaying on SPSS.
7 Questionnaire design proces Lecturing, question-answer method, displaying on SPSS.
8 mid-term exam
9 The wording of questions and question types Lecturing, question-answer method, displaying on SPSS.
10 About hypothesis testing concepts and hypothesis testing process Lecturing, question-answer method, displaying on SPSS.
11 Some parameters related to the hypothesis Testing Applications Lecturing, question-answer method, displaying on SPSS.
12 The introduction of the SPSS package programs, data entr Lecturing, question-answer method, displaying on SPSS.
13 Chi-square Analysis Lecturing, question-answer method, displaying on SPSS.
14 Parametric tests Lecturing, question-answer method, displaying on SPSS.
15 Parametrik olmayan testler Lecturing, question-answer method, displaying on SPSS.
16 final exam
Recommend Course Book / Supplementary Book/Reading
1 Bal, H. (2012), Bilimsel Araştırma Yöntemleri Nicel Araştırma Yöntemi, Fakülte kitabevi.
2 Altunışık, R. ve diğerleri, Sosyal Bilimlerde Araştırma Yöntemleri: SPSS uygulamaları, Sakarya 2013
Required Course instruments and materials
Textbook, SPSS software, computer, projection, blackboard.

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 15 45
Outside Class
       a) Reading 3 10 30
       b) Search in internet/Library 3 8 24
       c) Performance Project 0
       d) Prepare a workshop/Presentation/Report 0
       e) Term paper/Project 1 2 2
Oral Examination 0
Quiz 0
Laboratory exam 0
Own study for mid-term exam 0
mid-term exam 1 1 1
Own study for final exam 10 4 40
final exam 2 1 2
0
0
Total work load; 144