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INSTITUTE OF SOCIAL SCIENCES / YÖN-630 - YÖNETİM VE ORGANİZASYON (DOKTORA)

Code: YÖN-630 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 YÖNETİM VE ORGANİZASYON (DOKTORA)
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-5 Keeps knowledge up-to-date, closely follows national and international literature in the field, improves not only in the field of business, but also in other social issues.
PO-6 As a good researcher and academician candidate, the student learns to look critically at new topics, new developments in the field of business administration and other related issues, and develops his/her questioning and exploratory aspects.
Examination
Presentation
Practice Exam
LO-2 Can understand the process of surveys preparation and application. PO-5 Keeps knowledge up-to-date, closely follows national and international literature in the field, improves not only in the field of business, but also in other social issues.
PO-6 As a good researcher and academician candidate, the student learns to look critically at new topics, new developments in the field of business administration and other related issues, and develops his/her questioning and exploratory aspects.
Examination
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 Questionnaire design process Lecturing, question-answer method
7 About hypothesis testing concepts and hypothesis testing process Lecturing, question-answer method
8 mid-term exam
9 About hypothesis testing concepts and hypothesis testing process Lecturing, question-answer method, displaying on SPSS
10 Chi-Square Analysis Lecturing, question-answer method, displaying on SPSS
11 Parametric Tests Lecturing, question-answer method, displaying on SPSS
12 Parametric Tests Lecturing, question-answer method, displaying on SPSS
13 Nonparametric Tests Lecturing, question-answer method, displaying on SPSS
14 Cluster Analysis Lecturing, question-answer method, displaying on SPSS
15 Multidimensional Scaling Lecturing, question-answer method, displaying on SPSS
16 final exam
Recommend Course Book / Supplementary Book/Reading
Required Course instruments and materials

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 14 42
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 4 4 16
mid-term exam 1 1 1
Own study for final exam 10 4 40
final exam 2 1 2
0
0
Total work load; 157