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COURSE INFORMATION

Course Code	Course Title	L+P Hour	Semester	ECTS
EPO 504	QUANTITATIVE RESEARCH METHODS IN SOCIAL SCIENCES	3 + 0	2nd Semester	6

COURSE DESCRIPTION

Course Level	Master's Degree
Course Type	Elective
Course Objective	The general aim of this course is to enable students to gain knowledge and skills towards quantitative research methods in social sciences.
Course Content	Basic statistical concepts; parametric and non parametric statistical techniques used in social sciences; data collection techniques in quantitative researches; statistical analyzing and test techniques used in research; analyzing the data by means of statistical package programs; doing quantitative research about a problem; reporting the findings of research; making sensible recommendations according to the findings. .
Prerequisites	No the prerequisite of lesson.
Corequisite	No the corequisite of lesson.
Mode of Delivery	Face to Face

COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES

1	Will be able to use apply coding and entering data, data tabulation and summarization
2	Will be able to know the basic concepts about descriptive and inferential statistics
3	Will be able to know the parametric and nonparametric tests
4	Will be able to distinguish the parametric and nonparametric tests
5	Will be able to use parametric tests
6	Will be able to use nonparametric tests

COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM

	PO 01	PO 02	PO 03	PO 04	PO 05	PO 06	PO 07	PO 08	PO 09	PO 10	PO 11	PO 12	PO 13
LO 001	4	4		5					5	5
LO 002	5	5		4					4	5
LO 003	4	5		4					5	5
LO 004	5	5		5					5	4
LO 005	4	4		5					4	4
LO 006	4	4		5					4	4
Sub Total	26	27		28					27	27
Contribution	4	5	0	5	0	0	0	0	5	5	0	0	0

ECTS ALLOCATED BASED ON STUDENT WORKLOAD BY THE COURSE DESCRIPTION

Activities	Quantity	Duration (Hour)	Total Work Load (Hour)
Course Duration (14 weeks/theoric+practical)	14	3	42
Hours for off-the-classroom study (Pre-study, practice)	14	3	42
Assignments	5	9	45
Mid-terms	1	13	13
Final examination	1	14	14
Total Work Load ECTS Credit of the Course			156 6

COURSE DETAILS

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Course Details

Course Code	Course Title	L+P Hour	Course Code	Language Of Instruction	Course Semester
EPO 504	QUANTITATIVE RESEARCH METHODS IN SOCIAL SCIENCES	3 + 0	1	Turkish	2023-2024 Spring

Course Coordinator	E-Mail	Phone Number	Course Location	Attendance
Assoc. Prof. Dr. ÖMÜR KAYA KALKAN	kayakalkan@pau.edu.tr		EGT A0408	%

Goals		The general aim of this course is to enable students to gain knowledge and skills towards quantitative research methods in social sciences.
Content		Basic statistical concepts; parametric and non parametric statistical techniques used in social sciences; data collection techniques in quantitative researches; statistical analyzing and test techniques used in research; analyzing the data by means of statistical package programs; doing quantitative research about a problem; reporting the findings of research; making sensible recommendations according to the findings. .

Topics

Weeks	Topics
1	the basic concepts about research methods
2	Sources of knowledge, the nature of sciences, the nature of research, the language of research
3	The research problem, the nature of problems, the sources of problem, stating the problem
4	Population, samples, sampling techniques, variables, type of variables
5	Reviewing the literature
6	Descriptive statistics, scale and scale of measurement, normal distribution, inferential statistics, t-tests, analysis of variance, Chi-square test
7	Descriptive research
8	Correlational research
9	causal comparative research
10	experimental research
11	Pre-experimental research
12	Quasi-experimental research
13	True-experimental research
14	Overview

Materials

Materials are not specified.

Resources

Resources	Resources Language
Karasar, N. (2002). Bilimsel Araştırma Yöntemi (11. Baskı). Ankara: Nobel Yayın Dağıtım	Türkçe
Ary, D., Jacobs, L. C. & Razavieh, A. (1996) Introduction to Research in Education, 5th Ed. Harcourt Brace College, Orlando, FL.	English

Course Assessment

Assesment Methods	Percentage (%)	Assesment Methods Title
Final Exam	50	Final Exam
Midterm Exam	50	Midterm Exam

L+P: Lecture and Practice
PQ: Program Learning Outcomes
LO: Course Learning Outcomes

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