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Öğrenme Çıktıları

1 knowing the fundamentals of conducting research in social sciences
2 being able to distinguish strong research designs from weaker ones
3 being able to constructively critique others’ work from a methodological point of view
4 being able to develop and assess original research questions
5 being able select appropriate research methods and data collection techniques for research projects
6 being able to produce original research design, and present it to the public.

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Dersin İçeriği

Haftalık Ayrıntılı Ders İçeriği

Hafta Teorik [OgretimYontemVeTeknikleri] [OnHazirlik]
1 Course Introduction and Overview Interactive lecturing, discussion Reviewing the syllabus and outline
2 Social Sciences and Research Design Discussion, interactive lecturing Completing assigned readings for the week: • Chapter 1 “The Science in Social Science” in Gary King, Robert O. Keohane, and Sidney Verba. 1994. Designing Social Inquiry. Princeton University Press. • Chapter 4 “Research Design” in Earl Babbie. 2017. The Basics of Social Research (7th ed.). CENGAGE Learning. • Chapter 5 “Research Design” in Anol Bhattacherjee. 2012. Social Science Research: Principles, Methods, and Practices. USF Digital Commons
3 No Session – National Holiday
4 Spotlight on Questions, Puzzles, and Literature Review Student presentations, discussion, interactive lecturing Completing assigned readings for the week: • Leanne Powner. 2014. Empirical Research and Writing. SAGE (pp. 1-54) • Karl Gustafsson and Linus Hagström. 2018. “What is the point? Teaching Graduate Students How to Construct Political Science Research Puzzles.” European Political Science 17(4): 634-648. • Chapter 4 “Writing a Literature Review” in Christopher K Lamont. 2015. Research Methods in Politics and International Relations. SAGE.
5 Spotlight on Conceptualization, Operationalization, and Measurement Student presentations, discussion, interactive lecturing Completing assigned readings: • Chapter 5 “Conceptualization, Operationalization and Measurement” in Earl Babbie. 2017. The Basics of Social Research (7th ed.). CENGAGE Learning. • Jenifer Whitten-Woodring “Conceptualization, Measurement, and Data” in R. Joseph Huddleston, Thomas Jamieson, and Patrick James (eds.). 2022. Handbook of Research Methods in International Relations. Edward Elgar. • Chapter 6 “Measurement of Constructs” in Anol Bhattacherjee. 2012. Social Science Research: Principles, Methods, and Practices. USF Digital Commons
6 Quantitative Research Methods Overview Student presentations, discussion, interactive lecturing Completing assigned readings: • Earl Babbie. 2017. The Basics of Social Research (7th ed.). CENGAGE Learning (pp. 190-294) • Chapter 6 “Quantitative Methods in International Relations” in Christopher K Lamont. 2015. Research Methods in Politics and International Relations. SAGE.
7 Quantitative Data Collection Student presentations, discussion, interactive lecturing Completing assigned readings: • Chapters 9 and 10 in Anol Bhattacherjee. 2012. Social Science Research: Principles, Methods, and Practices. USF Digital Commons • Jessica Maves Braithwaite, “Challenges and Payoffs of Building a Dataset from Scratch” in R. Joseph Huddleston, Thomas Jamieson, and Patrick James (eds.). 2022. Handbook of Research Methods in International Relations. Edward Elgar. • Peter Cuppernull and Rochelle Terman, “Text as Data” in R. Joseph Huddleston, Thomas Jamieson, and Patrick James (eds.). 2022. Handbook of Research Methods in International Relations. Edward Elgar.
8 Workshop on Research Questions and Research Design Ideas Discussion, peer review Drafts of research question and literature review papers
9 Quantitative Data Analysis Student presentations, discussion, interactive lecturing Completing assigned readings: • Chapter 5 “Descriptive Statistics” in B. Guy Peters, Jon Pierre, Gerry Stoker, and Peter Burnham. 2008. Research Methods in Politics (2nd ed.). Palgrave MacMillan. • Giacomo Chiozza, “Regression Analysis” in R. Joseph Huddleston, Thomas Jamieson, and Patrick James (eds.). 2022. Handbook of Research Methods in International Relations. Edward Elgar. • Myriam Shiran and Patrick E. Shea, “Survival Analysis in International Relations” in R. Joseph Huddleston, Thomas Jamieson, and Patrick James (eds.). 2022. Handbook of Research Methods in International Relations. Edward Elgar.
10 Qualitative Research Methods Overview Student presentations, discussion, interactive lecturing Completing assigned readings: • Reyna L. Reyes Nunez, “A Brief Glance into Qualitative Methods for International Relations” in R. Joseph Huddleston, Thomas Jamieson, and Patrick James (eds.). 2022. Handbook of Research Methods in International Relations. Edward Elgar. • Chapter 5 “Qualitative Methods in International Relations” in Christopher K Lamont. 2015. Research Methods in Politics and International Relations. SAGE • Sidney Tarrow, “Bridging the Quantitative-Qualitative Divide” in Henry E. Brady and David Collier (eds.). 2010. Rethinking Social Inquiry: Diverse tools, shared standards. Rowman & Littlefield.
11 Qualitative Data Collection and Analysis Student presentations, discussion, interactive lecturing Completing assigned readings: • Chapter 7 “Documentary and Archival Analysis” in B. Guy Peters, Jon Pierre, Gerry Stoker, and Peter Burnham. 2008. Research Methods in Politics (2nd ed.). Palgrave MacMillan. • Chapter 9 “Elite Interviewing” in B. Guy Peters, Jon Pierre, Gerry Stoker, and Peter Burnham. 2008. Research Methods in Politics (2nd ed.). Palgrave MacMillan. • Chapter 10 “Discourse Analysis and Other Methods” in B. Guy Peters, Jon Pierre, Gerry Stoker, and Peter Burnham. 2008. Research Methods in Politics (2nd ed.). Palgrave MacMillan. • Sheila Carapico, Janine A. Clark, Amaney Jamal, David Romano, Jilian Schwedler, and Mark Tessler. 2006. “The Methodologies of Field Research in the Middle East.” PS: Political Science and Politics XXXIX (3), pp.417-441.
12 Case Studies Discussion, interactive lecturing Completing assigned readings: • Chapter 11 “Case Research” in Anol Bhattacherjee. 2012. Social Science Research: Principles, Methods, and Practices. USF Digital Commons • Luai Allarakia, “Case Study Analysis” in R. Joseph Huddleston, Thomas Jamieson, and Patrick James (eds.). 2022. Handbook of Research Methods in International Relations. Edward Elgar. • Alexander L. George and Andrew Bennett. 2005. Case Studies and Theory Development in the Social Sciences. MIT Press (excerpts).
13 Brief Discussion on Combining Multiple Methods; Student Presentations of Research Design Paper Drafts Student presentations, discussion, peer review Completing assigned readings: • Şener Aktürk and Yury Katliarou. 2021. “Institutionalization of Ethnocultural Diversity and the Representation of European Muslims.” Perspectives on Politics 19 (2): 388-405. • Leanne Powner. 2014. Empirical Research and Writing. SAGE (pp. 223-268). Preparing a 10-12-minute presentation of research design paper drafts
14 Student Presentations of Research Design Paper Drafts Student presentations, discussion, peer review Preparing a 10-12-minute presentation of research design paper drafts

Ders Kitabı Malzemesi Önerilen Kaynaklar

Planlanan Öğrenme Aktiviteleri ve Metodları

Değerlendirme

Yarıyıl (Yıl) İçi Etkinlikleri Adet Değer
Tartışma 1 25
Makale Yazma 1 38
Makale Kritik Etme 1 37
Toplam 100
Yarıyıl (Yıl) Sonu Etkinlikleri Adet Değer
Makale Yazma 1 100
Toplam 100
Yarıyıl (Yıl) İçi Etkinlikleri 40
Yarıyıl (Yıl) Sonu Etkinlikleri 60

Staj Durumu

İş Yükü Hesaplaması

Etkinlikler Sayısı Süresi (saat) Toplam İş Yükü (saat)
Derse Katılım 14 3 42
Makale Yazma 1 100 100
Makale Kritik Etme 1 4 4
Okuma 12 4 48
Toplam İş Yükü (saat) 194

Program ve Öğrenme Çıktıları İlişkisi

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