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Associate | TR-NQF-HE: Level 5 | QF-EHEA: Short Cycle | EQF-LLL: Level 5 |
Course Code: | BA2312 | ||||||||
Ders İsmi: | Business Research Methods | ||||||||
Ders Yarıyılı: | Spring | ||||||||
Ders Kredileri: |
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Language of instruction: | English | ||||||||
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Ders İş Deneyimini Gerektiriyor mu?: | No | ||||||||
Type of course: | Non-Departmental Elective | ||||||||
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Mode of Delivery: | Face to face | ||||||||
Course Coordinator : | Prof. Dr. AHMET ERKUŞ | ||||||||
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Course Objectives: | This course is intended primarily for those who expect business and marketing intelligence to be an important part of their professional work. This includes not only those who plan to do marketing research, but those planning to go into other marketing jobs or who expect to be users of marketing research or clients of research departments or research vendors. Thus this course is aimed at the manager who is the ultimate user of business and marketing research and who is responsible for determining the scope and direction of research activities conducted on his/her behalf. |
Course Content: | 1st Week: Introduction and Early Phases of Business/Marketing Research 2nd Week: Defining the Business/Marketing Research Problem 3rd Week: Research Design 4th Week: Exploratory Research Design: Secondary Data and Qualitative Research 5th Week: Descriptive Research Design: Survey and Observation 6th Week: Measurement and Scaling: Fundamentals and Comparative Scaling 7th Week: Measurement and Scaling: Noncomparative Scaling Techniques 8th Week: Midterm 9th Week: Questionnaire Form Design 10th Week: Sampling: Design and Procedures 11th Week: Data Analysis: Examining Differences and Investigating Associations 12th Week: Qualitative Data Analysis 13th Week: Data Analysis by SPSS: Preliminary Steps 14th Week: Report writing |
The students who have succeeded in this course;
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Week | Subject | Related Preparation |
1) | 1st Week: Introduction and Early Phases of Business/Marketing Research | |
2) | 2nd Week: Defining the Business/Marketing Research Problem | |
3) | 3rd Week: Research Design | |
4) | 4th Week: Exploratory Research Design: Secondary Data and Qualitative Research | |
5) | 5th Week: Descriptive Research Design: Survey and Observation | |
6) | 6th Week: Measurement and Scaling: Fundamentals and Comparative Scaling | |
7) | 7th Week: Measurement and Scaling: Noncomparative Scaling Techniques | |
8) | 8th Week: Review | |
9) | 9th Week: Questionnaire Form Design | |
10) | 10th Week: Sampling: Design and Procedures | |
11) | 11th Week: Data Analysis: Examining Differences and Investigating Associations | |
12) | 12th Week: Qualitative Data Analysis | |
13) | 13th Week: Data Analysis by SPSS: Preliminary Steps | |
14) | 14th Week: Report writing |
Course Notes / Textbooks: | Required Text: Marketing Research: An Applied Orientation by Naresh K. Malhotra, Prentice-Hall, 6th edition. |
References: | Optional Texts: Research Methods for Business by Uma Sekaran and Roger Bougie, Wiley and Sons, 5th edition, 2010. Research Methods for Business Students, Mark Saunders, Adrian Thornhill, and Philip Lewis, 5th edition, Pearson Education Europe, Middle East & Africa. |
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Program Outcomes | ||||||||
1) The student acquires theoretical and practical knowledge related to his field at a basic level. | ||||||||
2) The student owns information about moral discipline and ethical rules related to his field. | ||||||||
3) The student uses theoretical and practical knowledge related to his field at a basic level; basic fundamental computer programs and related technologies. | ||||||||
4) The student manages a duty independently by using the knowledge about his field at a basic level. | ||||||||
5) The student evaluates the knowledge about his field at a basic level with a critical approach, he designates his learning needs and directs his learning. | ||||||||
6) The student uses information and communication technologies with at least at basic level of European Computer Using Licence basic level of computer software which his field of study requires. | ||||||||
7) The student complies with and contributes to quality management and processes. | ||||||||
8) The student has sufficient consciousness about individual and public health, environmental protection and work safety issues. | ||||||||
9) The student acts in accordance with laws, regulations, legislations and professional ethics related to individual duties, rights and responsibilities. |
No Effect | 1 Lowest | 2 Low | 3 Average | 4 High | 5 Highest |
Program Outcomes | Level of Contribution | |
1) | The student acquires theoretical and practical knowledge related to his field at a basic level. | |
2) | The student owns information about moral discipline and ethical rules related to his field. | |
3) | The student uses theoretical and practical knowledge related to his field at a basic level; basic fundamental computer programs and related technologies. | |
4) | The student manages a duty independently by using the knowledge about his field at a basic level. | |
5) | The student evaluates the knowledge about his field at a basic level with a critical approach, he designates his learning needs and directs his learning. | |
6) | The student uses information and communication technologies with at least at basic level of European Computer Using Licence basic level of computer software which his field of study requires. | |
7) | The student complies with and contributes to quality management and processes. | |
8) | The student has sufficient consciousness about individual and public health, environmental protection and work safety issues. | |
9) | The student acts in accordance with laws, regulations, legislations and professional ethics related to individual duties, rights and responsibilities. |
Semester Requirements | Number of Activities | Level of Contribution |
Quizzes | 5 | % 25 |
Midterms | 1 | % 30 |
Final | 1 | % 45 |
Total | % 100 | |
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK | % 55 | |
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK | % 45 | |
Total | % 100 |
Activities | Number of Activities | Workload |
Course Hours | 14 | 40 |
Study Hours Out of Class | 15 | 56 |
Quizzes | 5 | 5 |
Midterms | 1 | 2 |
Final | 1 | 2 |
Total Workload | 105 |