| INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTS DESIGN | |||||
| Bachelor | TR-NQF-HE: Level 6 | QF-EHEA: First Cycle | EQF-LLL: Level 6 | ||
| Course Code | Course Name | Semester | Theoretical | Practical | Credit | ECTS |
| POL6001 | Advanced Research Methods | Spring | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 |
| This catalog is for information purposes. Course status is determined by the relevant department at the beginning of semester. |
| Language of instruction: | English |
| Type of course: | Non-Departmental Elective |
| Course Level: | Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle) |
| Mode of Delivery: | Face to face |
| Course Coordinator : | Assoc. Prof. ESRA ALBAYRAKOĞLU |
| Course Lecturer(s): |
Prof. Dr. YILMAZ ESMER |
| Recommended Optional Program Components: | none |
| Course Objectives: | The course will attempt to answer the questions on the neutrality and the difficulties of research. Attempting to answer those questions and the various issues underlying them is the primary objective of the course. This will be achieved through combining a theoretical and practical approach to the study of qualitative methodology. The second objective of the course is to explore both the “hows” or research and, at the same time, examine the underlying assumptions and values of qualitative research practices. The third and overarching objective of this course is to examine not only how one goes about “doing” those aspects of one’s work but also delve into a variety of ethical, epistemological, ontological and methodological issues, as well as improving critical thinking and increasing methodological knowledge inherent in that “doing.” |
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The students who have succeeded in this course; Increased awareness of ethnographic work, including conceptualizing a study, observations, interviewing, analysis, and textualization. To learn to attend to the politics of what we do and do not do (as researchers). Increase critical thinking skills. Demonstrate this by seriously considering multiple viewpoints and perspectives in class discussions, in-class writing, group work, and the final paper. Apply course material to your own research. Demonstrate this through participation in in-class discussions and activities, and in applying course concepts to class assignments. Become active in the process of seeking, analyzing, and synthesizing information. |
| In the last two decades, emerging theories in qualitative research have drawn attention to the complexities inherent in research. In light of these theories, research can no longer be regarded unproblematic, objective, or value free, where data is neutrally and naturally collected, interpreted and textualized by disinterested researchers. Rather, research methodology has become a problematized and contested terrain depicting a double crisis of representation and legitimation. What is (and why) this double crisis? And what implications might it have for the field of qualitative research and for the researcher working (in) that field? |
| Week | Subject | Related Preparation |
| 1) | An Introduction to Inquiry | Academic Articles and related books |
| 2) | Measurement of Abstract Concepts | Academic Articles and related books |
| 3) | Measurement of Abstract Concepts | Academic Articles and related books |
| 4) | Observation, Sampling | Academic Articles and related books |
| 5) | Observation, Sampling | Academic Articles and related books |
| 6) | Observation, Sampling | Academic Articles and related books |
| 7) | Quantitative Design and Analysis | Academic Articles and related books |
| 8) | Quantitative Design and Analysis | Academic Articles and related books |
| 9) | Quantitative Design and Analysis | Academic Articles and related books |
| 10) | Qualitative Design and Analysis | Academic Articles and related books |
| 11) | Qualitative Design and Analysis | Academic Articles and related books |
| 12) | Qualitative Design and Analysis | Academic Articles and related books |
| 13) | Review of the course | Academic Articles and related books |
| 14) | Review of the course | Academic Articles and related books |
| Course Notes / Textbooks: | Van Maanen, John. 1899. Tales of the Field: On Writing Ethnography. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. Becker, Howard. 1998. Tricks of the Trade. How to Think About Your Research While Doing It. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. |
| References: | Mark M. Lanier (Editor), Catherine A. Ford (Editor), Jonathan C. Reid (Editor). 2013, Advanced Research Methods for the Social Sciences. San Diego: Cognella Academic Publishing |
| Semester Requirements | Number of Activities | Level of Contribution |
| Attendance | 14 | % 20 |
| Homework Assignments | 5 | % 30 |
| Final | 1 | % 50 |
| Total | % 100 | |
| PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK | % 50 | |
| PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK | % 50 | |
| Total | % 100 | |
| Activities | Number of Activities | Workload |
| Course Hours | 14 | 42 |
| Application | 14 | 56 |
| Study Hours Out of Class | 14 | 98 |
| Paper Submission | 1 | 1 |
| Final | 1 | 3 |
| Total Workload | 200 | |
| No Effect | 1 Lowest | 2 Low | 3 Average | 4 High | 5 Highest |
| Program Outcomes | Level of Contribution | |
| 1) | Having the theoretical and practical knowledge proficiency in the discipline of industrial product design | |
| 2) | Applying professional knowledge to the fields of product, service and experience design development | |
| 3) | Understanding, using, interpreting and evaluating the design concepts, knowledge and language | |
| 4) | Knowing the research methods in the discipline of industrial product design, collecting information with these methods, interpreting and applying the collected knowledge | |
| 5) | Identifying the problems of industrial product design, evaluating the conditions and requirements of problems, producing proposals of solutions to them | |
| 6) | Developing the solutions with the consideration of social, cultural, environmental, economic and humanistic values; being sensitive to personal differences and ability levels | |
| 7) | Having the ability of communicating the knowledge about design concepts and solutions through written, oral and visual methods | |
| 8) | To identify and apply the relation among material, form giving, detailing, maintenance and manufacturing methods of design solutions | |
| 9) | Using the computer aided information and communication technologies for the expression of industrial product design solutions and applications | |
| 10) | Having the knowledge and methods in disciplines like management, engineering, psychology, ergonomics, visual communication which support the solutions of industrial product design; having the ability of searching, acquiring and using the knowledge that belong these disciplines when necessary. | |
| 11) | Using a foreign language to command the jargon of industrial product design and communicate with the colleagues from different cultures | |
| 12) | Following and evaluating the new topics and trends that industrial product design needs to integrate according to technological and scientific developments |