URBAN SYSTEMS AND TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT (TURKISH, THESIS) | |||||
Master | TR-NQF-HE: Level 7 | QF-EHEA: Second Cycle | EQF-LLL: Level 7 |
Course Code | Course Name | Semester | Theoretical | Practical | Credit | ECTS |
KSU5337 | Scientific Research Methods on Urban Studies | Spring | 3 | 0 | 3 | 12 |
This catalog is for information purposes. Course status is determined by the relevant department at the beginning of semester. |
Language of instruction: | Turkish |
Type of course: | Departmental Elective |
Course Level: | |
Mode of Delivery: | Face to face |
Course Coordinator : | Assist. Prof. NİLGÜN CAMKESEN |
Recommended Optional Program Components: | None |
Course Objectives: | Giving ability about concepts and terminology that used in research phase and result phase. Giving ability about basic trends in urban studies in terms of theoretical and procedural phases in national and international phases. |
The students who have succeeded in this course; Subject has relation with research focused licence and master degree programmes and can be integrated with statistics and seminar lessons, and also with thesis researches. |
Different methodologies and theoretical approaches in urban researches, research problems, design of urban research, collecting data in urban research, qualificial and quantitive techniques, selection and implementation of suitable methods and techniques in urban researches, field study principals and implementations in urban research, resulting research and analyzing the datas, presenting the results, implementing the methods. |
Week | Subject | Related Preparation |
1) | Scientific Research | |
2) | Classical Approaches in Methodology | |
3) | Modern Approaches in Methodology | |
4) | Quantitative Research Design In Urban Research | |
5) | Qualitative Research Design In Urban Research | |
6) | Urban Research Design | |
7) | Examples from modern world urban researchs-1 | |
8) | Examples from modern world urban researchs-2 | |
9) | Urban Research In Turkey-1 | |
10) | Urban Research In Turkey-2 | |
11) | Urban Research In Turkey-3 | |
12) | Research-Atelier Study-1 | |
13) | Research-Atelier Study-2 | |
14) | Research-Atelier Study-3 |
Course Notes / Textbooks: | Derste Verilen Notlar / Lecture Notes |
References: | Toplumsal Araştırma Yöntemleri, Cilt I ve Cilt 2 W.L. Neuman, 2007 Yayınodası Yayıncılık. Kentleşme Yazıları Mübeccel B. Kıray 1999 Bağlam Yayınları Bütünleşmemiş Kentli Nüfus Sorunu Tansı Şenyapılı, 1978 ODTÜ Mimarlık Fakültesi Yayınları Sosyal Araştırmalara Giriş K.F. Punch 2005 Siyasal Yayınevi |
Semester Requirements | Number of Activities | Level of Contribution |
Attendance | 10 | % 0 |
Quizzes | 4 | % 10 |
Homework Assignments | 5 | % 20 |
Midterms | 1 | % 30 |
Final | 1 | % 40 |
Total | % 100 | |
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK | % 60 | |
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK | % 40 | |
Total | % 100 |
Activities | Number of Activities | Duration (Hours) | Workload |
Course Hours | 10 | 6 | 60 |
Homework Assignments | 5 | 20 | 100 |
Quizzes | 4 | 10 | 40 |
Midterms | 1 | 30 | 30 |
Final | 1 | 40 | 40 |
Total Workload | 270 |
No Effect | 1 Lowest | 2 Low | 3 Average | 4 High | 5 Highest |
Program Outcomes | Level of Contribution | |
1) | Improving and enhancing information in expertise level on the concept of transportation licence level abilities in terms of transportation department and related departments. | 4 |
2) | Having detailed information about current technics, methods and their constraints in transportation engineering. | 4 |
3) | Estabilishing engineering problems, improving methods for solution, implementing new methods in solutions | 4 |
4) | Completing and implementing information with limited datas, integrating informations of different discipline datas | |
5) | Estabilishing engineering problems, improving methods for solution, implementing new methods in solutions | |
6) | New/origin idea and method implementing, improving new solutions in system, part and process designs. | |
7) | Understanding process and results of studies, presenting the datas oral and written in related department on national and international scales, understanding a foreign language, having speaking, writing and reading level at least Europan Language Portfolio B2. | |
8) | Understanding social and environmental phases of technological implementations. Listing ability of current technics, methods, effects, constraints and results of technological implementations. | |
9) | Considering social-scientific-ethic values in collecting-understanding-implementing-presenting phases and all activities. | |
10) | Having information detailed and deeply by implemented researching in technology, evaluating and implementing of information | |
11) | Developing method for defined technological problems and implementing innovative methods in solutions. | |
12) | Modelling and implementing of experimental investigations, solving of complex cases in this process |