GUIDANCE AND COUNSELING (TURKISH, THESIS)
Master TR-NQF-HE: Level 7 QF-EHEA: Second Cycle EQF-LLL: Level 7

Course Introduction and Application Information

Course Code Course Name Semester Theoretical Practical Credit ECTS
CNG5002 Qualitative Research Methods Fall
Spring
3 0 3 8
This catalog is for information purposes. Course status is determined by the relevant department at the beginning of semester.

Basic information

Language of instruction: Turkish
Type of course: Departmental Elective
Course Level:
Mode of Delivery: Face to face
Course Coordinator : Assoc. Prof. ARZU BUYRUK GENÇ
Course Lecturer(s): Assist. Prof. BETÜL TARHAN ALKAN
Assist. Prof. SABİHA DULAY
Course Objectives: The aim of the course is to acquire basic knowledge and skills for qualitative research that can be carried out in various situations.

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;
Students who are able to complete this course successfully;
1) Define qualitative research method
2) Define the ethical principles of a qualitative research
3) Know interdisciplinary working methods in a qualitative research
4) Using a qualitative research hypothesis, use data accumulation and analysis
5) Comments on qualitative data

Course Content

How qualitative studies are designed; qualitative approaches to research design (Story Analysis, Narrative, Theory Building, Culture Analysis, Case Study, Action Research); qualitative data collection and analysis; validity and reliability; reporting of the research; ethics in qualitative research.

Teaching Methods and Techniques Used in the Course
-Case Study
-Technology Assisted Learning
-Reading
-Simulation
-Individual Study
-Cooperative Learning

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week Subject Related Preparation
1) Course objectives, basic principles, guidelines
2) Basic transformations in scientific research methods
3) The place of qualitative research in the scientific research tradition
4) Qualitative research designs
5) Qualitative research process, ethics and sampling
6) Interview and focus group discussion
7) Qualitative data analysis
8) Qualitative data analysis
9) Midterm
10) Validity, reliability, case study
11) Common errors in mixed method and qualitative research
12) Presentations
13) Student presentations
14) Student presentations

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks: Creswell, J.W. (2013) Nitel araştırma yöntemleri: Beş yaklaşıma göre nitel araştırma ve araştırma deseni (3. Baskıdan Çeviri, Çev. Ed. Bütün, M. ve Demir, S. B.). Ankara: Siyasal Kitabevi

Yıldırım, A. & Şimşek, H. (2013). Sosyal Bilimlerde Nitel Araştırma Yöntemleri. 9. Baskı. Ankara: Seçkin Yayıncılık.
References: Glesne, C. (2013) Nitel araştırmaya giriş. 2. Baskı (Çev. Ed. Ersoy, E & Yalçınoğlu, P.) Ankara: Anı Yayıncılık.

Merriam, S. B. (2013) Nitel araştırma: Desen ve uygulama için bir rehber (3. Basımdan Çeviri, Çev. Ed. Turan, S.). Ankara: Nobel

American Psychological Association-APA. (2012). Publication manual of the American Psychological Association (6th Ed.). Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.

Balcı, A. (2000). Sosyal bilimlerde araştırma: yöntem, teknik ve ilkeler. Ankara: Pegem Akademi Yayınları.

Baş, T. ve Akturan, A. (2013). Nitel araştırma Yöntemleri: Nvivo ile nitel veri analizi. Ankara: Seçkin Yayıncılık.

Karasar, N. (2002). Bilimsel araştırma yöntemi. Ankara: Nobel Yayınları.

Patton, M. Q. (2014). Nitel araştırma ve değerlendirme yöntemleri. (3. Baskıdan Çeviri, Çev. Ed. Bütün, M. ve Demir, S. B.). Ankara: Pegem Akademi

Evaluation System

Semester Requirements Number of Activities Level of Contribution
Attendance 14 % 20
Presentation 1 % 20
Midterms 1 % 25
Final 1 % 35
Total % 100
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK % 65
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK % 35
Total % 100

ECTS / Workload Table

Activities Number of Activities Duration (Hours) Workload
Course Hours 14 3 42
Study Hours Out of Class 14 10 140
Presentations / Seminar 1 5 5
Midterms 1 3 3
Final 1 3 3
Total Workload 193

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

No Effect 1 Lowest 2 Low 3 Average 4 High 5 Highest
           
Program Outcomes Level of Contribution
1) To be able to set appropriate goals for the client within the framework of psychological counseling theories, to demonstrate effective counseling skills that will help clients to achieve their goals and increase their capacity to cope with life situations. 1
2) Counselors gain the ability to plan, execute and evaluate individual and group counseling processes. 1
3) Psychological counselors adopt lifelong development and learning as a principle to support the well-being of the individual and reflect this situation in all kinds of professional practices, personal life philosophy and perspective on humanity. 2
4) Psychological counselors know their professional and personal strengths, limitations and individual qualities; have the necessary personality traits, knowledge and basic skills to be an effective professional staff; constantly renew their professional knowledge, receive supervision when necessary; actively provide support for the strengthening of the profession; advocate for the profession. 3
5) Counselors know and use appropriate assessment and evaluation methods in order to support the development of their clients, to reveal their potential and to provide need-oriented services; can distinguish between basic types of assessment and evaluation and know the basic concepts of standardized and non-standardized measurement 3
6) Psikolojik danışmanlar, danışanlarının gelişimini desteklemek, potansiyellerini ortaya çıkarmak ve ihtiyaca yönelik hizmet sunabilmek için uygun ölçme ve değerlendirme yöntemlerini bilir ve kullanır; temel ölçme de değerlendirme türlerini birbirinden ayırt edebilir ve standartlaştırılmış ve standartlaştırılmamış ölçmenin temel kavramlarını bilir. 4
7) Psychological counselors know and apply research methods and statistical analysis; share and interpret research results with stakeholders; use research results in program evaluation. 1
8) The psychological counselor keeps records of his/her practices, introduces referral institutions to the staff of the institution where he/she works, the individual receiving psychological counseling services and their guardians, and assists stakeholders in receiving support from these institutions. 5
9) Counselors are committed to and act in accordance with professional ethical rules and legal obligations; inform the relevant persons in ethical dilemmas; maintain professional professional competence and development in accordance with ethics 4
10) Psychological counselors provide guidance to individuals and institutions, developmental needs, consultation studies on problems encountered in life 2
11) Counselors follow the current developments in the field of psychological counseling, exhibit a continuous learning attitude for professional development. 1