| SOCIOLOGY | |||||
| Bachelor | TR-NQF-HE: Level 6 | QF-EHEA: First Cycle | EQF-LLL: Level 6 | ||
| Course Code | Course Name | Semester | Theoretical | Practical | Credit | ECTS |
| SOC3006 | Qualitative Methods in Sociology | Spring | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 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 : | Prof. Dr. AYŞE NİLÜFER NARLI |
| Course Lecturer(s): |
Assoc. Prof. ULAŞ SUNATA ÖZDEMİR Prof. Dr. AYŞE NİLÜFER NARLI Prof. Dr. İPEK ALTINBAŞAK FARİNA |
| Recommended Optional Program Components: | "." |
| Course Objectives: | The best way to learn qualitative methods in sociology is to apply them. Thus, the greater part of this course involves doing qualitative research and discussing research issues and questions with each other. As outlined below, the requirements for this course revolve around conducting a research project on a topic of interest to you. |
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The students who have succeeded in this course; 1) Recall methodology of social sciences 2) Defend ethical and political issues in social research 3) Discuss non-survey data collection techniques 4) Apply non-survey data collection techniques 5) Construct qualitative research design 6) Analyze qualitative data without using software 7) Analyze qualitative data by means of at least one computer aided analysis |
| This course is designed as an introduction to basic issues on the practice and problems of qualitative research methods including alternative methodological approaches in sociology. In the course, we will discuss the non-positivist methodological issues (i.e. interpretative social research, critical social research, feminist and post-modernist approaches) and their analysis (i.e. expressed as words, pictures, objects, videos). Afterwards we will devote our time to ethical and political concerns in social research. Participant observation, field research techniques, historical and comparative analysis, focus group, interview techniques, content analysis, oral history (life history) analysis are the main topics that we plan to cover throughout the semester. |
| Week | Subject | Related Preparation |
| 1) | The Meanings of Methodology- Introduction to the Course: Going over the Syllabus | |
| 2) | The Meanings of Methodology- Remembering Methodology of Social Sciences | |
| 3) | The Meanings of Methodology Remembering Methodology of Social Sciences (cont.) | |
| 4) | Ethical and Political Issues in Social Research | |
| 5) | Non-Survey Data Collection Techniques- Document Study and Experimental Research | |
| 6) | Non-Survey Data Collection Techniques- FILM&FILM REVIEW: “Das Experiment” “The Experiment” | |
| 7) | Qualitative Research Design | |
| 8) | Qualitative Research Design: Field Research | |
| 9) | Qualitative Research Design: Interview Studies | |
| 10) | Analyzing Qualitative Data | |
| 11) | Analyzing Qualitative Data: Historical and Comparative Research and Oral History / Life History Techniques | |
| 12) | Analyzing Qualitative Data: Workshop on the use of a computer program (MaxQDA or Atlas.ti) for coding, sorting, and analyzing qualitative data | |
| 13) | Analyzing Qualitative Data: Workshop continued | |
| 14) | Writing for Sociologists and Final Discussion |
| Course Notes / Textbooks: | Course reader will be given weekly |
| References: | Atlas.ti. Atlas.ti v.5.0 User’s guide and reference. 2004. Bailey, Kenneth D.. Methods of Social Research. New York: Free Press; London: Collier Macmillan, 1987. Boeije, Hennie. Analysis in Qualitative Research. London: SAGE, 2010. Ely, Margot. Ed. Doing Qualitative Research: Circles within Circles. London, NY: Falmer Press, 1991. Heaton, Janet. Reworking Qualitative Data. London: SAGE, 2004. Laine, Marlene de. Fieldwork, Participation and Practice. London: SAGE, 2000. May, Tim. Ed. Qualitative Research in Action. London: SAGE, 2002. Neuman, Lawrence W.. Social Research Methods: Qualitative and Quantitative Approaches. Boston: Allyn and Bacon, 1991. Silverman, David. Interpreting Qualitative Data: Methods for Analyzing Talk, Text and Interaction. London: SAGE, 2007. Warren, Carol A.B., and Tracy X. Karner. Discovering Qualitative Methods: Field Research, Interviews, and Analysis. Oxford University Press, 2005. Weisss, Robert Stuart. Learning from Strangers: The Art and Method of Qualitative Interview Studies. NY: Free Press, 1995. http://www.qualitative-research.net |
| Semester Requirements | Number of Activities | Level of Contribution |
| Attendance | 12 | % 7 |
| Laboratory | 2 | % 3 |
| Field Work | 3 | % 30 |
| Homework Assignments | 2 | % 20 |
| Midterms | 1 | % 10 |
| Final | 1 | % 30 |
| Total | % 100 | |
| PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK | % 70 | |
| PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK | % 30 | |
| Total | % 100 | |
| Activities | Number of Activities | Duration (Hours) | Workload |
| Course Hours | 14 | 3 | 42 |
| Laboratory | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| Field Work | 3 | 10 | 30 |
| Study Hours Out of Class | 14 | 3 | 42 |
| Presentations / Seminar | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| Homework Assignments | 2 | 5 | 10 |
| Midterms | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Final | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Total Workload | 137 | ||
| No Effect | 1 Lowest | 2 Low | 3 Average | 4 High | 5 Highest |
| Program Outcomes | Level of Contribution | |
| 1) | To learn and compare major sociology perspectives, both classical and contemporary, and apply all of them to analysis of social conditions. | 1 |
| 2) | To be able to identify the basic methodological approaches in building sociological and anthropological knowledge at local and global levels | 1 |
| 3) | To be able to use theoretical and applied knowledge acquired in the fields of statistics in social sciences. | 1 |
| 4) | To have a basic knowledge of other disciplines (including psychology, history, political science, communication studies and literature) that can contribute to sociology and to be able to make use of this knowledge in analyzing sociological processes | 1 |
| 5) | To have a knowledge and practice of scientific and ethical principles in collecting, interpreting and publishing sociological data also develop ability how to share this data with experts and lay people, using effective communication skills | 1 |
| 6) | To develop competence in analyzing and publishing sociological knowledge by using computer software for quantitative and qualitative analysis; and develop an attitute for learning new techniques in these fields. | 1 |
| 7) | To identify and to have a knowledge of the theories related to urban and rural sociology and demography; and political sociology, sociology of gender, sociology of body, visual sociology, sociology of work, sociology of religion, sociology of knowledge and sociology of crime. | 1 |
| 8) | To have knowledge of how sociology is positioned as a scientific discipline from a philosophical and historical perspective | 1 |
| 9) | To have the awareness of social issues in Turkish society, to develop critical perspective in analysing these issues and to have a knowledge of the works of Turkish sociologists and to be able to transfer this knowledge | 1 |
| 10) | To have the awareness of social issues and global societal processes and to apply sociological analysis to development and social responsibility projects | 1 |
| 11) | To have the ability to define a research question, design a research project and complete a written report for various fields of sociology, either as an individual or as a team member. | 1 |
| 12) | To be able to transfer the knowledge gained in the areas of sociology to the level of secondary school. | 1 |