BAHÇEŞEHİR UNIVERSITY BİLGİ PAKETİ / DERS KATALOĞU
| INTERIOR ARCHITECTURE AND ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN | |||||
| Bachelor | TR-NQF-HE: Level 6 | QF-EHEA: First Cycle | EQF-LLL: Level 6 | ||
Course Introduction and Application Information
| Course Code | Course Name | Semester | Theoretical | Practical | Credit | ECTS |
| SOC3006 | Qualitative Methods in Sociology | Fall | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| This catalog is for information purposes. Course status is determined by the relevant department at the beginning of semester. |
Basic information
| 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. |
Learning Outcomes
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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 |
Course Content
| 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. |
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
| 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 |
Sources
| 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 |
Evaluation System
| 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 | |
ECTS / Workload Table
| 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 | ||
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) | Setting up various spaces in national and international contexts, carrying out designs, planning and applications that could satisfy various user groups and respond various requirements in the field of Interior Architecture, | |
| 2) | Analyzing the information gathered from the framework of actual physical, social and economical constraints and user requirements, and synthesizing these with diverse knowledge and considerations in order to create innovative spatial solutions, | |
| 3) | Generating creative, innovative, aesthetic and unique spatial solutions by using tangible and abstract concepts, | |
| 4) | Using at least one of the illustration and presentation technologies competently, that the field of interior architecture requires, | |
| 5) | Reporting, presenting and transferring the design, practice and research studies to the specialists or laymen by using visual, textual or oral communication methods, efficiently and accurately, | |
| 6) | Embracing and prioritizing man-environment relationships, user health, safety and security, and universal design principles in the field of interior architecture, | |
| 7) | Design understanding and decision making that respects social and cultural rights of the society, cultural heritage and nature, | |
| 8) | Being aware of national and international values, following developments and being equipped about ethical and aesthetical subjects in the fields of interior architecture, design and art, | |
| 9) | Having absolute conscious about legal regulations, standards and principles; and realizing professional ethics, duties and responsibilities in the field of Interior Architecture, |