| MATHEMATICS (TURKISH, PHD) | |||||
| PhD | TR-NQF-HE: Level 8 | QF-EHEA: Third Cycle | EQF-LLL: Level 8 | ||
| Course Code | Course Name | Semester | Theoretical | Practical | Credit | ECTS |
| CMR6104 | Historical and Social Research II | Fall | 3 | 0 | 3 | 12 |
| The course opens with the approval of the Department at the beginning of each semester |
| Language of instruction: | En |
| Type of course: | Departmental Elective |
| Course Level: | |
| Mode of Delivery: | Face to face |
| Course Coordinator : | Prof. Dr. OSMAN KAYA ÖZKARACALAR |
| Course Objectives: | As intellectuals, scholars, students, lecturers, and professors, we continually engage with the production of knowledge. Within this endless process of “making,” the question of “how do we do what we do?” is a methodological question which is often feared, ignored or forgotten in the analysis of media and culture. This course is designed to find answers to the question of “how do we produce knowledge?” In this course we study issues and practices of qualitative methods in social and cultural studies at both theoretical and empirical levels. The aim of this course is to help students to develop an understanding of a variety of research methods used in media and cultural studies. Students will be guided by the readings and seminar discussions to choose, articulate and apply methodologies for their research projects. |
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The students who have succeeded in this course; After completing this course, students should be able to: - Understand the methodological formulations of various media and cultural studies articles. - Understand that methodologies that we apply depending on the type of knowledge we want to reach, are directly related to the theory - Understand the reasons behind the choice of particular methodologies, but not the others. - Understand the weaknesses and strengths of each methodology used in media and cultural studies. - Select, articulate and apply methodologies to their own researches. - Develop ethical concerns and sensitivities when doing research. |
| This course will be conducted as a seminar. Throughout the semester, we will cover a broad range of methodological approaches and each week we will discuss a methodology together with its theoretical basis and practical outcomes. The methodologies that we will cover include discourse and content analysis, autobiographical methods, spatial analysis, ethnography, historiography, oral history and archival studies, participant observation, and audience studies. |
| Week | Subject | Related Preparation | |
| 1) | Introduction to the course: Discussing the course objectives and requirement. Having a sense of each student’s interests and their research topics. | ||
| 2) | What is methodology and method? How do we know what we know? | ||
| 3) | The Case of Content Analysis | ||
| 4) | Autobiographical Studies | ||
| 5) | Locating place, body and activity: Studies on Space | ||
| 6) | Studying Audience: Reception and more | ||
| 7) | Ethnography, Participant Observation, and In-depth Interviews | ||
| 8) | History and Historiography: Archives and Oral History | ||
| 9) | Everyday Lives and Artifacts | ||
| 10) | Media Texts: Articulation and Representation | ||
| 11) | From Semiotics to Visual Studies | ||
| 12) | Power and Knowledge: Discourse | ||
| 13) | The Politics of Cultural Research: Ethical Issues and Debates. | ||
| 14) | Overall discussion of the topics and choosing, articulating, applying multiple methodologies. | ||
| Course Notes: | Course package: Readings from a variety of sources. |
| References: | - White, Mimi and Schwoch, James (2006) Question of Method in Cultural Studies. Malden, MA: Blackwell. - Pickering, Michael (2008) Research Methods for Cultural Studies. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press. - Seale, Clive (2012) Researching Society and Culture (3rd Edition). Thousand Oaks: Sage. - Denzin, Norman K. and Lincoln, Yvonna S. (2005) The Sage Handbook of Qualitative Research (Third Edition). Thousand Oaks: Sage. |
| Semester Requirements | Number of Activities | Level of Contribution |
| Attendance | 10 | % 10 |
| Laboratory | % 0 | |
| Application | % 0 | |
| Field Work | 1 | % 10 |
| Special Course Internship (Work Placement) | % 0 | |
| Quizzes | % 0 | |
| Homework Assignments | 3 | % 30 |
| Presentation | % 0 | |
| Project | 1 | % 50 |
| Seminar | % 0 | |
| Midterms | % 0 | |
| Preliminary Jury | % 0 | |
| Final | % 0 | |
| Paper Submission | % 0 | |
| Jury | % 0 | |
| Bütünleme | % 0 | |
| Total | % 100 | |
| PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK | % 50 | |
| PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK | % 50 | |
| Total | % 100 | |
| Activities | Number of Activities | Duration (Hours) | Workload |
| Course Hours | 14 | 3 | 42 |
| Laboratory | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Application | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Special Course Internship (Work Placement) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Field Work | 1 | 8 | 8 |
| Study Hours Out of Class | 14 | 5 | 70 |
| Presentations / Seminar | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Project | 1 | 65 | 65 |
| Homework Assignments | 3 | 5 | 15 |
| Quizzes | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Preliminary Jury | 0 | ||
| Midterms | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paper Submission | 0 | ||
| Jury | 0 | ||
| Final | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total Workload | 200 | ||
| No Effect | 1 Lowest | 2 Low | 3 Average | 4 High | 5 Highest |
| Program Outcomes | Level of Contribution |