ADVANCED RESEARCH METHODS
- Course
- BUSN605 - ADVANCED RESEARCH METHODS
- Department
- Business Administration - English - PhD
- Course Type
- Course
- Status
- Required
- Language
- English
- Credit
- 3
- ECTS
- 0
- T+P+L
- 3 + 0 + 0
- Course Coordinator(s)
- Prof. Dr. Tarık ATAN
- Prerequisite
- -
Course Description
This course will provide an understanding the basic concepts of scientific research, by assessing the basic types of scientific research and literature review, by elaborating possible techniques for data collection and analyzing. The students will be able to present empirical findings, design and undertake a research paper to apply the gained knowledge.
ADVANCED RESEARCH METHODS
Evaluation Tools (Active Term)
| Item | Type | Weight (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Homeworks + Quizzes + Participation | Quiz | 20 |
| Term Project | Project | 20 |
| Mid Term Exam | Midterm | 20 |
| Final Exam | Final | 40 |
| Total | 100 | |
Course outcomes
- 01 equip our students with the necessary knowledge of a variety of methods of qualitative data collection and analysis
- 02 give practical experience of research
- 03 enable them to design and undertake on how to conduct a research paper, projects and /or thesis in future
Course Syllabus
| Week | Topic |
|---|---|
| Week 1 | Introduction to Research |
| Week 2 | The Scientific approach and alternative approaches to investigation , |
| Week 3 | The broad problem area and defining the problem statement |
| Week 4 | The critical literature review |
| Week 5 | Theoretical framework and hypothesis development |
| Week 6 | Basic Statistical approaches |
| Week 7 | Multiple Regression, Autocorrelation and Heteroscedasticity. |
| Week 8 | Elements of research design |
| Week 9 | Data collection methods: Introduction anad interviews |
| Week 10 | Data collection Methods: Observation, Questionnaires |
| Week 11 | Measurement of Variables : Operational definition, Scaling, reliability,validity |
| Week 12 | Sampling Quantitative Data analysis |
| Week 13 | Quantitative Data analysis: Hypothesis testing |
| Week 14 | Qualitative data analysis and The research report |
| Week 15 | Project Presentation |
Reference Books & Course Materials
- 01 Uma Sekaran, Roger Bougie , 2013. Research Methods for Business: A Skill-Building Approach, 6th Edition, Wiley Publishing.
- 02 Neuman Lawrence. 2013. Social Research Methods: Qualitative and Quantitative approaches, 7th Edition, Pearson.
Learning Outcomes
- L01 L01-Understanding the basic concepts of scientific research SOLO 5
- L02 L02-Assessing the basic types of scientific research SOLO 6
- L03 L03-Learning to cover and asses existing literature SOLO 6
- L04 L04-Elaborating possible techniques for data collection and analyzing SOLO 6
- L05 L05-Learning to present findings SOLO 5
- L06 L06-Designing and undertaking a research paper to apply gained knowledge SOLO 6
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