Information Package / Course Catalogue
Ethnographic Field Research Methods II
Course Code: TRDE560
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: Second Cycle (Master's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 3
Prt.: 0
Credit: 3
Lab: 0
ECTS: 5
Objectives of the Course

The main aims of this course are to discuss the essential concepts, terminology and techniques of fieldwork and to provide students who do more systematic and methodic fieldworks.

Course Content

This course includes the background for research and fieldwork studies of Folklore in Turkey.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.Learning the basic terms about field work.
2. Learning the relationship between theory and practise.
3.Learning how to use field work technics.
4.To use the compilation studies effectively.
5.To be able to synthesize research and compilation studies in the field and to present new information in the field of Folk Literature.
Recommended or Required Reading
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Syllabus and Projects
Week 2 - Theoretical
Syllabus and Projects
Week 3 - Theoretical
To be a Social Scientist and Social Sciences in Turkey
Week 4 - Theoretical
Türkiye’de Sosyal Bilimler ve Sosyal Bilimci Olmak
Week 5 - Theoretical
The Universality and Originality of Social Sciences and Qualitative and Quantitative Research Techniques
Week 6 - Theoretical
The Universality and Originality of Social Sciences and Qualitative and Quantitative Research Techniques free writing techniques
Week 7 - Theoretical
The First Fieldworks in Turkey
Week 8 - Theoretical
The First Fieldworks in Turkey
Week 9 - Theoretical
The Essential Concepts of Fieldwork
Week 10 - Theoretical
The Essential Concepts of Fieldwork
Week 11 - Theoretical
Salvation Ethnography: How should we make a fieldwork?
Week 12 - Theoretical
Salvation Ethnography: How should we make a fieldwork?
Week 13 - Theoretical
We Set off a Journey: What should we do before making fieldwork?
Week 14 - Theoretical
We Set off a Journey: What should we do before making fieldwork?
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory140342
Midterm Examination130131
Final Examination150252
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)125
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PÇ-1
PÇ-2
PÇ-3
PÇ-4
PÇ-5
OÇ-1
3
OÇ-2
OÇ-3
OÇ-4
OÇ-5
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026