Information Package / Course Catalogue
| Course Code | : SOSY501 |
| Course Type | : Required |
| Couse Group | : Second Cycle (Master's Degree) |
| Education Language | : Turkish |
| Work Placement | : N/A |
| Theory | : 3 |
| Prt. | : 0 |
| Credit | : 3 |
| Lab | : 0 |
| ECTS | : 5 |
The main aim is to teach, evaluate and discuss the research methods used in sociology.
The Method in Social Sciences: its definition, importance at social research and its differentiation from technique; Positivist Method; Emile Durkheim: his Positivist Sociological Method; Karl Popper and Falsification; Kuhn: The Structure of Scientific Revolutions; The Hermeneutic Method; Max Weber: Understanding and Explanation; the Conjunction of Positivist and Hermeneutic Method; Later Wittgeinstein; Peter Winch: The Philosophy of Social Science; Critical Theory and Sociological Method; Habermas: Knowledge and Human Interests; Roy Bhaskar and Critical Realism; The methodology of critical realist.
| Prof. Ümit TATLICAN |
| 1. | to know the importance of method arguments |
| 2. | to learn and critically evaluate the research methods in sociology |
| 3. | to describe the characteristics of scientific method |
| 4. | to comprehend and use scientific arguments in spcial sciences |
| 5. | to apply method to empirical study |
| 1. | Neuman, Lawrance. 2007. Toplumsal Araştırma Yöntemleri (2 Cilt) Ankara: Yayın Odası. |
| 2. | Emile Durkheim, Sosyolojik Yöntemin Kuralları, Dost Kitapevi Yayınları, 2012 |
| 3. | Max Weber, Sosyal Bilimlerin Metodolojisi, Küre Yayınları, 2012 |
| 4. | Peter Winch, Sosyal Bilim Düşüncesi ve Felsefe, Vadi Yayınları, 1994 |
| 5. | Karl R. Popper, Bilimsel Araştırmanın Mantığı, Yapı Kredi Yayınları, 2010 |
| 6. | Roy Bhaskar, Natüralizmin Olanaklılığı, Pratika Yayınevi, 2013 |
| Type of Assessment | Count | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| Midterm Examination | 1 | %40 |
| Final Examination | 1 | %60 |
| Activities | Count | Preparation | Time | Total Work Load (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lecture - Theory | 14 | 2 | 1 | 42 |
| Reading | 10 | 0 | 2 | 20 |
| Individual Work | 1 | 2 | 8 | 10 |
| Midterm Examination | 1 | 25 | 2 | 27 |
| Final Examination | 1 | 25 | 2 | 27 |
| TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) | 126 | |||
PÇ-1 | PÇ-2 | PÇ-3 | PÇ-4 | PÇ-5 | PÇ-6 | PÇ-7 | PÇ-8 | PÇ-9 | PÇ-10 | PÇ-11 | |
OÇ-1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
OÇ-2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
OÇ-3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
OÇ-4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
OÇ-5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 |