Information Package / Course Catalogue
City and Qualitative Studies
Course Code: SOSY629
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: Third Cycle (Doctorate Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 3
Prt.: 0
Credit: 3
Lab: 0
ECTS: 5
Objectives of the Course

The aim of this course is to discuss the place and practice of qualitative studies in Urban Sociology and interrogate examples of qualitative urban research.

Course Content

This course will focus both on the theoretical and methodological debates about qualitative research methods and interrogate thematic examples of qualitative urban studies in Turkey and the World.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.Differences between Qualitative and Quantitative Studies
2.The Use of Qualitative Methods in Urban Studies
3.Social Classes and the City
4.Gender and the City
5.Disadvantaged Groups and the City
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Harmanşah, R. & Nahya Z.N.(Derl.) 2016. Etnografik Hikayeler. İstanbul: Metis.
2.Atkinson, P. (???) Etnografi El Kitabı. Nobel Yayınevi.
3.Becker, H. S. (2021). Kanıt. Ankara: Nika Yayınları.
4.Erdoğan, E. ve Uyan-Semerci, P. (2021 ), “Araştırma Sorusu Nasıl Sorulur?,” Toplumsal Araştırma Yöntemleri İçin Bir Rehber: Gereklilikler, Sınırlılıklar ve İncelikler, İstanbul Bilgi Üniversitesi Yayınları,
5.Becker, H. S. (2014). Mesleğin İncelikleri: Sosyal Bilimlerde Araştırma Nasıl Yürütülür, Ankara: Heretik Yayınları.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Qualitative Research in Social Sciences
Week 2 - Theoretical
Approaches and Trends in Qualitative Research
Week 3 - Theoretical
Constructing a Problematic in Qualitative Studies
Week 4 - Theoretical
Research Pattern and Scope in Qualitative Studies
Week 5 - Theoretical
The Position of Researcher and the Reearch Ethics in Qualitative Studies
Week 6 - Theoretical
Being in the Field and Gathering Data in Qualitative Studies
Week 7 - Theoretical
Handling and Analysing the Data in Qualitative Studies
Week 8 - Theoretical
Case Studies
Week 9 - Theoretical
Case Studies
Week 10 - Theoretical
Case Studies
Week 11 - Theoretical
Case Studies
Week 12 - Theoretical
Case Studies
Week 13 - Theoretical
Case Studies
Week 14 - Theoretical
Case Studies
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory140342
Assignment3039
Reading1527
Midterm Examination130232
Final Examination135237
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)127
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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OÇ-1
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Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026