Course Language:
English
Course Objectives:
This course aims to help students gain skills of developing, implementing, and evaluating a research project in communication studies by applying the knowledge and skills they’ve learned throughout the program.
Course Content:
The course covers the main steps of a research project through current case studies from Turkey and abroad.
Teaching Methods:
1-Lecture, 2-Question&Answer; 3: Discussion; 12: Case-Study
Assessment Methods:
B: Oral Exam/Presentation, C: Homework
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Course Learning Outcomes
| Learning Outcomes | Program Learning Outcomes | Teaching Methods | Assessment Methods |
| 1) The student develops a research project in communication studies. | 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10 | 1,2,3,12 | B, C |
| 2) The student implements a research project. | 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10 | 1,2,3,12 | B, C |
| 3) The student analyzes and report research findings. | 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10 | 1,2,3,12 | B, C |
Course Flow
| COURSE CONTENT | ||
| Week | Topics | Study Materials |
| 1 | Introduction: aim and scope | |
| 2 | Hypotheses and Research Questions | |
| 3 | Scope, aim and objectives of research | . |
| 4 | Research Paradigms | |
| 5 | Research Methodology | |
| 6 | Developing Research Proposal | |
| 7 | Midterm Presentation | |
| 8 | Data Collection | |
| 9 | Data Collection | |
| 10 | Data Analysis | |
| 11 | Data Report | |
| 12 | Research Report Writing | |
| 13 | Research Evaluation | |
| 14 | Polishing Research Report | |
| 15 | Final Presentation | |
| 16 | Review & Wrap-up | |
Recommended Sources
| RECOMMENDED SOURCES | |
| Textbook | A handbook of media and communication research : qualitive and quantitative methodologies / ed. Klaus Bruhn Jensen (New York: Routledge, 2002). |
Material Sharing
| MATERIAL SHARING | |
| Documents | www.coadsys.yeditepe.edu.tr |
| Assignments | www.coadsys.yeditepe.edu.tr |
| Exams | |
Assessment
| ASSESSMENT | ||
| IN-TERM STUDIES | NUMBER | PERCENTAGE |
| Mid-terms | 1 | 50 |
| Total | 100 | |
| Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade | 50 | |
| Contribution of In-Term Studies to Overall Grade | 50 | |
| Total | 100 | |
Course’s Contribution to Program
| COURSE CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM | ||||||
| No | Program Learning Outcomes | Contribution | ||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 1 | To gain the abilities of working with an interdisciplinary approach and adapting theories, methods and practices in different disciplines to the relevant concentration area. | x | ||||
| 2 | To gain the abilities of data collection, literature review and analysis in media and communication management | x | ||||
| 3 | To gain the ability of communicating within the national and international scientific environments | x | ||||
| 4 | To gain the knowledge and skills required for scientific research processes | x | ||||
| 5 | To gain the competence for making critical evaluations and syntheses | x | ||||
| 6 | To have conducted research at a sufficient level about one’s thesis topic | x | ||||
| 7 | To possess the behavioral and ethical sensitivity required for the academic life | x | ||||
| 8 | To possess the necessary computer skills for writing scientific papers and theses | x | ||||
| 9 | To gain the abilities of being receptive to innovations and novel ideas and developing new ideas | x | ||||
| 10 | To comprehend fully and appropriately the meaning and significance of media and communications management in theoretical and practical terms | x | ||||
ECTS
| ECTS ALLOCATED BASED ON STUDENT WORKLOAD BY THE COURSE DESCRIPTION | |||
| Activities | Quantity |
Duration (Hour) |
Total Workload (Hour) |
| Course Duration | 16 | 3 | 48 |
| Hours for off-the-classroom study (Pre-study, practice) | 16 | 15 | 240 |
| Mid-terms | 1 | 50 | 50 |
| Final | 1 | 60 | 60 |
| Total Work Load | 398 | ||
| Total Work Load / 25 (h) | 19,9 | ||
| ECTS Credit of the Course | 20 | ||