QUALITATIVE RESEARCH METHODS

MAND607

Course Code: MAND607
Semester: -
Theory+Practice: 3 + 0
ECTS: 15

Course Type

Elective Course

Course Level

Doctorate Of Science

Year of Study

Semester

ECTS

Name of Lecturer(s)

Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

Can define qualitative research in business management and will be able to do research
Can collect qualitative data, can analyse with qualitative data analysis methods
Can use qualitative data analysis software
Can apply qualitative rearch designs to solve research problems and can report the findings.

Mode of Delivery

Face to face

Prerequisites

Recommended Optional Programme Components

Course Description

The Qualitative Research is a course which teaches a type of scientific research consisting of an investigation that seeks answers to a question, systematically uses a predefined set of procedures to answer the question, collects evidence with qualitative data collection methods and produces findings with that were not determined in advance with qualitative data analysis techniques and produces findings that are applicable beyond the immediate boundaries of the study.

Course Contents

WEEK	TOPICS
1^st Week	Ethical Principles in Scientific Research
2^nd Week	Ethical Rules Specific to Qualitative Research
3^rd Week	Qualitative Research Process
4^th Week	Interview and Focus Group Interview
5^th Week	Activity Research
6^th Week	Case Analysis
7^th Week	Content Analysis
8^th Week	Observation
9^th Week	Grounded Theory
10^th Week	Grounded Theory
11^th Week	Nvivo Applications
12^th Week	Nvivo Application
13^th Week	Other Data Analysis Applications and Programs
14^th Week	Other Data Analysis Applications and Programs
15^th Week	General Review

Recommended or Required Reading

Prof. Dr. Ünsal Sığrı, Nitel Araştırma Yöntemleri Dersi Ders Notları
Sosyal Bilimlerde Nitel Araştırma Yöntemleri: Felsefe-Yöntem-Analiz, Sait Gürbüz ve F. Şahin, 2015.
Sosyal Bilimlerde Nitel Araştırma Yöntemleri, Ahmet Güler, Mustafa Bülent Halıcıoğlu, Serkan Taşğın
Toplumsal Araştırma Yöntemleri I-II: Nitel ve Nicel Yaklaşımlar, W.Lawrence Neuman
Sosyal Bilimlerde İçerik Analizi: Teknikler ve Örnek Çalışmalar, Nuri Bilgin
Sosyal Bilimlerde Nitel Araştırma Yöntemleri (8. Baskı), Ali Yıldırım ve Hasan Şimşek
Sosyal Araştırmalara Giriş: Nicel ve Nitel Yaklaşımlar, Keith F. Punch
Nitel Araştırmaya Giriş, Corrine Glesne, Çeviri Editörleri Ali Ersoy-Pelin Yalçınoğlu (3.Baskı)
Research Methods for Business Students, Mark Saunders, Philip Lewis, A. Thornhill (2009), Pearson.
Qualitative Research Practice. Seale, C., Gobo, G., Gubrium, J.F. & Silverman, D. (2004), Sage.
Qualitative Researching with Text, Image and Sound, Bauer, M.W. & Gaskell, G. 2000, Sage.
An Introduction to Qualitative Research, Flick, U. (2009) London: Sage.
Research Methods for Everyday Life, Scott Vanderstoepp; Deirdre Johnston, Jossey-Bass, 2009.
Management Research Methods, Tharenou P.; Donohue R.; Cooper B., Cambridge, 2007.
Qualitative Research Methods, Mack N. ve diğerleri, USAID, 2005.
Essential guide to qualitative methods in organizational research, Catherine Cassell & G. Symon, 2004
Qualitative Organizational Research, Gillian Symon & Catherine Cassell, 2012.
Qualitative , Quantitative and Research Design, John W. Creswell, 2011
Fundementals of Qualitative Research, Johnny Saldana, 2011.
Management Research Methods, P. Theranau vd., 2007
The SAGE Handbook of Qualitative Research, N. Denzin & Y. Lincoln, 2005.
The Oxford Handbook of Qualitative Research, Patricia Leavy, Oxford University Press, 2014.
SAGE Qualitative Research Methods, Paul Atkinson & Sara Delamont, SAGE Publications, 2010.
Qualitative Research, Sharam Merriam, Jossey-Bass, 2009.
Qualitative Research in Management, R. Gupta & R. Awasthy, SAGE, 2015.
Qualitative Research Methods, S. Taylor & R. Bogdan & M. DeVault, Wiley, 2016.
A Companion to Qualitative Research, Uwe Flick, Ernst von Kardoff, Ines Steinke, Sage, 2004.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture
Discussion
Presentation
Questions/Answers
Report Preparation
Case Study
Problem Solving
Practice

Assessment Methods and Criteria

	Quantity	Percentage (%)
Mid-term	1	25
Project	1	75
Total(%)		100
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%)		100
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%)		0
Total(%)		100

ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload

Activities	Quantity	Duration (Hour)	Total Workload (Hour)
Midterm exam	1	2	2
Preparation for Quiz
Individual or group work
Preparation for Final exam
Course hours	14	3	42
Preparation for Midterm exam	1	100	100
Laboratory (including preparation)	1	300	300
Final exam
Homework
Total Work Load			444
Total Work Load / 30 (h)			14.8
ECTS Credit of the Course			15

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Work Placement(s)

Programme Qualifications / Learning Outcomes

	LO1	LO2	LO3	LO4
K1	X	X	X	X
K2		X	X	X
K3	X
K4				X
K5		X		X
K6	X
K7	X			X
K8	X
K9	X
K10	X
K11			X