ETHICS IN SOCIAL RESEARCH

SOC605

Course Code: SOC605
Semester: First Term (Fall)
Theory+Practice: 3 + 0
ECTS: 10

Course Type

Compulsory Course

Course Level

Doctorate Of Science

Year of Study

Semester

First Term (Fall)

ECTS

Name of Lecturer(s)

Associate Professor Çiğdem Sema Sırma

Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

Acquire theoretical knowledge about epistemic, ethical and methodological problems of social sciences.
Will be able to relate basic theoretical debates such as positivism-hermeneutics, modernity-postmodernity, ideology-science, method-ethics to the social research.
Gain awareness and sensitivity to ethical issues in social researches, subject design, research design, data collection and analysis, reporting and publication.

Mode of Delivery

Face to face

Prerequisites

Recommended Optional Programme Components

Course Description

This course aims to discuss the epistemic, ethical and methodological problems of social sciences and to sensitize students to the ethics of scientific research. In the background of the course, the main theoretical debates such as positivism-hermeneutics, modernitypostmodernity, ideology-science, method-ethics, which draw attention in the approaches of social sciences are revealed while it is focused on the concrete research examples by establishing their ties with research ethics. The course also focuses on ethical issues regarding the phases of the research practice (design, data collection, analysis, reporting and publication, and ethical principles) that researchers should be aware of.

Course Contents

WEEK	TOPICS
1^st Week	Positivism
2^nd Week	Hermeneutics
3^rd Week	Method in Scientific Research I- Quantitative
4^th Week	Method in Scientific Research II- Qualitative
5^th Week	Critical Theory and Critical Thinking
6^th Week	Ideology, Science and Feminism
7^th Week	Modernity-Postmodernity
8^th Week	Midterm
9^th Week	Method Discussions in Contemporary Social Sciences
10^th Week	Ethical Debates in Contemporary Social Sciences
11^th Week	Scientific Research Processes ? Ethics in Subject Detection and Research Design
12^th Week	Scientific Research Processes ? Ethics in Data Collection and Analysis
13^th Week	Scientific Research Processes ? In Reporting Stage
14^th Week	Scientific Research Processes ? Publishing Phase and Ethics

Recommended or Required Reading

Adorno, T. (2017). Minima Moralia. (Çev. O. Koçak). İstanbul: Metis Yay.
Balcı, S. ve Ahi, B. (2017). Nitel Araştırmalarda Etik. Ankara: Anı.
Balkız, B. ve Öğütle V. S. (2016) (Ed.). Bilim Sosyolojisi İncelemeleri. İstanbul: Doğu- Batı Yay.
Bauchspies , W. K.; Croissant, J. & Restiuo, S. (2019). Bilim, Teknoloji ve Toplum. (Çev. B. Kuryel, B. Balkız ve Ü.Tatlıcan). İstanbul: Phoenix Yay.
Erkuş, A. (2009). Bilimsel Araştırma Süreci (Davranış Bilimleri İçin). Ankara: Seçkin Yay.
Fay, B. (1996). Çağdaş Sosyal Bilimler Felsefesi. İstanbul: Ayrıntı Yay.
Feyerabend, P. (2014). Yönteme Karşı. İstanbul: Ayrıntı Yay.
Güngör, Ö. (2018) (Ed.). Bilimsel Araştırma Süreçleri: Yöntem, Teknik ve Etiğe Giriş. Ankara: Grafiker Yay.
Habermas, J. (2016). İdeoloji Olarak Teknik ve Bilim. İstanbul: YKY.
Kuhn, T. (2006). Bilimsel Devrimlerin Yapısı. İstanbul: Kırmızı Yayınları.
Popper, K. (2017). Bilimsel Araştırmanın Mantığı. İstanbul: Yapı Kredi Yay.
Punch, K.F. (2014). Sosyal Araştırmalara Giriş ? Nitel ve Nicel Yaklaşımlar. (Çev. D. Bayrak, H.B. Arslan, Z. Akyüz). Anakra: Siyasal Kitabevi.
Resnik, D. B. (2004). Bilim Etiği. İstanbul: Ayrıntı.
Robinson, C. (2017). Bilimsel Araştırma Yöntemleri- Gerçek Dünya Araştırması. (Çev: Ş. Çınkır, N. Demirkasimoğlu). (2. Baskı). Ankara: Anı.
Sayer, A. (2017). Sosyal Bilimlerde Yöntem- Realist Bir Yaklaşım. İstanbul: Küre Yay.
Weber, M. (2017). Sosyal Bilimlerin Metodolojisi. (Çev. V. S. Öğütle). İstanbul: Küre Yay.
Yıldırım, C. (2005). Bilim Felsefesi. İstanbul: Remzi Kitapevi

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture
Discussion
Presentation
Questions/Answers
Other

Assessment Methods and Criteria

	Quantity	Percentage (%)
Mid-term	1	50
Other	1	50
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	3	3
Preparation for Quiz	0	0	0
Individual or group work	14	18	252
Preparation for Final exam	1	14	14
Course hours	14	3	42
Preparation for Midterm exam	1	14	14
Laboratory (including preparation)	0	0	0
Final exam	1	3	3
Homework	0	0	0
Total Work Load			328
Total Work Load / 30 (h)			10.93
ECTS Credit of the Course			10

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Work Placement(s)

Programme Qualifications / Learning Outcomes

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