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Course Title Code Compulsory/Elective Laboratory + Practice ECTS
Methodological Discussions in Social Science Research SOS592 II. SEMESTER 3+0 6.0
Language of Instruction Türkçe
Course Type Elective Courses
Course Instructor(s) PROF. DR. YAVUZ AKBULUT
Mode of Delivery This course will be conducted online.
Prerequisites There is no prerequisite or co-requisite for this course.
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Recommended Reading List • Andrade C. (2021). HARKing, cherry-picking, p-hacking, fishing expeditions, and data dredging and mining as questionable research practices. The Journal of Clinical Psychiatry, 82(1), 20f13804. https://doi.org/10.4088/JCP.20f13804 • Ataman, E., Çağlar, O. C., & Kırkıcı, B. (2021). Dilbilim araştırmalarında açık bilim. Dilbilim Araştırmaları Dergisi, 32(2), 149-175. https://doi.org/10.18492/dad.936072• Bartlett, J. E., Kotrlik, J. W., & Higgins, C. C. (2001). Organizational research: Determining appropriate sample size in survey research. Information Technology, Learning, and Performance Journal, 19(1), 43-50.• Benjamin, D. J., Berger, J. O., Johannesson, M., Nosek, B. A., Wagenmakers, E. J., Berk, R., ... & Johnson, V. E. (2018). Redefine statistical significance. Nature Human Behaviour, 2(1), 6-10. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41562-017-0189-z • Boateng, G. O., Neilands, T. B., Frongillo, E. A., Melgar-Quiñonez, H. R., & Young, S. L. (2018). Best practices for developing and validating scales for health, social, and behavioral research: a primer. Frontiers in Public Health, 6, 149. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2018.00149• Celik, E., Gedik, N., Karaman, G., Demirel, T., & Goktas, Y. (2014). Mistakes encountered in manuscripts on education and their effects on journal rejections. Scientometrics, 98, 1837-1853. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11192-013-1137-y • Coşkun, R. (2023). Türkiye’de sosyal bilimlerde yöntem sorunları: 1930-2000 arasında yazılmış araştırma yöntemleri kitaplarının eleştirel bir incelemesi. Anadolu Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi, 23(Özel Sayı), 185-218. https://doi.org/10.18037/ausbd.1311959• Erdoğan, İ. (2001). Sosyal bilimlerde pozitivist-ampirik akademik araştırmaların, tasarım ve yöntem sorunları. Anatolia: Turizm Araştırmaları Dergisi, 12(2), 119-134. https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/download/article-file/1001974 • Erdoğan, İ. (2013). Sosyal bilimlerde araştırma yöntemleri: Sorunlar ve çözümler. Anadolu Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi, 13(1), 1-12. https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/download/journal-file/20332 • Faul, F., Erdfelder, E., Lang, A. G., & Buchner, A. (2007). G* Power 3: A flexible statistical power analysis program for the social, behavioral, and biomedical sciences. Behavior Research Methods, 39(2), 175-191. https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03193146 • Guest, G., Namey, E., & Chen, M. (2020). A simple method to assess and report thematic saturation in qualitative research. PloS one, 15(5), e0232076. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0232076 • Hammer, D., & Berland, L. K. (2014). Confusing claims for data: A critique of common practices for presenting qualitative research on learning. Journal of the Learning Sciences, 23(1), 37-46. https://doi.org/10.1080/10508406.2013.802652 • Heggestad, E. D., Scheaf, D. J., Banks, G. C., Monroe Hausfeld, M., Tonidandel, S., & Williams, E. B. (2019). Scale adaptation in organizational science research: A review and best-practice recommendations. Journal of Management, 45(6), 2596-2627. https://doi.org/10.1177/0149206319850280• Huck, S. W. (2012). Reading statistics and research. Pearson.• Krejcie, R. V., & Morgan, D. W. (1970). Determining sample size for research activities. Educational and Psychological Measurement, 30 (3), 607-610. https://doi.org/10.1177/001316447003000308• López, X., Valenzuela, J., Nussbaum, M., & Tsai, C.-C. (2015). Some recommendations for the reporting of quantitative studies [Editorial]. Computers & Education, 91, 106–110. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compedu.2015.09.010• Rosenthal, R. (1979). The file drawer problem and tolerance for null results. Psychological Bulletin, 86(3), 638–641. https://doi.org/10.1037/0033-2909.86.3.638• Twining, P., Heller, R. S., Nussbaum, M., & Tsai, C. C. (2017). Some guidance on conducting and reporting qualitative studies. Computers & Education, 106, A1-A9. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compedu.2016.12.002
Assessment methods and criteria 1 Midterm (40%)1 Final (60%)
Work Placement There is no internship/work placement related to the course.
Catalog Content Theoretical Framework and Method Consistency; Replication Crisis and Questionable Research Practices; Reflections of Open Science on Methodology; Developing Research Problem, Aim, Questions, and Hypotheses; Sampling Strategies and Representativeness; Data Collection Tools and Procedures; Validity and Reliability: Appropriate scale development and adaptation practices; Current Trends in Data Analysis: Significance, effect size, power; Trustworthiness in Qualitative Research; Integration and Interpretation in Mixed Methods; Common Reporting Errors in Qualitative Studies; Misconceptions in Research Ethics.

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