The course is to support students in verbalizing their findings using academic language. The student should be attentive to the use of visual and written content clearly and coherently. The evaluation concerns ethical criteria, the structure of the writing, and the connection between results and research questions.
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Course Learning Outcomes
| Learning Outcomes |
Program Learning Outcomes
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Teaching Methods | Assessment Methods |
| 1. Students gain to think over a research topic and conceptualize a research question-argument. | 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9 | 1,2,4,5 | D, E |
| 2. To experience the fieldwork, participant observation, and formulate interviewing. | 1,2,3,4,5,6,9 | 1,2,3,4 | D, E |
| 3. To select proper sampling and making interviews. | 1,2,3,4,5,6,9 | 1,2,4 | D, E |
| 4. Students learn to make a literature review and make quotations. | 1,2,4,6,7,8 | 1,2,3,4,5 | D, E |
| 5. Students utilize current databases, information resources, and information Technologies and make finding analysis. | 1,2,4,7,8,10 | 1,2,4,5 | D, E |
| 6. Students experience thinking, reading, and writing academic-level English and will experience the joy and the difficulties of conducting a social research project. | 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10 | 1,2,3,4,5 | D, E |
Course Flow
| COURSE CONTENT | ||
| Week | Topic | Study Materials |
| 1 | Introduction | |
| 2 | Research Question-Argument | |
| 3 | Literature Review | |
| 4 | Literature Review | |
| 5 | Fieldwork- Observation Notes | |
| 6 | Fieldwork- Sampling | |
| 7 | Interview Transcription | |
| 8 | Assignment | First Draft of Thesis |
| 9 | Ethical Considerations | |
| 10 | Writing Thesis -Analysis of Findings | |
| 11 | Writing Thesis- Analysis of Findings | |
| 12 | Assignment | Second Draft of Thesis |
| 13 | Visual Data Usage and APA Citation | |
| 14 | The submission of the Thesis | |
Recommended Sources
| RECOMMENDED SOURCES | |
| Textbook |
-Booth, Wayne C. et al. 2016. The Craft of Research. The University of Chicago Press.
-Machi, Lawrence A., and Brenda T. McEvoy. 2022. The Literature Review Six Steps to Success. Fourth Ed. Corwin Press. -Flick, Uwe (Ed.). 2022 The Sage Handbook of Qualitative Research Design. Sage Publication. -2010. A Student’s Guide to Reading and Writing in Social Anthropology. Harvard College. -APA Style Common Reference Examples Guide |
| Additional Resources |
-Altuntek, N. Serpil. (2015) Yöntembilim Üzerine Antropolojik Okumalar-Dipnot Yayınları.
-Barnard, Alan, Jonathan Spencer. (2010). The Routledge Encyclopedia of Social and Cultural Anthropology-Routledge -Coffey Amanda, Paul Atkinson (1996). Making sense of qualitative data complementary research strategies-SAGE Publications. -Emerson, R. M., Fretz, R. I., Shaw, L. L. 2008. Bütün Yönleriyle Alan Çalışması, Etnografik Alan Notları Yazımı, Çev. A. Erkan Koca, Birleşik Yayınları, Ankara, -Georges, Robert A., and Jones, Michael O. 1980. People Studying People: The Human Element in the Field. University of California Press. - Marcus, George E. (1998). Ethnography through Thick and Thin-Princeton University Press -Pink, Sarah.2009. Doing Sensory Ethnography. Sage Publication. |
Material Sharing
| MATERIAL SHARING | |
| Documents | YULearn |
| Assignments | YULearn |
Assessment
| ASSESSTMENT | ||
| In-Term Studies | Number | Percentage |
| Mid-terms | 1 | 30 |
| Attendance and Presentation | 1 | 10 |
| Final | 1 | 60 |
| Total | 100 | |
| CONTRIBUTION OF FINAL EXAMINATION TO OVERALL GRADE | 60 | |
| CONTRIBUTION OF IN-TERM STUDIES TO OVERALL GRADE | 40 | |
| Total | 100 | |
Course’s Contribution to Program
| COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM | ||||||
| No | Program Learning Outcomes | Contribution | ||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 1 | Acquires the basic terms, theoretical point of views and the historical evolution of anthropology. | X | ||||
| 2 | Gains insight into the subfields of anthropology and the unique methods and applications of these fields. | X | ||||
| 3 | Possess knowledge about conducting ethnographic study, which is the basic research method of anthropology, and designs fieldwork accordingly. | X | ||||
| 4 | Formulates questions and evaluates research findings through analytical, critical and creative thinking by utilizing the knowledge and skills of anthropology. | X | ||||
| 5 | Demonstrates adherence to scientific and ethical values in fieldwork and academic research and acts in accordance with these values. | X | ||||
| 6 | Identifies social problems and develops social projects using anthropological theory and research methods. | X | ||||
| 7 | Effectively utilizes current databases, information resources, and information technologies. | X | ||||
| 8 | Designs interdisciplinary studies and participates in study groups by integrating disciplines alongside anthropology. | X | ||||
| 9 | Exhibits social awareness and responsibility, approaching individual and cultural diversities with impartiality. | X | ||||
| 10 | Acquires the ability to think, read, write and orally express English at an academic level. | X | ||||
ECTS
| ECTS ALLOCATED BASED ON STUDENT WORKLOAD BY THE COURSE DESCRIPTION | |||
| Activities | Quantity |
Duration (Hour) |
Total Workload (Hour) |
| Course Duration (Including the exam week: 16x Total course hours) | 14 | 3 | 42 |
| Hours for off-the-classroom study (Pre-study, practice) | 14 | 3 | 42 |
| Mid Term | 1 | 46 | 46 |
| Final examination | 1 | 70 | 70 |
| Total Workload | 200 | ||
| Total Workload / 25 (h) | 8 | ||
| ECTS Credit of the Course | 8 | ||