SOC507 RESEARCH METHODS & ETHICAL ISSUES IN SOCIAL RESEARCH

Course Code:2320507
METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week):3 (3.00 - 0.00)
ECTS Credit:8.0
Department:Sociology
Language of Instruction:English
Level of Study:Graduate
Course Coordinator:Prof.Dr. YUSUF ZİYA ÖZCAN
Offered Semester:Fall or Spring Semesters.

Course Objectives


Course Content

This course aims to relate recent discussions in the philosophy of science to methodological and ethical issues in social sciences. Various methodological approaches, the qualitative and quantitative methods and ethical issues in social sciences are discussed.


Course Learning Outcomes


Program Outcomes Matrix

Level of Contribution
#Program Outcomes0123
1To correlate sociology and other social sciences✔
2To interpret knowledge produced by society from a sociological perspective✔
3To renew and improve their accumulation by following up-to-date publications and research programs✔
4To be open to occupational novelties in order to understand social change✔
5To produce original solutions within and outside the discipline and in interdisciplinary levels✔
6To know and implement the ethics of sociological research✔
7To be aware of social, environmental, and economic effects in the areas where sociological approaches are appropriated✔
8To use and transfer the accumulation of sociological knowledge in an interdisciplinary way✔
9To understand social structures and dynamics by correlating the past, the present and the future✔
10To connect social theories of knowledge and social practices✔

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