ISTANBUL OKAN UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE / COURSE CATALOGUE
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| Bachelor | TR-NQF-HE: Level 6 | QF-EHEA: First Cycle | EQF-LLL: Level 6 | ||
General course introduction information
| Course Code: | SOS204 | ||||||||
| Course Name: | Statistics in Social Sciences | ||||||||
| Course Semester: | Spring | ||||||||
| Course Credits: |
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| Language of instruction: | TR | ||||||||
| Course Requisites: | |||||||||
| Does the Course Require Work Experience?: | No | ||||||||
| Type of course: | Compulsory | ||||||||
| Course Level: |
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| Mode of Delivery: | Face to face | ||||||||
| Course Coordinator : | Prof. Dr. ESRA KÖTEN | ||||||||
| Course Lecturer(s): |
Assoc. Prof. OYA KENT BIRIK Assoc. Prof. AYNUR PALA Dr.Öğr.Üyesi İLKER ÇAYLA |
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Course Objective and Content
| Course Objectives: | To gain the basic skills related to the use of statistics for social sciences, to learn the concepts and applications of statistics and to gain the ability to benefit from this information. |
| Course Content: | Basic statistical analysis types, Creating and interpreting frequency tables, Calculation of central tendency and propagation measures, Basic probability calculations, Probability distributions of discrete and continuous random variables. |
Learning Outcomes
The students who have succeeded in this course;
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Lesson Plan
| Week | Subject | Related Preparation |
| 1) | Definition and Importance of Statistics | Filiz Çakır Sosyal Bilimlerde İstatistik, Alfa Yayınları,İstanbul, 2000. |
| 2) | Social Sciences Studies and Statistics | Filiz Çakır Sosyal Bilimlerde İstatistik, Alfa Yayınları,İstanbul, 2000. |
| 3) | Basic Concepts of Statistics: Mass, Parameter, Sample, Variables, Measurement Level. | Filiz Çakır Sosyal Bilimlerde İstatistik, Alfa Yayınları,İstanbul, 2000 |
| 4) | Statistical Data Collection and Regulation | Filiz Çakır Sosyal Bilimlerde İstatistik, Alfa Yayınları,İstanbul, 2000 |
| 5) | Statistics series | Filiz Çakır Sosyal Bilimlerde İstatistik, Alfa Yayınları, İstanbul, 2000 |
| 6) | Graphics | Filiz Çakır Sosyal Bilimlerde İstatistik, Alfa Yayınları, İstanbul, 2000 |
| 7) | Measures of central tendency: Arithmetic mean, Median, Mode | Filiz Çakır Sosyal Bilimlerde İstatistik, Alfa Yayınları, İstanbul, 2000. |
| 8) | Variability Measures Ranj, Absolute Deviation, Variance, Standard Deviation | Filiz Çakır Sosyal Bilimlerde İstatistik, Alfa Yayınları, İstanbul, 2000. |
| 9) | An overview | Filiz Çakır Sosyal Bilimlerde İstatistik, Alfa Yayınları, İstanbul, 2000 |
| 10) | Midterm | Filiz Çakır Sosyal Bilimlerde İstatistik, Alfa Yayınları, İstanbul, 2000 |
| 11) | Basic Probability Concepts | Filiz Çakır Sosyal Bilimlerde İstatistik, Alfa Yayınları, İstanbul, 2000 |
| 11) | Basic Probability Concepts | Filiz Çakır Sosyal Bilimlerde İstatistik, Alfa Yayınları, İstanbul, 2000 |
| 11) | Basic Probability Concepts | Filiz Çakır Sosyal Bilimlerde İstatistik, Alfa Yayınları, İstanbul, 2000 |
| 12) | Random Variable and Probability Distribution | Filiz Çakır Sosyal Bilimlerde İstatistik, Alfa Yayınları, 2000 |
| 13) | Normal Distribution, Standard Normal Distribution | Filiz Çakır Sosyal Bilimlerde İstatistik, Alfa Yayınları, İstanbul, 2000 |
| 14) | Evaluation | Filiz Çakır Sosyal Bilimlerde İstatistik, Alfa Yayınları, İstanbul, 2000 |
Sources
| Course Notes / Textbooks: | Filiz Çakır Sosyal Bilimlerde İstatistik, Alfa Yayınları, İstanbul, 2000 |
| References: | Filiz Çakır Sosyal Bilimlerde İstatistik, Alfa Yayınları, İstanbul, 2000 |
Course-Program Learning Outcome Relationship
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| 1) Gains the ability to interpret social developments with the theoretical knowledge that is acquired and a critical perspective. | |||||||||
| 2) Has knowledge about other disciplines and is open to lifelong learning to be able to success interdisciplinary work. | |||||||||
| 3) Has the ability to observe social, scientific and ethical values in the stages of data collection, interpretation and announcement while conducting research in the field. | |||||||||
| 4) Graduates with a good knowledge of at least one foreign language and one foreign language at the entry level. | |||||||||
| 5) Gains a professional perspective with good observation ability and empathy. | |||||||||
| 6) Gains the ability to collect local, national and international data and conduct research in the field of social science. | |||||||||
| 7) Can make explanations to expert or non-expert audiences about their field or social issues, inform them and convey their thoughts, problems and solutions clearly in written and oral form. | |||||||||
| 8) Adopts various internship programs and applied studies. | |||||||||
| 9) Gains knowledge to work as a researcher, consultant or expert in the public or private sector. | |||||||||
| 10) Complies with the ethical rules accepted and encouraged by TÜBİTAK, YÖK and TÜBA and universal science within the context of research, and education. | |||||||||
Course - Learning Outcome Relationship
| No Effect | 1 Lowest | 2 Low | 3 Average | 4 High | 5 Highest |
| Program Outcomes | Level of Contribution | |
| 1) | Gains the ability to interpret social developments with the theoretical knowledge that is acquired and a critical perspective. | 5 |
| 2) | Has knowledge about other disciplines and is open to lifelong learning to be able to success interdisciplinary work. | 5 |
| 3) | Has the ability to observe social, scientific and ethical values in the stages of data collection, interpretation and announcement while conducting research in the field. | |
| 4) | Graduates with a good knowledge of at least one foreign language and one foreign language at the entry level. | |
| 5) | Gains a professional perspective with good observation ability and empathy. | |
| 6) | Gains the ability to collect local, national and international data and conduct research in the field of social science. | 5 |
| 7) | Can make explanations to expert or non-expert audiences about their field or social issues, inform them and convey their thoughts, problems and solutions clearly in written and oral form. | |
| 8) | Adopts various internship programs and applied studies. | |
| 9) | Gains knowledge to work as a researcher, consultant or expert in the public or private sector. | 5 |
| 10) | Complies with the ethical rules accepted and encouraged by TÜBİTAK, YÖK and TÜBA and universal science within the context of research, and education. |
Learning Activity and Teaching Methods
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Assessment & Grading Methods and Criteria
| Written Exam (Open-ended questions, multiple choice, true-false, matching, fill in the blanks, sequencing) |
Assessment & Grading
| Semester Requirements | Number of Activities | Level of Contribution |
| Midterms | 1 | % 40 |
| Final | 1 | % 60 |
| total | % 100 | |
| PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK | % 40 | |
| PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK | % 60 | |
| total | % 100 | |
Workload and ECTS Credit Grading
| Activities | Number of Activities | Workload |
| Course Hours | 14 | 42 |
| Application | 1 | 40 |
| Midterms | 1 | 40 |
| Final | 1 | 60 |
| Total Workload | 182 | |