ISTANBUL OKAN UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE / COURSE CATALOGUE
| Architecture non-thesis | |||||
| Master | TR-NQF-HE: Level 7 | QF-EHEA: Second Cycle | EQF-LLL: Level 7 | ||
General course introduction information
| Course Code: | MIM525 | ||||||||
| Course Name: | Research Methods | ||||||||
| Course Semester: | Fall | ||||||||
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| Does the Course Require Work Experience?: | No | ||||||||
| Type of course: | Compulsory | ||||||||
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| Mode of Delivery: | Face to face | ||||||||
| Course Coordinator : | Ar.Gör. İREM YERGÜN | ||||||||
| Course Lecturer(s): |
Prof. Dr. DEMET IRKLI ERYILDIZ |
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Course Objective and Content
| Course Objectives: | The course aims to make studenst to prepare a research proposal about a design problem they are interestetd in by focusing on scientific methods. |
| Course Content: | Within the scope of the course, it is aimed to bring an understading about research design and steps, different research methods and how to write research proposal around the question of “why do we need research methodology for architectural design?” |
Learning Outcomes
The students who have succeeded in this course;
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Lesson Plan
| Week | Subject | Related Preparation |
| 1) | Introduction | None |
| 2) | Doing research within the scope of architectural desing | None |
| 3) | Ethics in research | None |
| 4) | Forming concept, sampling and measurement | None |
| 5) | qualitative and quantitative methodologies | None |
| 6) | Quantitative methods | None |
| 7) | Doing survey | None |
| 8) | Qualitative methods | None |
| 9) | Evaluation, data analysis, reporting the results | None |
| 10) | multiple method use | None |
| 11) | Writing a research proposas, reading scientific articles | None |
| 12) | term projects | None |
| 13) | term projects | None |
| 14) | term projects | None |
| 15) | term projects | None |
| 16) | Project report delivery | None |
Sources
| Course Notes / Textbooks: | Neuman, W.L. (1992). Social research Methods. Allyn and Bacon: Boston. |
| References: | Neuman, W.L. (1992). Social research Methods. Allyn and Bacon: Boston. |
Course-Program Learning Outcome Relationship
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Course - Learning Outcome Relationship
| No Effect | 1 Lowest | 2 Low | 3 Average | 4 High | 5 Highest |
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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) | |
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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 | Duration (Hours) | Workload |
| Course Hours | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| Study Hours Out of Class | 3 | 60 | 180 |
| Midterms | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| Final | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| Total Workload | 189 | ||