EPOKA UNIVERSITY
FACULTY OF ECONOMICS AND ADMINISTRATIVE SCIENCES
DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMICS
COURSE SYLLABUS
COURSE INFORMATIONCourse Title: RESEARCH METHODS IN ECONOMICS |
Code | Course Type | Regular Semester | Theory | Practice | Lab | Credits | ECTS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ECO 501 | A | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
Academic staff member responsible for the design of the course syllabus (name, surname, academic title/scientific degree, email address and signature) | NA |
Lecturer (name, surname, academic title/scientific degree, email address and signature) and Office Hours: | Teoman Duman , Monday 13.00-17.00 |
Second Lecturer(s) (name, surname, academic title/scientific degree, email address and signature) and Office Hours: | NA |
Teaching Assistant(s) and Office Hours: | NA |
Language: | English |
Compulsory/Elective: | Compulsory |
Classroom and Meeting Time: | Monday 18.00 - 20.45 |
Course Description: | - |
Course Objectives: | At the end of the semester, students will be able to read and analyze published research studies in business, prepare written proposals for their research topics, and devise and conduct research studies for their theses and projects. |
COURSE OUTLINE
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Week | Topics |
1 | The nature of business and management research |
2 | Formulating and clarifying the research topic |
3 | Critically reviewing the literature |
4 | Understanding research philosophies and approaches |
5 | Formulating the research design |
6 | Negotiating access and research ethics |
7 | Selecting samples |
8 | Using secondary data |
9 | Collecting primary data through observation |
10 | Collecting primary data using semi-structured, in-depth and group interviews; Collecting primary data using questionnaires |
11 | Analyzing quantitative data; Analyzing qualitative data |
12 | Writing and presenting research report |
13 | Research proposal presentations |
14 | Course evaluation |
Prerequisite(s): | None |
Textbook: | Saunders, Lewis and Thornhill (2009). Research Methods for Business Students. 5th Ed. Prentice Hall, New York, USA. Adams, J., Khan, H. T. A., Raeside, R. and White, D. (2007). Research Methods for Graduate Business and Social Science Students. Sage Publications, Thousand Oaks, CA, USA. |
Other References: | |
Laboratory Work: | |
Computer Usage: | Yes |
Others: | No |
COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES
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1 | Comprehend scientific research methodology concepts for business research |
2 | Prepare a research proposal for a business research problem |
3 | Read and critically discuss research papers in business |
COURSE CONTRIBUTION TO... PROGRAM COMPETENCIES
(Blank : no contribution, 1: least contribution ... 5: highest contribution) |
No | Program Competencies | Cont. |
Master of Science in Economics Program | ||
1 | The students are gained the ability to look at the problems of daily life from a broader perspective. They gain the needed skills not only to understand economic problems in economics but also to construct a model and defend in meaningful way. | 5 |
2 | They have knowledge about the microeconomics. | 5 |
3 | They have knowledge about the macroeconomics. | 5 |
4 | They have knowledge about the international economics and finance. | 5 |
5 | They have ability to use mathematical and statistical methods in economics. | 5 |
6 | They know how to use computer programs in both daily office usage and statistical data evaluations in public and private sector. | 5 |
7 | They have necessary economics skills that needed in private and public sector. | 5 |
8 | They are intended to be specialist in one of departmental fields that they choose from the list of general economics, growth and development, labor economics and labor market, environmental economics, agricultural economics, health economics, education economics and human development, political economics, international economics, monetary economics, finance economics, public finance, international financial markets and institutions, banking and central banking, international trade and banking, monetary economics and banking, | 5 |
9 | They have ability to utilize fundamental economic theories and tools to solve economic problems in economics. | 5 |
10 | They are aware of the fact that economics is a social science and they respect the social perspectives and social values of the society’s ethics. | 5 |
COURSE EVALUATION METHOD
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Method | Quantity | Percentage |
Midterm Exam(s) |
1
|
20
|
Presentation |
1
|
15
|
Term Paper |
1
|
30
|
Final Exam |
1
|
30
|
Attendance |
5
|
|
Total Percent: | 100% |
ECTS (ALLOCATED BASED ON STUDENT WORKLOAD)
|
Activities | Quantity | Duration(Hours) | Total Workload(Hours) |
Course Duration (Including the exam week: 16x Total course hours) | 15 | 2 | 30 |
Hours for off-the-classroom study (Pre-study, practice) | 15 | 1 | 15 |
Mid-terms | 1 | 16 | 16 |
Assignments | 1 | 70 | 70 |
Final examination | 1 | 19 | 19 |
Other | 0 | ||
Total Work Load:
|
150 | ||
Total Work Load/25(h):
|
6 | ||
ECTS Credit of the Course:
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6 |