Course Information
SemesterCourse Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleT+P+LCreditNumber of ECTS CreditsLast Updated Date
6RTS125Research Methods in Communication Sciences2+0+02218.10.2026
Course Details
Language of Instruction Turkish
Level of Course Unit Bachelor's Degree
Department / Program Radio, Television and Cinema
Type of Program Formal Education
Type of Course Unit Compulsory
Course Delivery Method Face To Face
Objectives of the Course To understand, make sense of and interpret communicative processes; To carry out applied studies by informing about content analysis and discourse analysis from quantitative and qualitative analysis.
Course Content Research as a social process, research as a communicative process, the approaches of Western and Eastern thinkers to methodology and the differences between them, research methods in positivistic thinking, research methods in post-positivistic thinking, content analysis stages and applications, discourse analysis stages and applications, random sampling method, media world research examples, field studies in the process of acquiring and reproducing local knowledge
Course Methods and Techniques Anlatım, soru-cevap, bilimsel araştırma incelemesi, literatür taraması, araştırma tasarımı, veri toplama ve analiz uygulamaları, proje çalışmaları.
Prerequisites and co-requisities None
Course Coordinator None
Name of Lecturers Asist Prof.Dr. Ceren BOZ
Assistants None
Work Placement(s) No

Recommended or Required Reading
Resources Orhan Gokce; Content Analysis, Edibe Sözen Discourse: Uncertainty, Exchange, Knowledge-Power and Reflexivity
Course Notes Selected Notes:
Exams 1 Ara Sınav - 1 Final Sınavı

Course Category
Social Sciences %100
Field %100

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Activities are given in detail in the section of "Assessment Methods and Criteria" and "Workload Calculation"

Assessment Methods and Criteria
In-Term Studies Quantity Percentage
Mid-terms 1 % 20
Assignment 4 % 20
Final examination 1 % 60
Total
6
% 100

 
ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload
Activities Quantity Duration Total Work Load
Course Duration 14 2 28
Hours for off-the-c.r.stud 14 4 56
Mid-terms 1 2 2
Final examination 1 2 2
Total Work Load   Number of ECTS Credits 3 88

 
Course Learning Outcomes: Upon the successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
NoLearning Outcomes
1 To be able to gain the ability to think, question and ask questions about research as a process, to act from the principle of multi-causality in the explanation of communicative processes and to develop the ability to make "internal and external observation"
2 In addition to reading texts related to data collection, categorization, and coding processes, carrying out field studies and evaluating the information obtained as a result of the research with the principle of 'contextuality'.

 
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTopicsStudy MaterialsMaterials
1 Research Methods in Social Sciences Pre-readings on the topic
2 Research Methods in Communication Sciences Pre-readings on the topic
3 East-West Research Methods Pre-readings on the topic
4 Research Topics in the Positivistic Paradigm Pre-readings on the topic
5 Research Topics in the Post-Positivistic Paradigm Pre-readings on the topic
6 Evaluation of Term Homeworks
7 Veri Toplama, Kategorize Etme, Kodlama Teknikleri
8 Ara Sınav Ara sınava hazırlık
9 Features of Content Analysis Pre-readings on the topic
10 Content Analysis Applications Pre-readings on the topic
11 Features of Discourse Analysis Pre-readings on the topic
12 Discourse Analysis Applications Pre-readings on the topic
13 Students' Field Studies: Data Collection Writing Pre-readings on the topic
14 Collective Discussion-End of Term Evaluation
15 Genel Değerlendirme Final Sınavına Hazırlık

 
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
P1 P2 P3 P4 P5 P6 P7 P8 P9 P10 P11 P12 P13 P14 P15
C1 3 2 3 2 3 3 3 2 3 2 3 3 2 3 3
C2 2 3 3 2 3 3 3 2 3 3 1 3 3 3 1

  Contribution: 1: Very Slight 2:Slight 3:Moderate 4:Significant 5:Very Significant