| Course Objectives: |
This course aims to familiarize students with the definition of research, research methods, research question, hypothesis building, data collection and data analysis, data evaluation, interpretation and reporting, sample theses, source scanning methods, sample research |
| Course Content: |
Definition of research, research methods, research question, hypothesis building, data collection and data analysis, data evaluation, interpretation and reporting, sample theses, source scanning methods, sample research |
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Related Preparation |
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INTRODUCTION |
-Intro to research methods
• Syllabus review
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How do we know what we know?
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Write a short opinion 300-400 word paragraph on the notion of knowledge across disciplines. How do we acquire knowledge? How would you define research? What is the purpose and goal of research? |
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Qualitative Methods |
Read intro and chapter 1 from Research Methods in the Social Sciences
Writing workshop: combining different research methods
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Objectivity and Realism |
Read Scheper-Hughes, Nancy. “Can Anthropology Save the World?” Berkeley
News, May 24, 2016.
Read Little, Daniel. 2017. “Objectivity in the Social Sciences.”
DUE: initial research question
Writing workshop
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Digital Methods
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Read Recuber, Timothy. 2016. “Digital Discourse Analysis: Finding Meaning in Small Online Spaces.” In Digital Sociologies, edited by Jessie Daniels, Karen Gregory, and Tressie McMillan Cottom, Reprint edition. Bristol Chicago: Policy Press.
Writing workshop
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Annotated Bibliography: What and How |
Bring compilation of articles and & write your annotated bibliography.
Writing workshop
DUE: Digital content analysis
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MIDTERM ASSIGNMENT (Research question and annotated bibliography due) |
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How to do Interviews
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Read “Preparing to Interview” and Optionally Ch 4 “Interviewing”. Weiss, Robert S. 1995. Learning From Strangers: The Art and Method of Qualitative Interview Studies. Simon and Schuster
Writing workshop
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Ethnography |
Read “The Promises of Computational Ethnography: Improving Transparency, Replicability, and Validity for Realist Approaches to Ethnographic Analysis.” Ethnography, August.
Writing workshop
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Literature Reviews: How to and Why |
Bring sources to class to prepare to write a literature review
Writing workshop
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| 11) |
Quantitative Methods |
Read King, Gary, Robert O. Keohane, and Sidney Verba. 1994. Designing Social Inquiry: Scientific Inference in Qualitative Research. Princeton, N.J: Princeton University Press.
Writing workshop
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Surveys: How To
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Read Designing Questions to Gather Factual Data." In Fowler, Floyd J. 1995. Improving Survey Questions: Design and Evaluation. SAGE.
• Survey Research
• Asking Questions
• Sampling
DUE: Quantitative & Qualitative HWs
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Descriptive Statistics and Graphs |
Bivariate Tables & Graphs 1
Comparing groups, multivariate analyses
Writing workshop
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| 14) |
Ethics + Other Methods |
Read Murphy, Alexandra, and Colin Jerolmack. 2017. “Ethnographic Masking in an Era of Data Transparency - Contexts.” Contexts Magazine. https://contexts.org/blog/ethnographic-masking-in-an-era-of-datatransparency-2/.
Writing workshop
DUE: Survey and Interview report
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FINAL REVIEW (RE-CAP/Wrapping up) |
An overview of historical comparative methods & life as a social scientist |
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FINAL RESEARCH PROPOSAL DUE + STUDENT PRESENTATIONS |
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Program Outcomes |
Level of Contribution |
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He / She acquires the professional skills theorical and practical translation and interpretation can use those skills for didactic and research purposes. |
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He / She uses modern teaching methods and techniques of teaching English as a foreign language. |
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He / She knows modern language and linguistics theories in a comprehensive way. |
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He / She knows the historical developmental process of translation and interpretation and develops an independent attitude on the role of translators and interpreters for modern research and applications. |
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He / She uses the academic language skills effectively and efficiently as by mastering the functional and structural form of English language. |
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He / She uses a second foreign language at least at B1 General Level according to European Language Portfolio criterion. |
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He / She knows the impact of fundamental and modern works in the translation and interpretation field, presents evaluations relying on them. |
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He / She knows the periods of English Literature, important genres and major works in detail with its cultural and historical features. |
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He / She uses information and communication technologies together with computer software at least at the fundamental level of European Computer Driving License. |
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He / She can evaluate the English language teaching materials and develop original teaching materials. |
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He / She takes responsibilities by adopting fundamental universal values and developing a prudent, respectful, open to communication and learning attitude towards different language, race, gender, religion and social class groups. |
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He / She develops practical and theoretical solutions for interpreting and translatological problems. |
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He / She takes ethical and practical training from beginning to advanced levels to develop consecutive and simultaneous interpreting skills in various fields such as health, media and law etc. Thanks to this training, he / she practices his/her profession in accordance with the standards of conference interpreting in various legal, health and media-communication fields nationally and internationally. |
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He / She acquires the ability to understand multicultural approaches in the field of translation and interpretation and reflects the efficient bilingual and bi-cultural practices on his/her works. |
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He / She knows and applies professional ethics, professional standards and practices in the field of translation and interpretation. |
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He / She applies basic research methods and theories in social sciences. |
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