Course Code and Title: SOS 603-Sociology Seminar I

Course Type: Compulsory
Course Level: Masters
Year and Semester: First year-Autumn
Course Length: One semester
Prerequisite(s): None
Language of Instruction: Turkish
ECTS Credits: 2
Lecturer: Dr. Nevin Güngör-Ergan
Course Objectives: To improve the students’ skills for academic writing and presentation.
Course Contents: The process of report and thesis writing, how to organize the text and the bibliography, how to present papers in conferences.
Teaching Method: Lectures, student presentation, discussions and peer critique. Lectures, classroom discussions, project work etc.  
Assessment Method: Qualitative grading of presentations and written reports.
Recommended Reading List:
Neuman, W.L. (2007). Toplumsal Araştırma Yöntemleri Nitel ve Nicel yaklaşımlar, Cilt I ve II, (çev. Sedef Özge), İstanbul: Yayın Odası.
Punch, F.K. (2005). Sosyal Araştırmalara Giriş: Nicel ve Nitel Yaklaşımlar, (çev. D. Bayrak, H.B. Arslan, Z. Akyüz), Ankara: Siyasal Kitabevi.
Bailey, D. K. (1987). Methods of Social Research, Third Edition, New York, Londan: The Free Press.