Siyaset Bilimi ve Uluslararası İlişkiler | |||||
Lisans | Programın Süresi: 4 | Kredi Sayısı: 240 | TYYÇ: 6. Düzey | QF-EHEA: 1. Düzey | EQF: 6. Düzey |
School/Faculty/Institute | Faculty of Econ., Admin. and Social Sciences | ||||||
Course Code | MATH 126 | ||||||
Course Title in English | Statistics for Social Sciences | ||||||
Course Title in Turkish | Sosyal Bilimler için İstatistik | ||||||
Language of Instruction | EN | ||||||
Type of Course | Exercise,Flipped Classroom,Laboratory Work,Lecture,Practical | ||||||
Level of Course | Introductory | ||||||
Semester | Bahar | ||||||
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Estimated Student Workload | 146 hours per semester | ||||||
Number of Credits | 6 ECTS | ||||||
Grading Mode | Standard Letter Grade | ||||||
Pre-requisites | None | ||||||
Expected Prior Knowledge | None | ||||||
Co-requisites | None | ||||||
Registration Restrictions | Only Undergraduate Students | ||||||
Overall Educational Objective | To learn the basic statistical concepts with on hands applications using modern tools to summarize and analyze data via graphical and quantitative tools, to learn to drive conclusions using statistical analysis and modern tools. | ||||||
Course Description | The aim of the course is to give the fundamentals of statistical analysis. This course introduces the basics of statistics for social sciences to summarize numerical and categorical data obtained from surveys, experiments, etc. The topics include different data types, measures of location, variability, shape, and association between variables. The students are expected to learn the fundamental concepts of hypothesis testing and locate apply appropriate tests for population mean, proportion, and difference, independence, and goodness to fit. Students will be able to apply Analysis of Variance and Simple Linear Regression using modern tools. | ||||||
Course Description in Turkish |
Course Learning Outcomes and CompetencesUpon successful completion of the course, the learner is expected to be able to:1) 2) 3) 4) 5) 6) 7) |
Program Learning Outcomes/Course Learning Outcomes | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
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1) Adequate knowledge of political history necessary to comprehend and effectively evaluate contemporary Political Science and International Relations issues. | |||||||
2) Understanding of the fundamental concepts that exist in the fields of social and behavioral sciences as well as the correlation between these concepts | |||||||
3) Ability to analyze the fundamental theories in the field Political Science and International Relations and to assess their reflections into practice | |||||||
4) Ability to critically discuss different aspects of theories and developments in Political Science and International Relations both individually and in the course of group work during classroom discussions. | |||||||
5) Ability to conduct research independently, or with a team, about the developments taking place in the international arena, make foreign policy analyses, develop research-based conflict resolution models, and prepare comprehensive reports using computers and relevant software | |||||||
6) Ability to take decisions as well as to implement these decisions by using the knowledge about the field and the skills that have been acquired during the undergraduate studies | |||||||
7) Ability to recognize the relations between scientific thought and ethical behavior; pay attention to being tolerant and properly defend different ideas, ideologies and belief systems | |||||||
8) Ability to work in international institutions and multicultural environments, with the help of the knowledge on different cultures, societies, political systems as well as linguistic skills acquired during the undergraduate studies | |||||||
9) Ability to display language skills in English at minimum B2 level enough for debating with colleagues on issues of Political Science and International Relations, and also display language skills in a second foreign language at minimum A2 level enough for communicating in daily life | |||||||
10) Ability to pursue lifelong learning as well as perform advanced/graduate studies in the field Political Science and International Relations and other social sciences disciplines in academic institutions at home and abroad |
N None | S Supportive | H Highly Related |
Program Outcomes and Competences | Level | Assessed by | |
1) | Adequate knowledge of political history necessary to comprehend and effectively evaluate contemporary Political Science and International Relations issues. | N | |
2) | Understanding of the fundamental concepts that exist in the fields of social and behavioral sciences as well as the correlation between these concepts | N | |
3) | Ability to analyze the fundamental theories in the field Political Science and International Relations and to assess their reflections into practice | N | |
4) | Ability to critically discuss different aspects of theories and developments in Political Science and International Relations both individually and in the course of group work during classroom discussions. | N | |
5) | Ability to conduct research independently, or with a team, about the developments taking place in the international arena, make foreign policy analyses, develop research-based conflict resolution models, and prepare comprehensive reports using computers and relevant software | S | Exam |
6) | Ability to take decisions as well as to implement these decisions by using the knowledge about the field and the skills that have been acquired during the undergraduate studies | N | |
7) | Ability to recognize the relations between scientific thought and ethical behavior; pay attention to being tolerant and properly defend different ideas, ideologies and belief systems | N | |
8) | Ability to work in international institutions and multicultural environments, with the help of the knowledge on different cultures, societies, political systems as well as linguistic skills acquired during the undergraduate studies | N | |
9) | Ability to display language skills in English at minimum B2 level enough for debating with colleagues on issues of Political Science and International Relations, and also display language skills in a second foreign language at minimum A2 level enough for communicating in daily life | S | Exam |
10) | Ability to pursue lifelong learning as well as perform advanced/graduate studies in the field Political Science and International Relations and other social sciences disciplines in academic institutions at home and abroad | S | Exam |
Prepared by and Date | BANU FEMİR GÜRTUNA , November 2023 |
Course Coordinator | YALCIN AKIN DUYAN |
Semester | Bahar |
Name of Instructor | Dr. Öğr. Üyesi BANU FEMİR GÜRTUNA |
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Required/Recommended Readings | Modern Business Statistics with Microsoft Excel by David R. Anderson, Dennis J. Sweeney, Thomas A. Williams, 5th edition. Stats: Modeling the World (4th edition) by David E. Bock, Paul F. Velleman, Richard D. De Veaux, Pearson. Applied Statistics for Social and Management Sciences by Abdul Quader Miah, Springer. | ||||||||||||||||||
Teaching Methods | Flipped classroom/ laboratory | ||||||||||||||||||
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Computer Use | Students will apply the methods they learned using excel at the laboratory hours. | ||||||||||||||||||
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Course Administration |
femirb@mef.edu.tr Attendance: All students are expected to attend the lectures according to the university regulations. Grading and Evaluation: The course will be instructed by Tuna Çakar. Only the best five of the eight quizzes will be taken into account. Students are required to achieve 30% of success rate in order to enter the final exam. Academic Integrity: All students of MEF University are expected to be honest and comply with academic integrity. Students are expected to do their own work and neither give nor receive unauthorized assistance. Disciplinary action will be taken for any cheating suspicion/action. Academic dishonesty and plagiarism: YÖK Disciplinary Regulation. |
Activity | No/Weeks | Hours | Calculation | ||||
No/Weeks per Semester | Preparing for the Activity | Spent in the Activity Itself | Completing the Activity Requirements | ||||
Ders Saati | 14 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 98 | ||
Proje | 7 | 2 | 14 | ||||
Ara Sınavlar | 2 | 7 | 2 | 18 | |||
Final | 1 | 14 | 2 | 16 | |||
Total Workload | 146 | ||||||
Total Workload/25 | 5.8 | ||||||
ECTS | 6 |