Sosyal Bilimlerde Büyük Veri Üzerine Yapılan Akademik Çalışmaların Analizi: YÖK Tez Örneği (2010 - 2020)

Nowadays, with the development of technology, we can say that systems integrated into science are complex, digitaland versatile. One of these systems is the concept of “big data”, which has become more popular recently. It can be said that many institutions and organizations, as well as the academy world, have shown interest in the concept of big data, which is emerging with a huge pool of information, especially with the increase in the use of social media. In this study, the situation of big data in academic literature, the way it is handled, social sciences and humanities were evaluated with priority. In this context, the Higher Education Institution Thesis doctoral dissertations in the field of social sciences between 2010 and 2020 were determined as a sample. In the research, qualitative and quantitative content analysis was performed as a method. Findings obtained; They were classified according to years, institutes and departments and as a result of proportional distributions, the theses about big data were examined. As a result, it has been observed that the concept of big data is mostly discussed in the field of science, while social sciences remain in the background in the literature.