| TYPE OF COURSE UNIT | Compulsory Course |
| LEVEL OF COURSE UNIT | Master's Degree With Thesis |
| YEAR OF STUDY | 1 |
| SEMESTER | First Term (Fall) |
| NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED | 10 |
| NAME OF LECTURER(S) | Professor Fatih Çetin
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| LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT |
At the end of this course, the students;
1) Can design their own research for their further classes, projects and thesis.
2) Can use different research and measurement methods required by specific inquiries.
3) Can have knowledge about research ethics.
4) Can Have knowledge about appropriate sampling methods.
5) Can design the adequate survey for a specific research.
6) Is able to write a research report.
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| MODE OF DELIVERY | Face to face |
| PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE | No |
| RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT | - |
| COURSE DEFINITION | This course includes different research and measurement methods, research ethics, sampling methods and to write a research report. |
| COURSE CONTENTS | | WEEK | TOPICS |
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| 1st Week | Introduction | | 2nd Week | Theory in social sciences | | 3rd Week | Research ethics | | 4th Week | Literature review | | 5th Week | Instrumentation | | 6th Week | Instrumentation, Sampling | | 7th Week | Midterm | | 8th Week | Data collection: Survey | | 9th Week | Data collection: Survey | | 10th Week | Data collection: Experiment | | 11th Week | Data collection: Experiment | | 12th Week | Data collection: Other methods | | 13th Week | Writing a research report | | 14th Week | Project presentations |
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| RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING | Neuman, L. (2006) Social Research Methods: Qualitative and Quantitative Approaches, 6. Baskı, Allyn & Bacon |
| PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS | Lecture,Discussion,Questions/Answers,Problem Solving,Practice,Project |
| ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA | | | Quantity | Percentage(%) |
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| Mid-term | 1 | 30 | | Project | 1 | 30 | | Total(%) | | 60 | | Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) | | 60 | | Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) | | 40 | | Total(%) | | 100 |
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| ECTS WORKLOAD |
| Activities |
Number |
Hours |
Workload |
| Midterm exam | 1 | 3 | 3 | | Preparation for Quiz | 3 | 1 | 3 | | Individual or group work | 14 | 3 | 42 | | Preparation for Final exam | 1 | 90 | 90 | | Course hours | 14 | 3 | 42 | | Preparation for Midterm exam | 1 | 80 | 80 | | Laboratory (including preparation) | | | | | Final exam | 1 | 3 | 3 | | Homework | 6 | 8 | 48 | | Quiz | 3 | 1 | 3 | | Total Workload | | | 314 |
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| Total Workload / 30 | | | 10,46 |
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| ECTS Credits of the Course | | | 10 |
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| LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION | Turkish |
| WORK PLACEMENT(S) | No |
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