TYPE OF COURSE UNIT	Elective Course
LEVEL OF COURSE UNIT	Associate Degree
YEAR OF STUDY	-
SEMESTER	-
NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED	5
NAME OF LECTURER(S)	-
LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT	At the end of this course, the students; 1) Apprehend the importance of the scientific research. 2) Choose a research subject, review the literature. 3) Evaluate the results. 4) Know the plagiarism. 5) Prepare the report (article).
MODE OF DELIVERY	Face to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE	No
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT	None
COURSE DEFINITION	The aim of the course is to fulfill the students with the qualifications of research making and article writing.
COURSE CONTENTS	WEEK TOPICS 1st Week General information about the course and the evaluation methods. General view to the subject. 2nd Week Qualifications, kinds and the approaches of the scientific research. 3rd Week Ethics and plagiarism; research process. 4th Week Research problem, literature review, creating the hipotesis. 5th Week Aim of the research, importance, assumptions, definitions and sampling methods 6th Week Data gathering, measuring, analysis and deciphering the results 7th Week Reporting, sections of the article, physical structure, references, acknowledging the sources. 8th Week Midterm 9th Week Evaluating the midterm, choosing articles. 10th Week Article presentation and discussion. 11th Week Article presentation and discussion. 12th Week Article presentation and discussion. 13th Week Article presentation and discussion. 14th Week Article presentation and discussion.
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING	- Bilimsel Araştırma Yöntemleri (BÜYÜKÖZTÜRK, Ş. vd) - Bilimsel Makale Nasıl Yazılı ve Yayımlanır? (DAY, A.Robert) - Akademik Yazım Kuralları Kitapçığı, Başkent Üniversitesi Psikoloji Bölümü, http://psk.baskent.edu.tr - Instructor's notes.
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS	Lecture
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA	Quantity Percentage(%) Mid-term 1 30 Presentation of Article 1 30 Total(%) 60 Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 60 Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 40 Total(%) 100
ECTS WORKLOAD	Activities Number Hours Workload Midterm exam 1 1 1 Preparation for Quiz 0 0 0 Individual or group work 14 5 70 Preparation for Final exam 1 25 25 Course hours 14 3 42 Preparation for Midterm exam 1 20 20 Laboratory (including preparation) 0 0 0 Final exam 1 1 1 Homework 0 0 0 Total Workload 159 Total Workload / 30 5,3 ECTS Credits of the Course 5
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION	Turkish
WORK PLACEMENT(S)	No