TYPE OF COURSE UNIT	Compulsory Course
LEVEL OF COURSE UNIT	Master's Degree With Thesis
YEAR OF STUDY	1
SEMESTER	Second Term (Spring)
NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED	5
NAME OF LECTURER(S)	Professor Halil Giray Berberoğlu
LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT	At the end of this course, the students; 1) will be able to knows the basic concepts in the field of scientific research methodology 2) will be able to comprehends the steps of scientific research. 3) will be able to knows the types of scientific research. 4) will be able to knows how examine and evaluate the scientific research 5) will be able to organize a scientific research 6) will be able to plan a scientific research
MODE OF DELIVERY	Face to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE	No
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT	None
COURSE DEFINITION	SPSS, descriptive statistics, hypothesis test, linear correlation techniques, simple and multiple linear regression analysis, t-test, variance analysis, non-parametric statistics (chi-square, , Mann Whitney U-test, Kruskal Wallis Test, Wilcoxon Signed Rank Test), techniques used in developing for language teaching.
COURSE CONTENTS	WEEK TOPICS 1st Week What is the Science? Science-Art Comparision, Objectives of Science, Scientific Method Research Types Ethics 2nd Week Internal and External Validity in Research, Research Process StagesWhat is a Research Problem? Problem Description,Literature ReviewVariable Types, Operational DefinitionsHypothesis,Objectives-Importance- Assumptions and restrictions of a research 3rd Week Research Population and SampleSampling Methods 4th Week What is measurement? Measurement Errors, The classification of tests 5th Week Reliability 6th Week Validity _ndI tem Analysis 7th Week Questionnaire, Observation, Interview 8th Week Mid-term Exam 9th Week Quantitative Research : Survey Research and Relational Research 10th Week Experimental Designs for Single-Subject Research 11th Week Basics of Qualitative Research Content Analysis 12th Week Case Study Action Research 13th Week Report UpdateEditing of a scientific articleGeneral Editorial Policies 14th Week Preparation for publication of an article (APA 6 FORMAT)
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING	Karasar, N. (2004). Bilimsel Araştırma Yöntemi, Nobel Yayın Dağıtım, Ankara. Büyüköztürk, Ş., Çakmak, E.B., Akgün, E.Ö., Karadeniz, Ş. Ve Demirel, F. (2008). Bilimsel Araştırma Yöntemleri, Pegem Akademi, Ankara Bilimsel Araştırmada Etik ve Sorunları. (Türkiye Bilimler Akademisi Yayınları, 2002). Handbook of complementary methods in education research. (2006). Green,J.L, Camilli, G.,Elmore, P. American. Lawrence Erlbaum Association, Inc.
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS	Lecture,Discussion,Problem Solving,Presentation
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA	Quantity Percentage(%) Mid-term 1 25 Assignment 1 25 Quiz 1 25 Presentation of Case Study 1 25 Total(%) 100 Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 100 Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 0 Total(%) 100
ECTS WORKLOAD	Activities Number Hours Workload Midterm exam 1 15 15 Preparation for Quiz Individual or group work Preparation for Final exam Course hours 12 3 36 Preparation for Midterm exam Laboratory (including preparation) Final exam Homework Performance Practice 5 18 90 Total Workload 141 Total Workload / 30 4,7 ECTS Credits of the Course 5
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION	English
WORK PLACEMENT(S)	No