| TYPE OF COURSE UNIT | Compulsory Course |
| LEVEL OF COURSE UNIT | Bachelor's Degree |
| YEAR OF STUDY | 1 |
| SEMESTER | Second Term (Spring) |
| NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED | 3 |
| NAME OF LECTURER(S) | Professor Hamdullah Nejat Basım
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| LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT |
At the end of this course, the students;
1) Will comprehend the basic characteristics of a scientific project.
2) Will understand the importance of academic ethics violations such as plagiarism and the sanctions to be faced in this case.
3) Will learn scientific research preparation and reporting techniques.
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| MODE OF DELIVERY | Face to face |
| PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE | No |
| RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT | MAN429 GRADUATION PROJECT |
| COURSE DEFINITION | This course aims to teach students how scientific research should be conducted from the beginning to the conclusion stage. Within the scope of the course the topics like research ethics, population and sample selection, academic literature, objectivity, transparency, citation and reference will be discussed. |
| COURSE CONTENTS | | WEEK | TOPICS |
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| 1st Week | Fundamentals of Scientific Research | | 2nd Week | Scientific Method and Philosophy of Science | | 3rd Week | Determining the Scientific Research Process and Research Problem | | 4th Week | Research Design | | 5th Week | Theory, Model and Hypothesis Development | | 6th Week | Research Population and Sample | | 7th Week | Data Collection Techniques | | 8th Week | Midterm | | 9th Week | Quantitative Research Methods | | 10th Week | Quantitative Research Methods | | 11th Week | Qualitative Research Methods | | 12th Week | Qualitative Research Methods | | 13th Week | Preparation of the Research Report | | 14th Week | General Review |
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| RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING | Lawrence Neuman, W. (2014). Social research methods: qualitative and quantitative approaches.
Schwab, D. P. (2013). Research methods for organizational studies. Psychology Press. |
| PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS | Lecture,Case Study |
| ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA | | | Quantity | Percentage(%) |
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| Mid-term | 1 | 40 | | Total(%) | | 40 | | Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) | | 40 | | Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) | | 60 | | Total(%) | | 100 |
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| ECTS WORKLOAD |
| Activities |
Number |
Hours |
Workload |
| Midterm exam | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Preparation for Quiz | | | | | Individual or group work | 3 | 3 | 9 | | Preparation for Final exam | 1 | 23 | 23 | | Course hours | 14 | 3 | 42 | | Preparation for Midterm exam | 1 | 14 | 14 | | Laboratory (including preparation) | | | | | Final exam | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Homework | | | | | Total Workload | | | 90 |
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| Total Workload / 30 | | | 3 |
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| ECTS Credits of the Course | | | 3 |
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| LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION | Turkish |
| WORK PLACEMENT(S) | No |
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