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)	Associate Professor Erkan Yıldız
LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT	At the end of this course, the students; 1) Explains the concepts of scientific method and philosophy of science, 2) Understands the stages of scientific research process 3) Know the conceptual framework, research designs, data collection techniques, universe and sample, measurement and analysis types and use them in scientific studies 4) Explain the concepts of publication ethics, plagiarism, use plagiarism programs 5) Write a research proposal 6) Uses the SPSS Statistics program at a basic level
MODE OF DELIVERY	Face to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE	No
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT	No
COURSE DEFINITION
COURSE CONTENTS	WEEK TOPICS 1st Week Scientific Method and Philosophy of Science 2nd Week Scientific Research Process 3rd Week Conceptual Framework of the Research 4th Week Research Designs 5th Week Research Universe, Sampling 6th Week Measurement, Data Collection Techniques, Writing a Research Proposal 7th Week Ethics in Scientific Research 8th Week Research Proposal Presentations 9th Week Research Proposal Presentations 10th Week SPSS Statistics Applications 11th Week SPSS Statistics Applications 12th Week SPSS Statistics Applications
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING	1. Büyüköztürk, Ş., Kılıç Çakmak, E., Akgün, Ö.E., Karadeniz, Ş. ve Demirel, F. (2018). Bilimsel Araştırma Yöntemleri. Ankara: Pegem Akademi. 24. Baskı. 2. Gürbüz, S. ve Şahin, F. (2017). Sosyal Bilimlerde Araştırma Yöntemleri. Ankara: Seçkin Yayıncılık. 4.Baskı. 3. Balcı, A. (2016). Sosyal Bilimlerde Araştırma Yöntem, Teknik ve İlkeler. Ankara: Pegem Akademi. 12. Baskı
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS	Lecture,Discussion,Practice,Questions/Answers,Presentation
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA	Quantity Percentage(%) Assignment 1 40 Total(%) 40 Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 40 Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 60 Total(%) 100
ECTS WORKLOAD	Activities Number Hours Workload Midterm exam 1 1 1 Preparation for Quiz Individual or group work 14 6 84 Preparation for Final exam 1 20 20 Course hours 14 3 42 Preparation for Midterm exam 1 10 10 Laboratory (including preparation) Final exam 1 1 1 Homework Total Workload 158 Total Workload / 30 5,26 ECTS Credits of the Course 5
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION	Turkish
WORK PLACEMENT(S)	No