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)	-
LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT	At the end of this course, the students; 1) To be able to examine the research process (problem identification, data collection, data analysis and interpretation of results). 2) To review the main scientific research methods (experimental method, descriptive method etc.) 3) To learn the techniques of finding a research question, constructing a hypothesis, conceptualizing, operationalizing, measuring, data collection, data analysis, evaluating/interpreting data, and writing a report so that they can conduct research on a particular topic. 4) To be able to perform the hypothesis tests using PASW software through parametric and non-parametric statistical tests in the course.
MODE OF DELIVERY	Face to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE	No
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT
COURSE DEFINITION	At the end of this course, students; examines the research process (problem identification, data collection, data analysis and interpretation of results), reviews major scientific research methods (experimental method, descriptive method, etc.) learn the techniques of constructing, conceptualizing, operationalizing, measuring, data collection, data analysis, data evaluation/interpretation and report writing. In the course, it is demonstrated by using PASW software how to conduct the hypothesis tests through parametric and non-parametric statistical tests.
COURSE CONTENTS	WEEK TOPICS 1st Week Basic Concepts of Science and Research 2nd Week Defining the Research Problem and Establishing a Hypothesis 3rd Week Causality 4th Week Conceptualization, Operationalization 5th Week measuring 6th Week Experimental Method and Descriptive Method 7th Week Content Analysis, Field Research 8th Week Midterm 9th Week Sample Selection Logic 10th Week Inferential Statistics: Parametric Tests I 11th Week Inferential Statistics: Parametric Tests II 12th Week Non-Parametric Tests 13th Week Research Design and Statistical Test Selection 14th Week Bibliography, Ethical Violations and Plagiarism
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING	Gürbüz, S. ve Şahin, F. 2016. Sosyal Bilimlerde Araştırma Yöntemleri. Seçkin Kitabevi.
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS	Lecture,Questions/Answers,Case Study,Project,Report Preparation
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA	Quantity Percentage(%) Mid-term 1 30 Project 1 20 Other 1 10 Total(%) 60 Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 60 Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 40 Total(%) 100
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION	Turkish
WORK PLACEMENT(S)	No