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)	Professor Özge Sezgin Alp Professor Erdem Kırkbeşoğlu
LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT	At the end of this course, the students; 1) To be able to explain scientific research and properties 2) To prepare scientific research proposal 3) Apply appropriate research methods and techniques to studies 4) Literature search and reference 5) To be able to learn data collection and analysis techniques 6) Applying information about ethical standards, software and legal limitations 7) To be able to write reports according to scientific writing rules
MODE OF DELIVERY	Face to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE	No
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT
COURSE DEFINITION	Research methods, technical procedures, ethics of publication will be discussed and articles, publications and good-bad examples will be examined. In addition, the perception of broadcasting through socio-cultural transformations will be discussed. In this sense, media and literature links and popular culture will be discussed.
COURSE CONTENTS	WEEK TOPICS 1st Week Research methodology 2nd Week Determining the research topic 3rd Week Define the research problem 4th Week Scanning resources 5th Week Writing the hypothesis 6th Week Determining research method and model 7th Week Data collection and analysis 8th Week Midterm 9th Week Writing sources and techniques of scientific research, interpretation and report writing 10th Week Principles of scientific publication ethics 11th Week Ethical standards, legal restrictions and software 12th Week Responsible research publication: international standards for authors 13th Week TÜBİTAK Research and Editorial Board directive 14th Week Final Exam
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING	1. Arıkan, R.2000. Araştırma Teknikleri ve Rapor Yazma, Gazi Kitabevi, Ankara 2. Cebeci, S.2015. Bilimsel Araştırma ve Yazma Teknikleri, Alfa Yayınları, İstanbul 3. Seyidoğlu, H.2009. Bilimsel Araştırma ve Yazma El Kitabı, Güzem Can Yayınları, İstanbul. 4. Lecture Documents
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS	Lecture,Discussion,Questions/Answers,Problem Solving
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA	Quantity Percentage(%) Attendance 1 20 Presentation of Article 1 30 Total(%) 50 Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 50 Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 50 Total(%) 100
ECTS WORKLOAD	Activities Number Hours Workload Midterm exam 1 1 1 Preparation for Quiz Individual or group work 14 10 140 Preparation for Final exam 14 3 42 Course hours 13 3 39 Preparation for Midterm exam 8 3 24 Laboratory (including preparation) Final exam 1 1 1 Homework 1 40 40 Total Workload 287 Total Workload / 30 9,56 ECTS Credits of the Course 10
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION	Turkish
WORK PLACEMENT(S)	No