TYPE OF COURSE UNIT	Compulsory Course
LEVEL OF COURSE UNIT	Master's Degree Without Thesis
YEAR OF STUDY	1
SEMESTER	First Term (Fall)
NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED	8
NAME OF LECTURER(S)	Assistant Professor Esra Satıcı
LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT	At the end of this course, the students; 1) Know sampling methods. 2) Can calculate descriptive statistics. 3) Can organize and analyze the data related to his/her fields. 4) Can define the statistical problems and offer solutions based on evidence and research.
MODE OF DELIVERY	E-Learning
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE	No
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT
COURSE DEFINITION	This course includes different research and measurement methods, research ethics, sampling methods and to write a research report.
COURSE CONTENTS	WEEK TOPICS 1st Week 1st Week Introduction to Statistics 2nd Week 2nd Week Data collection and classification of data 3rd Week 3rd Week Descriptive Statistics I 4th Week 4th Week Possibility 5th Week 5th Week Normal distribution 6th Week 6th Week Sampling distribution 7th Week 7th Week Confidence intervals 8th Week 8th Week Midterm 9th Week 9th Week Creating and editing data set - SPSS LAb 10th Week 10th Week Frequency distribution, graphs, descriptive statistics-SPSS Lab 11th Week 11th Week Single sample hypothesis tests-SPSS LAb 12th Week 12th Week Two-sample hypothesis tests; ANOVA-SPSSLab 13th Week 13th Week Cross-tabulation, Chi-square tests, nonparametric hypothesis tests-SPSS Lab 14th Week 14th Week Correlation and regression-SPSS
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING	Berenson, M., Levine, D., Kerehbiel, T., Stephan, D. (2011). Basic Business Statistics with MyMathLab Global, Global Edition, 12/E Prentice Hall
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS	Lecture,Problem Solving
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA	Quantity Percentage(%) 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
ECTS WORKLOAD	Activities Number Hours Workload Midterm exam Preparation for Quiz Individual or group work 2 30 60 Preparation for Final exam 1 70 70 Course hours 14 1 14 Preparation for Midterm exam Laboratory (including preparation) Final exam 1 35 35 Homework 4 15 60 Total Workload 239 Total Workload / 30 7,96 ECTS Credits of the Course 8
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION	Turkish
WORK PLACEMENT(S)	No