TYPE OF COURSE UNIT	Elective Course
LEVEL OF COURSE UNIT	Doctorate Of Science
YEAR OF STUDY	-
SEMESTER	-
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) Can perform the analysis of field-specific national and international scientific studies, 2) Can use various research methods in the field, 3) Can write articles related to the field.
MODE OF DELIVERY	Face to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE	No
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT	No
COURSE DEFINITION	This course provides students with the knowledge and awareness of traditional and alternative research methods, processes and findings in the field through the evaluation of content, quality and methodology of the selected research outputs in educational administration.
COURSE CONTENTS	WEEK TOPICS 1st Week Introduction 2nd Week Process of research 3rd Week Epistemological foundations of educational administration 4th Week Recalling the research methods 5th Week Recalling the research methods 6th Week Analysis of studies in the educational administration field 7th Week Analysis of studies in the educational administration field 8th Week Analysis of studies in the educational administration field 9th Week Designing a research in the educational administration field 10th Week Academic Writing Rules 11th Week Writing a conceptual paper 12th Week Writing a conceptual paper 13th Week Writing a conceptual paper 14th Week Course evaluation
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING	Gray, D.L, & Smith, A.E. (2007). Case studies in 21st century school administration: Addressing challenges for educational administration. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Hoy, W. K. & Miskel, C. (1991). Educational administration: theory research and practice. New York: McGraw-Hill. Kowalski, T.J. (2008). Case studies on educational administration (5th edition). Boston, MA: Pearson Education Inc. Punch, K. (2000) Developing effective research proposals. London: Sage. Creswell, J. (2011). Educational Research: Planning, Conducting, and Evaluating Quantitative and Qualitative Research (4th Ed). Toronto: Pearson. Krathwohl, D. R. (1998). Methods of educational and social science research: An integrated approach (2nd ed.). England: Longman. Salkind, N. J. (2003). Exploring Research (5th ed.) Upper Saddle River, New Jersey: Prentice Hall. Creswell, J. W. (1994). Research design: Qualitative and quantitative approaches. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage. Journal articles, dissertations and research reports selected by the lecturer and students.
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS	Lecture,Discussion,Questions/Answers,Case Study,Problem Solving,Report Preparation,Presentation,Project
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA	Quantity Percentage(%) Assignment 5 30 Project 1 50 Presentation of Article 1 20 Total(%) 100 Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 100 Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 0 Total(%) 100
ECTS WORKLOAD	Activities Number Hours Workload Midterm exam Preparation for Quiz Individual or group work 14 5 70 Preparation for Final exam Course hours 14 3 42 Preparation for Midterm exam Laboratory (including preparation) Final exam Homework 5 5 25 Workshop 5 10 50 Take-home 2 10 20 Seminar (including preperation) 1 70 70 Total Workload 277 Total Workload / 30 9,23 ECTS Credits of the Course 10
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION	Turkish
WORK PLACEMENT(S)	No