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)	-
LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT	At the end of this course, the students; 1) Determine the subject and the question of scientific research, 2) Research the literature, collect data, 3) Collect and analyze quantitative and qualitative data, 4) Identify strengths and weakness aspects of research methods and techniques, 5) Develop a research proposal, write research report, and present.
MODE OF DELIVERY	Face to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE	No
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT	None
COURSE DEFINITION	To fulfill the students with the qualifications of scientific research making.
COURSE CONTENTS	WEEK TOPICS 1st Week Philosophy, science, research, and community ties 2nd Week Scientific research the topic and problem determination 3rd Week Screening a subject for scientific research; Library and online literature 4th Week Research methods and techniques 5th Week Research data collection 6th Week Where the data is collected, the population and sampling 7th Week How to gather data, techniques 8th Week Mid-term 9th Week What, how to measure the variables, measuring and scales 10th Week SPSS Data coding and passing 11th Week Finding, evaluation and inference 12th Week Research the format of the rules of writing and research, the introduction of scientific research 13th Week Student presentations 14th Week Student presentations
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING	İrfan Erdoğan (2011), Pozitivist Metodoloji, Erk Yayınları, Ankara.
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS	Lecture,Project,Presentation,Questions/Answers,Discussion
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA	Quantity Percentage(%) Mid-term 1 30 Project 1 25 Total(%) 55 Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 55 Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 45 Total(%) 100
ECTS WORKLOAD	Activities Number Hours Workload Midterm exam 1 1 1 Preparation for Quiz Individual or group work Preparation for Final exam 1 40 40 Course hours 14 3 42 Preparation for Midterm exam 1 36 36 Laboratory (including preparation) Final exam 1 1 1 Homework Project 1 30 30 Total Workload 150 Total Workload / 30 5 ECTS Credits of the Course 5
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION	Turkish
WORK PLACEMENT(S)	No