At the end of this course, the students; 1) Explains the concepts of scientific method and philosophy of science. 2) Understands the stages of scientific research process. 3) Knows conceptual framework, research designs, data collection techniques, universe and sample, measurement and analysis types and uses them in scientific studies. 4) Explain the concepts of publication ethics, plagiarism, and use plagiarism programs. 5) Can write research proposal.
MODE OF DELIVERY
Face to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE
No
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT
COURSE DEFINITION
This course is designed to investigate the research methods and the steps of scientific research process. In this course, finding the right research question, stating a hypothesis, operationalization, measuring, collecting and analyzing the data, interpretation and writing report techniques are examined. Ethics and theory of ethics, research and publication ethics, unethical issues are taken during the class.
COURSE CONTENTS
WEEK
TOPICS
1st Week
Scientific methods and philosophy of science
2nd Week
Scientific research process
3rd Week
Conceptual framework of research
4th Week
Research designs and data collection techniques
5th Week
Research universe, sampling
6th Week
Types of measurement and analysis
7th Week
Writing research proposal
8th Week
Midterm
9th Week
Research proposal presentations
10th Week
Research proposal presentations
11th Week
Research proposal presentations
12th Week
Thesis writing guide
13th Week
Refereed journal and conference publication
14th Week
Ethics in scientific research
15th Week
Final Exam
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING
1. Büyüköztürk, Ş., Kılıç Çakmak, E., Akgün, Ö. E., Karadeniz, Ş. & Demirel, F. (2018). Bilimsel Araştırma Yöntemleri. Pegem Akademi, Ankara. 2. Kozak, M. (2017). Bilimsel Araştırma, Tasarım, Yazım ve Yayım Teknikleri. Detay Yayıncılık, Ankara. 3. Coşkun, R., Altunışık, R. & Yıldırım, E. (2017). Sosyal Bilimlerde Araştırma Yöntemleri (SPSS Uygulamalı). Sakarya Yayıncılık, Adapazarı.
