| TYPE OF COURSE UNIT | Compulsory Course |
| LEVEL OF COURSE UNIT | Master's Degree With Thesis |
| YEAR OF STUDY | 1 |
| SEMESTER | Second Term (Spring) |
| NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED | 7 |
| NAME OF LECTURER(S) | Professor Halil Giray Berberoğlu
Assistant Professor Kadriye Belgin Demirus
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| LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT |
At the end of this course, the students;
1) Understands the subject of scientific research and basic principles.
2) Learns the types of scientific research.
3) Plans, conducts and reports a scientific research in accordance with the relevant format.
4) Establishes a relationship between research problem and statistics.
5) Prepares a research proposal.
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| MODE OF DELIVERY | Face to face |
| PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE | No |
| RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT | No |
| 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 |
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| RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING | Karasar, N. (2004). Bilimsel Araştırma Yöntemi, Nobel Yayın Dağıtım, Ankara.
Frankel, J.R. & Wallen N.E. (2009). How to Design and Evaluate Research in Education. (7th ed). Boston: McGraw Hill |
| PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS | Lecture,Questions/Answers,Problem Solving,Report Preparation,Presentation |
| ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA | | | Quantity | Percentage(%) |
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| Mid-term | 1 | 20 | | Other | 1 | 40 | | Total(%) | | 60 | | Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) | | 60 | | Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) | | 40 | | Total(%) | | 100 |
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| ECTS WORKLOAD |
| Activities |
Number |
Hours |
Workload |
| Midterm exam | 1 | 12 | 12 | | Preparation for Quiz | 3 | 4 | 12 | | Individual or group work | 14 | 3 | 42 | | Preparation for Final exam | 1 | 20 | 20 | | Course hours | 14 | 3 | 42 | | Preparation for Midterm exam | 1 | 12 | 12 | | Laboratory (including preparation) | | | | | Final exam | 1 | 15 | 15 | | Homework | 2 | 5 | 10 | | Project | 1 | 40 | 40 | | Quiz | 3 | 1 | 3 | | Research | | | | | Report writing | | | | | Article | 2 | 3 | 6 | | Total Workload | | | 214 |
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| Total Workload / 30 | | | 7,13 |
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| ECTS Credits of the Course | | | 7 |
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| LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION | Turkish |
| WORK PLACEMENT(S) | No |
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