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	8
NAME OF LECTURER(S)	Professor Figen Çok
LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT	At the end of this course, the students; 1) Formulate a research question. 2) Can develop hypotheses for this research question. 3) Make a comprehensive literature review that will form the basis for the research question. 4) Define the necessary variables and develop a strategy to measure them. 5) Develop the measurement tools required by the research pattern or find appropriate measurement tools and processes. 6) Present and defend research proposals.
MODE OF DELIVERY	Face to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE	No
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT	No
COURSE DEFINITION	For widening students' perspectives as educational scientists and psychological counselors on a specific topic, students? individual research based on literature search and presenting the work to faculty and students.
COURSE CONTENTS	WEEK TOPICS 1st Week Introduction, goals, readiness assessment 2nd Week Introduction, goals, readiness assessment 3rd Week Introduction to being a researcher. Things to read: reports, research articles, theses, Web of Science, Research Gate 4th Week Working with Endnote 5th Week Research Stories 6th Week Literature reviews 7th Week Literature reviews 8th Week Literature reviews 9th Week Literature reviews 10th Week Sharing of topics, short presentations 11th Week Developing topics through potential academic counseling 12th Week Developing topics through potential academic counseling 13th Week Presentation of research proposals and reports 14th Week Presentation of research proposals and reports
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING	American Psychological Association (2020). Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (online 7th ed.). Washington D.C: Author.
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS	Lecture,Discussion,Questions/Answers,Case Study,Problem Solving,Project,Report Preparation,Presentation
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA	Quantity Percentage(%) Total(%) 0 Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 0 Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 100 Total(%) 100
ECTS WORKLOAD	Activities Number Hours Workload Midterm exam Preparation for Quiz Individual or group work 12 4 48 Preparation for Final exam Course hours 14 3 42 Preparation for Midterm exam Laboratory (including preparation) Final exam Homework Presentation (including preperation) 1 20 20 Research 1 40 40 Literature review 1 40 40 Thesis Proposal 1 50 50 Total Workload 240 Total Workload / 30 8 ECTS Credits of the Course 8
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION	Turkish
WORK PLACEMENT(S)	No