TYPE OF COURSE UNIT	Compulsory Course
LEVEL OF COURSE UNIT	Bachelor's Degree
YEAR OF STUDY	3
SEMESTER	Sixth Term (Spring)
NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED	5
NAME OF LECTURER(S)	Professor Mehtap Akçil Ok
LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT	At the end of this course, the students; 1) They learn research planning and literature review methods 2) They gain the ability to create and apply data collection tools 3) Analyze data using correct statistical methods 4) They learn to present their applied research effectively 5) They learn to present their applied research effectively
MODE OF DELIVERY	Face to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE	Yes(NUT377)
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT	Yes (BES77 - BIOSTATISTICS)
COURSE DEFINITION	The aim of this course is to develop students' knowledge, use and evaluation skills. Firstly; General information about research, research designs, data collection tools, examining their validity and reliability and scientific report writing, basic sampling methods, statistical interpretation, statistical estimation methods, hypothesis tests are examined. Courses are conducted by using SPSS package program.
COURSE CONTENTS	WEEK TOPICS 1st Week Introduction of Research Methods in Health Sciences GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT RESEARCH 2nd Week STEPS OF PLANNING AND EXECUTING THE RESEARCH Selection of the topic, definition and determination of objectives, Establishment of hypotheses Plan making for testing hypotheses, Execution and Application, Selection of the population and sample Data collection and data collection methods, Evaluation of ethical issues, Pilot implementation, Evaluation of data, Writing the research report 3rd Week STAGES OF RESEARCH PLANNING AND CONDUCT EXPLANATION CONTINUED SAMPLE RESEARCH PLAN REVIEW 4th Week WRITTEN RESEARCH REPORT General rules Sections of the report 5th Week CLASSROOM SAMPLE ARTICLE AND THESIS EXAMINATION STUDENTS' SELECTION OF RESEARCH TOPICS 6th Week STUDY TYPES GENERAL EXPRESSION Descriptive Studies Observation, Case and Case Series Reports Cross-sectional Studies Analytical Studies Case Control Studies Cohort Studies Experimental Studies Methodological Studies 7th Week MIDTERM 8th Week CONTINUED ARTICLE REVIEW ON RESEARCH TYPES OF STUDENTS' SELECTED RESEARCH SUBJECT RESEARCH PLAN (SUGGESTION) DELIVERY 9th Week DEVELOPMENT OF DATA COLLECTION TOOLS AND MATERIALS TO BE USED IN THE STUDY Questionnaire Method Introduction of Scales specific to the Field of Nutrition and Dietetics 10th Week PREPARATION AND IMPLEMENTATION OF SURVEY QUESTIONS ON THE STUDENTS' SELECTED RESEARCH SUBJECTS SAMPLING METHODS CALCULATION OF SAMPLE SIZE 11th Week EFFECTIVE SCIENTIFIC PRESENTATION TECHNIQUES 12th Week STATISTICAL ANALYSIS OF STUDENTS' RESEARCH DATA AND START WRITING REPORTS SPSS STATISTICAL ANALYSIS REMINDER 13th Week SPSS STATISTICAL ANALYSIS REMINDER 14th Week PRESENTATIONS OF STUDENTS' RESEARCH REPORTS
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING	1. Prof.Dr.Reha Alpar, ?Spor, Sağlık ve Eğitim Bilimlerinden Örneklerle UYGULAMALI İSTATİSTİK ve GEÇERLİK-GÜVENİRLİK-SPSS?de Çözümleme Adımları ile Birlikte ? Detay Yayıncılık, Ankara 2016. 2. Sağlık Bilimlerinde Araştırma Teknikleri: Prof. Dr. Kadir Sümbüloğlu, Prof. Dr.Vildan Sümbüloğlu 3. Prof. Dr. Kazım Özdamar, ?Paket Programlar ile İstatistiksel Veri Analizi I?, Anadolu Üniversitesi Fen Fakültesi Yayını, 1997. 4. Prof. Dr. Kazım Özdamar, ?SPSS ile Biyoistatistik?, Kaan Kitapevi, 1999. 5. Prof. Dr. Aziz Akgül, , ?Tıbbi Araştırmalarda İstatistiksel Analiz Teknikleri-SPSS Uygulamaları-? Yükseköğretim Kurulu Matbaası, Ankara, 1997. 6. Dersin öğretim üyesi Prof. Dr. Mehtap Akçil Ok tarafından http://moodle.baskent.edu.tr/ öğrenme ve içerik yönetim sisteminden verilen güncel ders notları ve diğer elektronik kitap vb. yardımcı kaynaklar
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS	Lecture,Discussion,Questions/Answers,Project,Report Preparation,Presentation
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA	Quantity Percentage(%) Mid-term 1 30 Assignment 8 10 Project 1 20 Total(%) 60 Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 60 Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 40 Total(%) 100
ECTS WORKLOAD	Activities Number Hours Workload Midterm exam 1 1 1 Preparation for Quiz Individual or group work Preparation for Final exam 2 12 24 Course hours 14 3 42 Preparation for Midterm exam 1 20 20 Laboratory (including preparation) Final exam 1 2 2 Homework 8 1 8 Project 1 15 15 Total Workload 112 Total Workload / 30 3,73 ECTS Credits of the Course 5
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION	Turkish
WORK PLACEMENT(S)	No