TYPE OF COURSE UNIT	Compulsory Course
LEVEL OF COURSE UNIT	Master's Degree With Thesis
YEAR OF STUDY	1
SEMESTER	First Term (Fall)
NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED	10
NAME OF LECTURER(S)	Professor Adnan Tepecik
LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT	At the end of this course, the students; 1) Know and effectively use scientific research methods, 2) Organize and conduct a research project from beginning to end in line with scientific research methods, 3) Establish meaningful relationships between research hypotheses and findings and interpret research results within ethical principles.
MODE OF DELIVERY	Face to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE	No
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT	-
COURSE DEFINITION	The aim of the course is to enable students to comprehend the logic of scientific thinking and research and to learn the ways they can follow to reach scientific truths. For this purpose, they are asked to prepare a research project proposal with all its stages. In this course, in which scientific research methods are examined in detail, quantitative and qualitative techniques are followed to enable students to reach a level where they can write articles.
COURSE CONTENTS	WEEK TOPICS 1st Week Meeting and general information about the course content/operation. Introduction to Scientific Research Methods 2nd Week Research process 3rd Week Scientific Ethics and Research Ethics 4th Week Leveraging Resources 5th Week Citation Methods 6th Week Article Search Formats: Internet 7th Week Article Search Formats: E-Library 8th Week Article Search Formats: ANKOS 9th Week Article Writing and Computer Technologies: Word Processors I 10th Week Article Writing and Computer Technologies: Word Processors II 11th Week Article Writing and Computer Technologies: Spreadsheets 12th Week Article Writing and Computer Technologies: Graphics and Pictures 13th Week Scientific Research Presentation Techniques 14th Week Student Presentations
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING	Ders Kitapları: -Al, U. (2008). Bilimsel yayınların değerlendirilmesi: h-endeksi ve Türkiye?nin performansı. Bilgi Dünyası, 9(2), 263-285. -Bıkmaz- Bilgen, Ö., & Doğan, N. (2017). Puanlayıcılar arası güvenirlik belirleme tekniklerinin karşılaştırılması. Eğitimde ve Psikolojide Ölçme ve Değerlendirme Dergisi, 8(1), 63-78. -Çaparlar, C. Ö., & Dönmez, A. (2016). Bilimsel araştırma nedir, nasıl yapılır? Turk J Anaesthesiol Reanim, 44, 212-8. -Doğan, H., & Tok, T. N. (2018). Türkiye?de eğitim bilimleri alanında yayınlanan makalelerin -Tait, A. R., & Voepel?Lewis, T. (2015). Survey research: it?s just a few questions, right?. Pediatric Anesthesia, 25(7), 656-662. -Uygur, M. (2018). Yükseköğretimde kalite güvencesi bağlamında öğretme-öğrenme süreçlerinin incelenmesi ve öğretim elemanlarına yönelik bir eğitici eğitimi programı geliştirilmesi. Yayımlanmamış Doktora Tezi. Mersin Üniversitesi Eğitim Bilimleri Enstitüsü. Mersin. -Walliman, N. S. R. (2006). Social Research Methods. London, GBR: Sage Publications. -Wilson, E. B. (1990). An introduction to scientific research. Courier Corporation. New York: Dower Publications, Inc. -Yaşar, Ş. (1998). Çağdaş bilim anlayışı. Çağdaş yaşam çağdaş insan, 154-162.Şimşek, H., & Yıldırım, A. (2011). Sosyal bilimlerde nitel araştırma yöntemleri. Ankara: Seçkin Yayıncılık. -YÖK. (2014). Yükseköğretim kurumları etik davranış ilkeleri. Yükseköğretim Kurulu Başkanlığı, 22, 2014.
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS	Lecture,Practice,Project,Presentation,Report Preparation,Other
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA	Quantity Percentage(%) Project 1 90 Attendance 1 10 Total(%) 100 Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 100 Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 0 Total(%) 100
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION	Turkish
WORK PLACEMENT(S)	No