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COURSE UNIT TITLECOURSE UNIT CODESEMESTERTHEORY + PRACTICE (Hour)ECTS
INDEPENDENT STUDY PSY412 - 2 + 2 6

TYPE OF COURSE UNITElective Course
LEVEL OF COURSE UNITBachelor's Degree
YEAR OF STUDY-
SEMESTER-
NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED6
NAME OF LECTURER(S)-
LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT At the end of this course, the students;
1) Develop a research proposal.
2) Carries out the application process of ethics committee.
3) Collect research data.
4) Analyze the research data.
5) Report the results.
6) Present the research.
MODE OF DELIVERYFace to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSENo
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENTNone
COURSE DEFINITIONThe aim of this course is to enable undergraduate students with an academic advisor to plan an independent research, to carry out the empirical study, and to report their findings with reference to academic manuals. Students are asked to make a literature research, to decide the method of study, to get and analyze data and to conclude on results of the empirical study.
COURSE CONTENTS
WEEKTOPICS
1st Week Developing Research Proposal
2nd Week Developing Research Proposal
3rd Week Preparing Ethical Application Forms
4th Week Applying Ethical Commission
5th Week Writing Introduction Section
6th Week Collecting Data
7th Week Collecting Data
8th Week Analyzing Data
9th Week Writing Method Section
10th Week Reporting The Results
11th Week Writing Discussion Section
12th Week Writing Discussion Section
13th Week Publishing The Research
14th Week Presenting The Research
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READINGEldoğan, D., Korkmaz, L., Yeniçeri, Z. & Kökdemir, D. (2017). Akademik yazım kuralları kitapçığı. Başkent Üniversitesi.
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODSLecture,Discussion,Practice
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA
 QuantityPercentage(%)
Practice160
Project140
Total(%)100
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%)100
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%)0
Total(%)100
ECTS WORKLOAD
Activities Number Hours Workload
Midterm exam
Preparation for Quiz
Individual or group work14456
Preparation for Final exam
Course hours14342
Preparation for Midterm exam
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam
Homework
Project14545
Performance Practice13535
Total Workload178
Total Workload / 305,93
ECTS Credits of the Course6
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTIONEnglish
WORK PLACEMENT(S)No
  

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