TYPE OF COURSE UNIT	Compulsory Course
LEVEL OF COURSE UNIT	Bachelor's Degree
YEAR OF STUDY	4
SEMESTER	Seventh Term (Fall)
NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED	4
NAME OF LECTURER(S)	Associate Professor Serpil Yalçınalp
LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT	At the end of this course, the students; 1) Will be able to explain basic principles of scientific research, 2) Will be able to explain the types of scientific research, 3) Will be able to explain the steps of the scientific research, 4) Will be able to explain research ethics.
MODE OF DELIVERY	Face to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE	No
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT	None
COURSE DEFINITION	Science and basic concepts (phenomenon, knowledge, absolute, right, wrong, basics of universal knowledge and its history, structure of scientific research, different views on scientific methods, problem, research model, sampling, data collection, methods of data collection (quantitative and qualitative data collection procedures), data recording, analysis, interpretation and reporting.
COURSE CONTENTS	WEEK TOPICS 1st Week Introduction of the syllabus and the rules of the course. 2nd Week Science, Knowledge, Resources, Reaching to resources, Purpose of research. 3rd Week Scientific Method, Scientific Research, Types of Research 4th Week Steps of scientific research (Problem, Purpose, Importance, Assumptions, Limitations, Definitions) 5th Week The steps of research (Design and Sample) 6th Week The steps of research (Design and Sample) 7th Week The steps of research (Data resources and Data collection methods) 8th Week Midterm Exam 9th Week The steps of research (Data analysis and Interpretation) 10th Week The steps of research (Data analysis and Interpretation) 11th Week The steps of research (Findings, Discussion and Implications) 12th Week Writing up research and ethics of research 13th Week Writing up research and ethics of research 14th Week Examining a research article / Evaluation of the course
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING	Bir, A. A. (Ed.). Sosyal bilimlerde araştırma yöntemleri. Eskişehir: Anadolu Üniversitesi Açıköğretim Fakültesi Yayınları. Erkuş, A. (2005). Bilimsel araştırma sarmalı. (Birinci Baskı). Ankara: Seçkin Yayıncılık. Karasar, N. (2007). Bilimsel araştırma yöntemi. (17. Baskı). Ankara: Nobel Yayın Dağıtım.
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS	Lecture,Discussion,Problem Solving,Case Study,Other
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA	Quantity Percentage(%) Mid-term 1 30 Assignment 1 20 Total(%) 50 Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 50 Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 50 Total(%) 100
ECTS WORKLOAD	Activities Number Hours Workload Midterm exam 1 1 1 Preparation for Quiz Individual or group work 14 1 14 Preparation for Final exam 1 15 15 Course hours 14 3 42 Preparation for Midterm exam 1 10 10 Laboratory (including preparation) Final exam 1 1 1 Homework 3 2 6 Project 1 15 15 Article 4 4 16 Total Workload 120 Total Workload / 30 4 ECTS Credits of the Course 4
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION	Turkish
WORK PLACEMENT(S)	No