| 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 | 7 |
| NAME OF LECTURER(S) | -
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| LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT |
At the end of this course, the students;
1) Learns the basic concepts, processes and steps of scientific research.
2) Learns the types of research.
3) Comprehend the ways in developing, revising and testing a research question,
4) Relate the research question with the relevant statistical analysis
5) Prepare a research proposal.
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| MODE OF DELIVERY | Face to face |
| PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE | No |
| RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT | |
| COURSE DEFINITION | The purpose of this course is developing ability in evaluating research reports and planning a research proposal as well as comprehension of basic concepts in quantitative research methods |
| COURSE CONTENTS | | WEEK | TOPICS |
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| 1st Week | The nature of research. The ways to reach information, types of research and general research methods. | | 2nd Week | The purpose of research questions and properties of a defensible research question. | | 3rd Week | Types of variables, the meaning of hypothesis. | | 4th Week | Ethics in research. Principles of ethics. | | 5th Week | Methods of literature review. | | 6th Week | Methods of sampling. External validity of research. | | 7th Week | Types of tests used in research. Cognitive versus affective tests. | | 8th Week | Use of statistics in research. Descriptive versus inferential statistics. | | 9th Week | Reliability and validity of the test scores. | | 10th Week | Factors affecting internal validity of a research. | | 11th Week | The data analyses and reporting the results of quantitative analyses. | | 12th Week | Experimental research studies. | | 13th Week | Correlational and causal comparative research studies | | 14th Week | Survey research | | 15th Week | |
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| RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING | Karasar, N. (2004). Bilimsel Araştırma Yöntemi, Nobel Yayın Dağıtım, Ankara.
Frankel, J.R. & Wallen N.E. (2009). How to Design and Evaluate Research in Education. (7th ed). Boston: McGraw Hill
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| PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS | Lecture,Questions/Answers,Problem Solving,Report Preparation,Presentation |
| ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA | | | Quantity | Percentage(%) |
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| Mid-term | 1 | 20 | | Other | 1 | 40 | | Total(%) | | 60 | | Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) | | 60 | | Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) | | 40 | | Total(%) | | 100 |
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| ECTS WORKLOAD |
| Activities |
Number |
Hours |
Workload |
| Midterm exam | 1 | 12 | 12 | | Preparation for Quiz | 3 | 4 | 12 | | Individual or group work | 14 | 3 | 42 | | Preparation for Final exam | 1 | 20 | 20 | | Course hours | 14 | 3 | 42 | | Preparation for Midterm exam | 1 | 12 | 12 | | Laboratory (including preparation) | | | | | Final exam | 1 | 15 | 15 | | Homework | 2 | 5 | 10 | | Project | 1 | 40 | 40 | | Quiz | 3 | 1 | 3 | | Seminar (including preperation) | | | | | Article | 2 | 3 | 6 | | Total Workload | | | 214 |
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| Total Workload / 30 | | | 7,13 |
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| ECTS Credits of the Course | | | 7 |
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| LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION | Turkish |
| WORK PLACEMENT(S) | No |
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