GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION
Educational Research Methods and Publication Ethics-I/1800208
Course Title: Educational Research Methods and Publication Ethics-I
Credits 3 ECTS 8
Course Semester 2 Type of The Course Elective
COURSE INFORMATION
 -- (CATALOG CONTENT)
 -- (TEXTBOOK)
 -- (SUPPLEMENTARY TEXTBOOK)
 -- (PREREQUISITES AND CO-REQUISITES)
 -- LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
  Turkish
 -- COURSE OBJECTIVES
 -- COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES
Reports the findings according to APA etc.
 -- MODE OF DELIVERY
  face to face
 --WEEKLY SCHEDULE
1. Week  Basic concepts and definitions in research process (ways of knowledge acquisition, scientific method, types of research and classifying)
2. Week  Problems of research- variant and hypothesis
3. Week  Field scanning & Sampling methods
4. Week  Assessment and scales
5. Week  Data collection techniques (Observation, Interview, Survey)
6. Week  Internal and external validity in researches
7. Week  Quantitative research methods-1
8. Week  Quantitative research methods-2
9. Week  Qualitative research methods
10. Week  Concept of ethics and occupation-Ethical theories
11. Week  The Concept and Basic Principles of Research Ethics, Ethical Behaviors and Ethical Violations in the Research Process
12. Week  Publishing ethics and basic principles - Ethical violations and ethical violations in the publication process - Problems with the right to authorship
13. Week  Research Ethics Committees / Sample Investigations Contrary to Publishing Ethics
14. Week  Research project draft
15. Week  
16. Week  
 -- TEACHING and LEARNING METHODS
 -- ASSESSMENT CRITERIA
 
Quantity
Total Weighting (%)
 Midterm Exams
1
20
 Assignment
1
10
 Application
0
0
 Projects
1
30
 Practice
0
0
 Quiz
0
0
 Percent of In-term Studies  
60
 Percentage of Final Exam to Total Score  
40
 -- WORKLOAD
 Activity  Total Number of Weeks  Duration (weekly hour)  Total Period Work Load
 Weekly Theoretical Course Hours
14
3
42
 Weekly Tutorial Hours
0
0
0
 Reading Tasks
13
5
65
 Searching in Internet and Library
13
2
26
 Material Design and Implementation
0
0
0
 Report Preparing
4
5
20
 Preparing a Presentation
4
5
20
 Presentation
4
1
4
 Midterm Exam and Preperation for Midterm Exam
1
10
10
 Final Exam and Preperation for Final Exam
1
10
10
 Other (should be emphasized)
0
 TOTAL WORKLOAD: 
197
 TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25: 
7.88
 Course Credit (ECTS): 
8
 -- COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM
NO
 PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES
1
2
3
4
5
1To know basic concepts related to field of measurement and assessment.X
2To be familiar with basic test theories for developing measurement instruments.X
3To know ethical standard of scientific research process.X
4To develop measurement instrument according to its psychometric properties such as reliability, validity and usefulness being related to its structure and purpose of usage.X
5To construct relationship between the psychometric properties and test theories which are the base of development instrument of measurement instrument.X
6To develop items according to item development and adaptation process.X
7To use statistical techniques which are related to the process of test development and adaptation process according to its aim.X
8To accomplish studies related to its field.X
9To apply alternative measurement and assessment methods.X
10To present project proposals and to report completed projects.X
11To choose research methods and techniques according to their research problem.X
12To use software utilized analysis of quantitative research data.X
13To choose measurement instrument relevant to their purpose according to psychometric properties.X
14To evaluate the process of item development and scientific research according to its appropriateness of ethical standards.X
15To evaluate methods/approach that can be used for finding out psychometric properties according to construct and usage purpose of measurement instruments.X
16To evaluate the strength and weaknesses of adaptation process related to measurement instrument for different cultures and different purposes.X
17To evaluate the researches in the field according to standarts of scientific method.X
18To interpret the outputs of software that is used in the analysis of quantitative survey data (univariate, multivariate).X
19To use information and communication technologies in a certain level in theoretical and practical studies of the field.X
20To analyze the education systems of different countries and measurement and assessment practices in these systems with critical perspectives.X
 -- NAME OF LECTURER(S)
   (Prof. Dr. Bayram ÇETİN)
 -- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)
   (https://websitem.gazi.edu.tr/site/mehtapcakan)
 -- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)
   (cakanmehtap@hotmail.com)