GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION
RESEARCH METHODS/1790044
Course Title: RESEARCH METHODS
Credits 3 ECTS 7.5
Semester 1 Compulsory/Elective Elective
COURSE INFO
 -- LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
   Turkish
 -- NAME OF LECTURER(S)
  Prof. Aydin UNSAL
 -- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  http://websitem.gazi.edu.tr/site/aunsal
 -- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  aunsal@gazi.edu.tr
 -- LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT
Comprehends philosophy and science philosophy
Learns thinking scientificly and methods of research
Learns writing thesis,article and report
 -- MODE OF DELIVERY
  he mode of delivery of this course is Face to face
 -- PREREQUISITES AND CO-REQUISITES
  There is no prerequisite or co-requisite for this course.
 -- RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENTS
  There is no recommended optional programme component for this course.
 --COURSE CONTENT
1. Week  Science and Concepts with Science; Philosophy and Science Philosophy
2. Week  Fundamentals of Research in Social Sciences
3. Week  Methods of Research in Social Sciences
4. Week  Some Problems faced with Research in Social Sciences
5. Week  Process of Scientific Research
6. Week  Research Subjects and Discussions
7. Week  Sampling and Sampling Distributions ; the sampling process comprises several stages
8. Week  Midterm
9. Week  Methods of Data Collection
10. Week  Quantative Data Analysis
11. Week  Presentation methods of data
12. Week  Estimation theory and its methods
13. Week  Relation of two variables
14. Week  Writing report of research
15. Week  Reading and criticizing of article
16. Week  Represent of Project
 -- RECOMMENDED OR REQUIRED READING
  No
 -- PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS
   Lecture, Question & Answer, Demonstration, Drill - Practise
 -- WORK PLACEMENT(S)
  No
 -- ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA
 
Quantity
Percentage
 Mid-terms
1
30
 Assignment
1
10
 Exercises
0
0
 Projects
0
0
 Practice
0
0
 Quiz
0
0
 Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade  
40
 Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade  
60
 -- WORKLOAD
 Efficiency  Total Week Count  Weekly Duration (in hour)  Total Workload in Semester
 Theoretical Study Hours of Course Per Week
14
2
28
 Practising Hours of Course Per Week
14
1
14
 Reading
14
3
42
 Searching in Internet and Library
10
2
20
 Designing and Applying Materials
3
2
6
 Preparing Reports
10
2
20
 Preparing Presentation
10
3
30
 Presentation
1
3
3
 Mid-Term and Studying for Mid-Term
8
3
24
 Final and Studying for Final
0
 Other
0
 TOTAL WORKLOAD: 
187
 TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25: 
7.48
 ECTS: 
7.5
 -- COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM
NO
 PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES
1
2
3
4
5
1Having the professional expertise and skills on theoretical and practical aspect of operational research.X
2Having skills for comprehension, application and evaluation about terms and basic theory of operational research.X
3Having appropriate behavior of operational researchin the field of social, scientific, cultural and ethical values, applicability of gained knowledge and skills in accordance with the principle of responsibility to social and working life.X
4Having qualities for professional competence in order to work in career fields such as planning assistant specialist or working department of research-development in public institutions and organizations, the private sector and civil society organizationsX
5Having knowledge about other disciplines such as managements, finance, industrial engineering, mathematics and economics related to econometrics.X
6Having skills about selecting, using and evaluating appropriate mathematical programming methods, based on theoretical and practical knowledge acquired in the field related to the current problems.X
7Having skills to work with the team for reach fruitful results in interdisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies.X
8Having knowledge of research methods in the field of institutions and organizations planning projects, managing in order to conduct independent research.X
9Having qualities foranalytical thinking, prospecting and bringing scientific solutions to problems as a researcher.X
10Using some of the basic operational researchsoftware programs and having skills about information system related to the fields in working life.X