GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION

RESEARCH METHODS IN SCIENCE EDUCATION/4430029

Course Title:	RESEARCH METHODS IN SCIENCE EDUCATION
Credits	3	ECTS	7.5
Course Semester	1	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

-- MODE OF DELIVERY

The mode of delivery of this course is Face to face

--WEEKLY SCHEDULE
1. Week	Introduction to Research Methods
2. Week	Research Ethics and the Ethics of Scientific
3. Week	Problem Selection and Variables
4. Week	Literature Review
5. Week	Sampling Procedures
6. Week	Instrumentation
7. Week	Validity and Reliability
8. Week	Overview of Statistics
9. Week	Experimental Research
10. Week	Correlational Research
11. Week	Causal-Comparative Research
12. Week	Survey Research
13. Week	Qualitative Research I
14. Week	Qualitative Research II
15. Week
16. Week

-- TEACHING and LEARNING METHODS

-- ASSESSMENT CRITERIA

	Quantity	Total Weighting (%)
Midterm Exams	1	10
Assignment	7	10
Application	7	10
Projects	0	0
Practice	0	0
Quiz	7	10

Percent of In-term Studies		40
Percentage of Final Exam to Total Score		60

-- WORKLOAD

Activity	Total Number of Weeks	Duration (weekly hour)	Total Period Work Load
Weekly Theoretical Course Hours	14	3	42
Weekly Tutorial Hours			0
Reading Tasks	14	3	42
Searching in Internet and Library	14	2	28
Material Design and Implementation			0
Report Preparing	7	3	21
Preparing a Presentation	7	2	14
Presentation	7	2	14
Midterm Exam and Preperation for Midterm Exam	1	8	8
Final Exam and Preperation for Final Exam	1	18	18
Other (should be emphasized)			0
TOTAL WORKLOAD:			187
TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25:			7.48
Course Credit (ECTS):			7.5

-- COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM

-- NAME OF LECTURER(S)

(Assoc. Prof. Dr. Huseyin AKKUS)

-- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)

(http://websitem.gazi.edu.tr/site/akkus)

-- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)

(akkus@gazi.edu.tr)

Gazi University