GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION

SCİENTİFİC RESEARCH METHODS/4530218

Course Title:	SCİENTİFİC RESEARCH METHODS
Credits	3	ECTS	8
Course Semester	2	Type of The Course	Compulsory

COURSE INFORMATION

-- (CATALOG CONTENT)

-- (TEXTBOOK)

-- (SUPPLEMENTARY TEXTBOOK)

-- (PREREQUISITES AND CO-REQUISITES)

-- LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION

Turkish

-- COURSE OBJECTIVES

-- COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES

At the end of this course student will be able to know basic concepts concerning research methodology

-- MODE OF DELIVERY

Lecture

--WEEKLY SCHEDULE
1. Week	Scientific methods and using of, population and sample.
2. Week	Research models, types and characteristics
3. Week	Quantitative research methods
4. Week	Quantitative research methods
5. Week	Qualitative research methods
6. Week	Qualitative research methods
7. Week	Control of research variable, data collection methods
8. Week	Midterm
9. Week	Measure, characteristics, types, tools, measurement errors
10. Week	Prepare measurement , validity and reliability and measurement.
11. Week	Analyze data sets and interpretation
12. Week	Reporting of Research Proposal
13. Week	Presenting example research proposals
14. Week	Presenting example research proposals
15. Week	Preparation to Final Exam
16. Week	Final

-- TEACHING and LEARNING METHODS

-- ASSESSMENT CRITERIA

	Quantity	Total Weighting (%)
Midterm Exams	1	40
Assignment	0	0
Application	0	0
Projects	0	0
Practice	0	0
Quiz	0	0

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	0	0
Reading Tasks	10	6	60
Searching in Internet and Library	10	4	40
Material Design and Implementation	1	5	5
Report Preparing	1	10	10
Preparing a Presentation	1	5	5
Presentation	1	2	2
Midterm Exam and Preperation for Midterm Exam	1	10	10
Final Exam and Preperation for Final Exam	1	20	20
Other (should be emphasized)	0	0	0
TOTAL WORKLOAD:			194
TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25:			7.76
Course Credit (ECTS):			8

-- COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM

-- NAME OF LECTURER(S)

(Doç. Dr. Togay Seçkin BİRBUDAK)

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

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-- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)

(tsbirbudak@gazi.edu.tr)

Gazi University