GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION
RESEARCH METHODS/5301303
Course Title: RESEARCH METHODS
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
Learn the basic features of science and scientific research
Identify a scientific research topic and the problem
Review the related literature
Prepare a research proposal
Determine the method of collecting data
Students have ability of analysing the data, interpreting and report them.

 -- MODE OF DELIVERY
  The mode of delivery of this course is Face to face
 --WEEKLY SCHEDULE
1. Week  Science and related basic concepts
2. Week  Basic concepts of scientific research
3. Week  Scientific research techniques
4. Week  Stages of scientific research techniques
5. Week  Defining the scientific research problem
6. Week  Methods of reviewing the literature
7. Week  Midterm exam, Methods of data collection: Qualitative and Quantitative
8. Week  Survey techniques and questionnaire design
9. Week  Reliability anaysis
10. Week  Validity analysis
11. Week  Analysing and interpreting the data
12. Week   Preparing of survey reports and the rules of academic writing
13. Week  Academic presentation techniques
14. Week  Preparing projects for various funds
15. Week  Final exam
16. Week  
 -- TEACHING and LEARNING METHODS
 -- ASSESSMENT CRITERIA
 
Quantity
Total Weighting (%)
 Midterm Exams
1
40
 Assignment
0
0
 Application
0
0
 Projects
1
20
 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
 Reading Tasks
14
2
28
 Searching in Internet and Library
14
2
28
 Material Design and Implementation
0
 Report Preparing
14
1
14
 Preparing a Presentation
11
2
22
 Presentation
11
2
22
 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
 TOTAL WORKLOAD: 
186
 TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25: 
7.44
 Course Credit (ECTS): 
7.5
 -- COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM
NO
PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES
1
2
3
4
5
1X
2X
3X
4X
5X
6X
7X
8X
9X
10X
 -- NAME OF LECTURER(S)
   (Assoc. Prof. Dr. Yaprak Arzu ÖZDEMİR )
 -- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)
   ( http://websitem.gazi.edu.tr/site/yaprak)
 -- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)
   ( yaprak@gazi.edu.tr)