GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION
RESEARCH METHODS/2080051
Course Title: RESEARCH METHODS
Credits 3 ECTS 7.5
Semester 2 Compulsory/Elective Elective
COURSE INFO
 -- LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
  Turkish
 -- NAME OF LECTURER(S)
  Prof. Serdar KILIÇKAPLAN
 -- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  www.gazi.edu.tr/skilickaplan
 -- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  skilickaplan@gazi.edu.tr
 -- LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT
Philosophy and science philosophy are comprehended
Thinking scientificly and methods of research are learned
Writing thesis,article and report are learned
 -- MODE OF DELIVERY
  The 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
  Punch, Keith F., Sosyal araştırmalara Giriş, Siyasal Kitabevi, Çev.: Dursun bayrak ve Diğerl. Ankara , 2005. Erkan Öngel, Araştırmacılar İçin Kimi İstatistiksel Teknikler, Kasım 1980, Ankara
 -- PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS
  Lecture, Question & Answer, Demonstration, Drill - Practise, Homework
 -- WORK PLACEMENT(S)
  Not Applicable
 -- 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 econometrics.X
2Having appropriate behavior of econometricsin 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
3Having skills about selecting, using and evaluating of appropriate econometrics and statistical programming methods, based on theoretical and practical knowledge acquired in the field related to the current problems faced by.X
4Having skills to work with the team for reach fruitful results in interdisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies.X
5Having knowledge of research methods in the field of institutions and organizations planning projects, managing in order to conduct independent research.X
6Using some of the advanced level econometrics and statistical software programs.X
7Having skills about information system related to the fields in working life.
8Having qualities for analytical thinking, prospecting and bring scientific solutions to problems as a researcher.X
9Having skills to comprehension, application and evaluation about terms and basic theory of operational research.
10Having the professional expertise and skills on theoretical and practical aspects of operational research.