GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION
SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH METHODS/2750044
Course Title: SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH METHODS
Credits 3 ECTS 7.5
Semester 2 Compulsory/Elective Elective
COURSE INFO
 -- LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
  Turkish
 -- NAME OF LECTURER(S)
  Assoc. Prof. Yeliz YALÇIN
 -- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  http://websitem.gazi.edu.tr/site/yyeliz
 -- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  yyeliz@gazi.edu.tr
 -- LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT
Introduce to statistical methods at scientific research on business management
Learn the basic research techniques in social sciences
Apply and interpret the basic statistical techniques in social sciences






 -- 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  Introduction to scientific research methodology
2. Week  Investigate to online databases
3. Week  Research to literature statistical methods which use social sciences and business management science
4. Week  What are the data collection methods? What are the data measure methods?
5. Week  What are the data collection methods? What are the data measure methods?
6. Week  Cross-section data analysis, What is questionnaire? How prepare? Case study from survey analysis
7. Week  Basic statistics, Frequency tables
8. Week  Midterm
9. Week  Cross tabulation, Chi-Square relation analysis
10. Week  Correlation analysis
11. Week  Hypothesis tests (One sample t tests, independent sample t tests, paired sample t tests)
12. Week  Hypothesis tests (One way - ANOVA)
13. Week  Hypothesis tests (Mann-Whitney U, Kruskal Wallis H Tests)
14. Week  Regression analysis
15. Week  lab
16. Week  Final exam
 -- RECOMMENDED OR REQUIRED READING
  ÇEVİK O, AKGÜL A., (2005), “İstatistiksel Analiz Teknikleri – SPSS’te İşletme Yönetimi Uygulamaları”, Emek Ofset Ltd. Şti, Ankara. Remzi ALTUNIŞIK, Recai COŞKUN, Serkan BAYRAKTAROĞLU, Engin YILDIRIM, (2004), “Sosyal Bilimlerde Araştırma Yöntemleri, SPSS Uygulama mı?”, Sakarya Kitabevi, Ankara. EYMEN, E., U., (2007) “SPSS 15.0 Veri Analizi”, İstatistik Merkezi, İstanbul. BAŞ, Türker, (2005), “Anket – Nasıl Yapılır, Uygulanır, Değerlendirilir?”, Seçkin Yayıncılık, Ankara. Gazi Üniversitesi Merkez Kütüphanesi Online Veri Tabanları
 -- 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
50
 Assignment
0
0
 Exercises
0
0
 Projects
1
50
 Practice
0
0
 Quiz
0
0
 Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade  
50
 Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade  
50
 -- WORKLOAD
 Efficiency  Total Week Count  Weekly Duration (in hour)  Total Workload in Semester
 Theoretical Study Hours of Course Per Week
14
3
42
 Practising Hours of Course Per Week
14
2
28
 Reading
13
2
26
 Searching in Internet and Library
13
2
26
 Designing and Applying Materials
13
2
26
 Preparing Reports
0
 Preparing Presentation
13
1
13
 Presentation
13
1
13
 Mid-Term and Studying for Mid-Term
2
3
6
 Final and Studying for Final
2
4
8
 Other
0
 TOTAL WORKLOAD: 
188
 TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25: 
7.52
 ECTS: 
7.5
 -- COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM
NO
 PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES
1
2
3
4
5
1To comprehend advance information about production and operations management, production planning and control, project management, total quality management, operations research, supply chain management, forecasting, service management, research techniques, marketing strategies and financial management areas
2To get adequate information and experience in the designing process of production systems when determining system parameters.
3To investigate solutions for system failures, to comment information about related areas, to develop production strategies and finally to start a project
4To improve strategies for marketing and sale, to plan future plans for marketing department in consideration of strategic goals
5To use area related information on behalf of modern production systems, moreover, to plan, apply and control necessary strategies
6To determine total quality management processes in order to produce products with worldwide quality standards and to transfer information via team work
7To decide and apply most suitable quantitative techniques in order to optimize several production applications
8To provide active usage of management information systems with third party service providers in decision making process
9To plan, execute and control production and operations management strategies for service companies
10To analyze the difference between assets and equities that emerges from several activities in a specific time interval for a company
11To use forecasting techniques for planning future related actions of company and to execute these techniques in a good mannerX
12To trace worldwide changes about production and operations management, to promote innovations and to transfer experience toward employee
13To specify necessary steps for executing business activities via team work
14To provide information about project management techniques and to prepare report about several resourcesX