GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION
Research Methods in Educational Administration II/4120007
Course Title: Research Methods in Educational Administration II
Credits 3 ECTS 8
Semester 1 Compulsory/Elective Elective
COURSE INFO
 -- LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
  Turkish
 -- NAME OF LECTURER(S)
  Assoc. Prof. Ferudun SEZGİN
 -- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  http://www.websitem.gazi.edu.tr/site/ferudun
 -- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  ferudun@gazi.edu.tr
 -- LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT
Construct appropriate data base for the research.
Organize and describe the data.
Define the appropriate data analysis techniques.
Know and practice advanced data analysis techniques.
Explain the characteristics of instruments.
Interpret the findings of research properly.
Report the results of research.


 -- 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 a recommended optional programme component for this course. Research Methods in Educational Administration I is recommended.
 --COURSE CONTENT
1. Week  Introduction to statistics, general concepts
2. Week  Defining and clean-up process of data
3. Week  Validity and reliability techniques
4. Week  Exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis
5. Week  Correlations techniques
6. Week  Comparing the means of independent samples
7. Week  Comparing the means of related samples
8. Week  Midterm exam
9. Week  Comparing the means of mixed and repeated samples
10. Week  Standard and multiple linear regression
11. Week  Multivariate statistics
12. Week  Non-parametric tests
13. Week  Structural equation modeling
14. Week  Meta-analysis, meta-synthesis, and descriptive analysis
15. Week  Final exam
16. Week  
 -- RECOMMENDED OR REQUIRED READING
  Balcı, A. (2009). Sosyal bilimlerde araştırma. Ankara: Pegem Akademi. Büyüköztürk, Ş. (2014). Sosyal bilimler için veri analizi el kitabı. Ankara: Pegem Akademi. Büyüköztürk, Ş., Çokluk, Ö. ve Köklü, N. (2011). Sosyal bilimler için istatistik. Ankara: Pegem Akademi. Büyüköztürk, Ş., Kılıç-Çakmak, E., Akgün, Ö. E., Karadeniz, Ş. ve Demirel, F. (2012). Bilimsel araştırma yöntemleri. Ankara: Pegem Akademi. Çokluk, Ö., Şekercioğlu, G. ve Büyüköztürk, Ş. (2010). Sosyal bilimler için çok değişkenli istatistik: SPSS ve LISREL uygulamaları. Ankara: Pegem Akademi. Fraenkel, J. R., & Wallen, N. E. (2008). How to design and evaluate research in education. New York: McGraw-Hill. Karasar, N. (2008). Bilimsel araştırma yöntemi. Ankara: Nobel. Marshall, C., & Rossman, G. B. (2011). Designing qualitative research. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE. Özdamar, K. (2004). Paket programlar ile istatistiksel veri analizi 1-2. Eskişehir: Kaan. Yıldırım, A. ve Şimşek, H. (2008). Sosyal bilimlerde nitel araştı
 -- PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS
  Lecture, Question & Answer, Demonstration, Drill - Practise
 -- WORK PLACEMENT(S)
  Not Applicable
 -- ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA
 
Quantity
Percentage
 Mid-terms
1
20
 Assignment
2
20
 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
3
42
 Practising Hours of Course Per Week
0
 Reading
14
3
42
 Searching in Internet and Library
10
2
20
 Designing and Applying Materials
0
 Preparing Reports
10
2
20
 Preparing Presentation
10
3
30
 Presentation
10
3
30
 Mid-Term and Studying for Mid-Term
1
10
10
 Final and Studying for Final
1
14
14
 Other
0
 TOTAL WORKLOAD: 
208
 TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25: 
8.32
 ECTS: 
8
 -- COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM
NO
 PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES
1
2
3
4
5
1X
2X
3X
4X
5X
6X
7X
8X
9X
10X
11X
12X