| Course Unit Code | Course Unit Title | Type of Course Unit | Year of Study | Semester | Number of ECTS Credits | | 213300004102 | RESEARCH METHODS AND TECHNIQUES | Elective | 2 | 4 | 5 |
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| Level of Course Unit |
| Short Cycle |
| Objectives of the Course |
| Being able to know how the process in a scientific research works and how a scientific report should be prepared. |
| Name of Lecturer(s) |
| Öğr. Gör. Uğur PARLAK |
| Learning Outcomes |
| 1 | Students will have information about the scientific research process. | | 2 | Students will be able to make a research proposal related to their field. | | 3 | Students will be aware of data collection and analysis methods. | | 4 | Students will learn about how to express their findings. | | 5 | Students will learn about interpreting findings and making recommendations. |
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| Mode of Delivery |
| Daytime Class |
| Prerequisites and co-requisities |
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| Course Contents |
| Basic concepts and information about science, the structure of scientific research, scientific methods and different views on these methods, problem, research model, universe and sample, data collection and data collection methods (quantitative and qualitative data collection techniques), data recording, analysis, interpretation and reporting. |
| Weekly Detailed Course Contents |
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| 1 | Basic concept principles and approaches | | | | 2 | Source of information; science, scientific method | | | | 3 | Research and research education | | | | 4 | Research process and techniques/ Report preparation techniques | | | | 5 | Ways of Citing and Citing References | | | | 6 | Purpose and Sub-Aims; importance, assumptions, limitations and definitions | | | | 7 | Purpose and Sub-Aims; importance, assumptions, limitations and definitions | | | | 8 | MIDTERM | | | | 9 | Data and data collection techniques | | | | 10 | Data processing and analysis | | | | 11 | Findings and interpretation | | | | 12 | Prepare a sample report | | | | 13 | Prepare a sample report 2 | | | | 14 | Evaluation of reports | | |
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| Recommended or Required Reading |
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| Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods |
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| Assessment Methods and Criteria | |
| Criticising Paper | 2 | 100 | | SUM | 100 | |
| Writing Paper | 1 | 100 | | SUM | 100 | | Term (or Year) Learning Activities | 40 | | End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities | 60 | | SUM | 100 |
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| Workload Calculation |
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| Writing Paper | 1 | 50 | 50 |
| Criticising Paper | 2 | 50 | 100 |
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| Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes |
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| * Contribution Level : 1 Very low 2 Low 3 Medium 4 High 5 Very High |
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