Course Information


Course Information
Course Title Code Semester L+U Hour Credits ECTS
RESEARCH METHODS 56501851 1 + 0 1.0 2.0

Prerequisites None

Language of Instruction Turkish
Course Level Graduate Degree
Course Type Compulsory
Mode of delivery
Course Coordinator
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Goals It is aimed to enable each student who fulfills the requirements of this course to comprehend the knowledge of scientific research methods and techniques in education and to reflect them into practice.
Course Content This course includes scientific research types and methods, determining scientific research topics, defining the research problem and establishing hypotheses, determining the research plan and method, sampling methods, determining the universe and sample, determining the number of samples, preparing questionnaires, determining dependent and independent variables, testing hypothesis. It includes identification of data, data summarization techniques, preparing the presentation of scientific research, the process of writing a research project, ethical issues in research, research and publication ethics.
Learning Outcomes 1) Define scientific research types and methods
2) Identify the subject of scientific research and make a source search
3) Prepare a research plan
4) Define sampling methods
5) Prepare a questionnaire
6) Determine of hypothesis testing
7) identify ethical issues
8) Write research project

Weekly Topics (Content)
Week Topics Teaching and Learning Methods and Techniques Study Materials
1. Week Scientific research types and methods Lecture; Question Answer
Opinion Pool
Brain Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
2. Week Identifying issues of scientific research, literature review Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion
Opinion Pool
Brain Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
3. Week Identification of the establishment of the research problem and hypotheses Lecture; Question Answer
Brainstorming
Brain Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
4. Week Review of the research plan and method Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion
Opinion Pool
Brain Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
5. Week Sampling methods Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion
Opinion Pool
Brain Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
6. Week Determination of the population and the sample, sample size, power analysis Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion
Opinion Pool
Brain Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
7. Week Preparation of the questionnaire Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion
Brainstorming; Opinion Pool
Project Based Learning; Brain Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time) Project (Including Preparation and presentation Time)
8. Week Midterm Exam Question Answer

 Practice (Teaching Practice, Music/Musical Instrument Practice, Statistics, Laboratory, Field Work, Clinic and Polyclinic Practice)
9. Week Determination of the dependent and independent variables Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion
Brainstorming; Opinion Pool
Brain Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
10. Week Determination of hypothesis testing Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion
Brainstorming; Opinion Pool
Brain Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
11. Week Data summarizing techniques Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion
Brainstorming; Opinion Pool
Brain Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
12. Week Preparing the presentation of scientific research Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion
Brainstorming; Opinion Pool
Brain Based Learning 		Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
13. Week The process of writing the research project Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion
Brainstorming; Opinion Pool
Brain Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
14. Week Ethical issues in research Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion; Case Study
Brainstorming; Opinion Pool
Brain Based Learning 		Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
15. Week Research and publication ethics Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion
Brainstorming; Opinion Pool
Brain Based Learning 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
16. Week Final Exam Question Answer

 Practice (Teaching Practice, Music/Musical Instrument Practice, Statistics, Laboratory, Field Work, Clinic and Polyclinic Practice)

Sources Used in This Course
Recommended Sources
APA (2010). Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association. Sixth Edition. Balcı, A. (2009). Sosyal Bilimlerde Araştırma: Yöntem, Teknik ve İlkeler. 7. Baskı, Ankara: Pegem Akademi. Büyüköztürk, Ş. (2010). Sosyal Bilimler İçin Veri Analizi El Kitabı. 11. Baskı. Ankara: Pegem Akademi. Büyüköztürk, Ş., Çakmak, E.K., Akgün, Ö.K., Karadeniz, Ş., ve Demirel, Funda. (2010). Bilimsel Araştırma Yöntemleri. Ankara: Pegem Akademi. Karasar, N. (2009). Bilimsel Araştırma Yöntemi. 20. Baskı, Ankara: Nobel Yayın Dağıtım. Kuş, E. (2006). Sosyal Bilimlerde Bilgisayar Destekli Nitel Veri Analizi. Ankara: Anı Yayıncılık. Neuman, W. L. (2008). Toplumsal Araştırma Yöntemleri: Nitel ve Nicel Yaklaşımlar Cilt 1, 2. Basım. İstanbul: Yayın Odası. Tanrıöğen, A. (Ed.) (2009). Bilimsel Araştırma Yöntemleri. Ankara: Anı Yayıncılık.

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ECTS credits and course workload
Event Quantity Duration (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Course Duration (Total weeks*Hours per week) 14 1
Work Hour outside Classroom (Preparation, strengthening) 14 2
Homework 1 4
Presentation (Including Preparation Time) 1 1
Project (Including Preparation and presentation Time) 1 2
Midterm Exam 1 1
Time to prepare for Midterm Exam 1 5
Final Exam 1 1
Time to prepare for Final Exam 1 5
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