Course Information


Course Information
Course Title Code Semester L+U Hour Credits ECTS
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY PROJECT AND SCIENTIFIC PUBLICATION PREPARATION TECHNIQUES 400100801110 3 + 0 3.0 6.0

Prerequisites None

Language of Instruction Turkish
Course Level Graduate Degree
Course Type Compulsory
Mode of delivery
Course Coordinator
Instructors Hilal ÖZDAĞ SEVGİLİ
Assistants Bala GÜR DEDEOĞLU
Goals The aim of this course is to provide the students the theoretical and practical knowledge on preparation and submission of a research project and a scientific manuscript.
Course Content Scientific publications will not have the value that they deserve if not provided in publicated forms no matter how they are important. Thus, the studies must be presented in a most proper way. In this course, the information of the important points of writing a scientific paper with its basic outlines will be given. Besides the meaning of scientific publications, the fundamentals of a paper and the information about publication process will also be mentioned. Finally it will be provided to students that practicing their knowledge gained in this course by writing a research project.
Learning Outcomes 1) The students who is enrolled in this course will learn the fundamental concepts/steps about scientific observation in order to prepare a research project and/or a scientific paper
2) The students who is enrolled in this course will learn the fundamental concepts/steps about proposing and testing a scientific hypothesis in order to prepare a research project and/or a scientific paper
3) The students who is enrolled in this course will learn the fundamental concepts/steps on the interpretation of research results in order to prepare a research project and/or a scientific paper

Weekly Topics (Content)
Week Topics Teaching and Learning Methods and Techniques Study Materials
1. Week What is science. What does a scientific research require. Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion; Case Study
Colloquium
Project Based Learning 		Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
2. Week First step in scientific research: how to define a problem and propose solutions Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion; Case Study
Colloquium
Project Based Learning 		Homework Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
3. Week How to conduct bibliographical research and put forward a hypothesis? Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion
Colloquium
Project Based Learning 		Homework Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
4. Week How to read and evaluate a scientific paper Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion
Colloquium
Project Based Learning 		Homework Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
5. Week The design of a research project in order to elucidate the answer of a scientific question Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion
Colloquium
Project Based Learning 		Homework Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
6. Week How to get the necessary funding for research projects Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion
Colloquium
Project Based Learning 		Homework Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
7. Week How to move forward after receiving a research grant Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion
Colloquium
Project Based Learning 		Homework Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
8. Week Dissemination of project results with scientific community 1 Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion
Colloquium
Project Based Learning 		Homework Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
9. Week Dissemination of project results with scientific community 2 Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion
Colloquium
Project Based Learning 		Homework Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
10. Week How to write a scientific paper Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion
Colloquium
Project Based Learning 		Homework Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
11. Week What happens if a manuscript gets rejection Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion
Colloquium
Project Based Learning 		Homework Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
12. Week Peer review for scientific papers and grant proposals Lecture; Discussion
Colloquium
Project Based Learning 		Homework Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
13. Week What are differences between the preparation of a dissertation and a scientific paper? Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion
Colloquium
Project Based Learning 		Homework Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
14. Week Research and Publication Ethics Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion
Colloquium
Project Based Learning 		Homework Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)

Sources Used in This Course
Recommended Sources
Day, R.A. 2005. Bilimsel makale nasıl yazılır, nasıl yayımlanır? Tübitak Yayınları, Saner Basım Sanayi.
Lindsay, D. 2011. Scientific Writing= Thinking in Words. CSIRO Publishing.

Relations with Education Attainment Program Course Competencies
Program RequirementsContribution LevelDK1DK2DK3
PY15000
PY25000
PY35000
PY45000

*DK = Course's Contrubution.
0 1 2 3 4 5
Level of contribution None Very Low Low Fair High Very High
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ECTS credits and course workload
Event Quantity Duration (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Course Duration (Total weeks*Hours per week) 14 3
Work Hour outside Classroom (Preparation, strengthening) 14 2
Homework 14 2
Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.) 14 3
Midterm Exam 1 2
Time to prepare for Midterm Exam 1 10
Final Exam 1 2
Time to prepare for Final Exam 1 20
Total Workload
Total Workload / 30 (s)
ECTS Credit of the Course
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  • Relations with Education Attainment Program Course Competencies
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