Faculty Of Economıc, Admınıstratıve And Socıal Scıences
Economıcs (Englısh)

Course Information

RESEARCH METHODS
Code Semester Theoretical Practice National Credit ECTS Credit
Hour / Week
MAN214 Spring 3 0 3 5

Prerequisites and co-requisites
Language of instruction English
Type Required
Level of Course Bachelor's
Lecturer Asst.Prof.Dr. Ayhan DEMIRCI
Mode of Delivery Face to Face
Suggested Subject
Professional practise ( internship ) None
Objectives of the Course To provide an introduction to some concepts of probability and statistics with applications of health enterprises problems. The course illustrates many examples of common statistical methods for students who would like to focus on descriptive relationships and information intensive fields.
Contents of the Course The subject of scientific research,the process of scientific research,research design,measuremant,data collecting techniques,sampling,scientific ethics.

Learning Outcomes of Course

# Learning Outcomes
1 A student can define scientific research and can explain scientific research process
2 Can make researh design
3 Can explain sampling process
4 Can design survey
5 Can make quantitative and qualitative analysis
6 Can prepare research report by interpreting data analysis results

Course Syllabus

# Subjects Teaching Methods and Technics
1 Editing and recording of data. Lecturing, Discussion
2 Descriptive statistics. Lecturing, Discussion
3 Hypothesis Tests Lecturing, Problem Solving
4 Hypothesis Tests Lecturing, Problem Solving
5 t-Test Lecturing, Problem Solving
6 z-Test Lecturing, Problem Solving
7 F-Test Lecturing, Problem Solving
8 Midterm Written exam
9 Nonparametric Hypothesis Tests - Chi-Square Tests. Lecturing, Problem Solving
10 Nonparametric Hypothesis Tests - Chi-Square Tests. Lecturing, Problem Solving
11 Regression Analysis Lecturing, Problem Solving
12 Correlation Analysis Lecturing, Problem Solving
13 Variance Analysis Lecturing, Problem Solving
14 Variance Analysis Lecturing, Problem Solving
15 Covariance Analysis Lecturing, Problem Solving
16 Final Exam Written exam

Course Syllabus

# Material / Resources Information About Resources Reference / Recommended Resources
1 Anol Bhattacherjee (2012),Social Science Research:Principles,Methods and Practices
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Method of Assessment

# Weight Work Type Work Title
1 40% Mid-Term Exam Mid-Term Exam
2 60% Final Exam Final Exam

Relationship between Learning Outcomes of Course and Program Outcomes

# Learning Outcomes Program Outcomes Method of Assessment
1 A student can define scientific research and can explain scientific research process 10 1͵2
2 Can make researh design 3 1͵2
3 Can explain sampling process 2 1͵2
4 Can design survey 10 1͵2
5 Can make quantitative and qualitative analysis 2 1͵2
6 Can prepare research report by interpreting data analysis results 2͵5 1͵2
PS. The numbers, which are shown in the column Method of Assessment, presents the methods shown in the previous table, titled as Method of Assessment.

Work Load Details

# Type of Work Quantity Time (Hour) Work Load
1 Course Duration 14 3 42
2 Course Duration Except Class (Preliminary Study, Enhancement) 14 3 42
3 Presentation and Seminar Preparation 1 24 24
4 Web Research, Library and Archival Work 0 0 0
5 Document/Information Listing 0 0 0
6 Workshop 0 0 0
7 Preparation for Midterm Exam 1 20 20
8 Midterm Exam 1 1 1
9 Quiz 0 0 0
10 Homework 0 0 0
11 Midterm Project 0 0 0
12 Midterm Exercise 0 0 0
13 Final Project 1 6 6
14 Final Exercise 0 0 0
15 Preparation for Final Exam 1 14 14
16 Final Exam 1 1 1
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