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Course Information

RESEARCH METHODS AND TECHNIQUES
Code	Semester	Theoretical	Practice	National Credit	ECTS Credit
		Hour / Week
CGP240	Spring	3	0	3	4

Prerequisites and co-requisites	none
Language of instruction	Turkish
Type	Required
Level of Course	Associate
Lecturer	lec.Merve KOYUNCU
Mode of Delivery	Face to Face
Suggested Subject	NONE
Professional practise ( internship )	None
Objectives of the Course	It is objected to give that the basic concepts of scientific researches and scientific research process, the required scientific activities and the report, project, thesis and publication from these activities for science and social sciences
Contents of the Course	Definition and classification of scientific researches, determination and definition of research subject, create a hypothesis, literature review, data collection methods, measuring and scaling, sampling, preparing survey, create test systems, data collecting, data processing and evaluation, data reporting, the important points of forming of report, project, thesis and paper of scientific study results, succesful presantation techniques

Learning Outcomes of Course

#	Learning Outcomes
1	The student can be define the basic concepts of science, research process and the required activities for doing researches
2	The student can use the literature review techniques
3	The student can establish the required test system for collecting data
4	The student has sufficient information about evaluation of collected data
5	The student has knowledge of the important points at forming of report, project, thesis and publications from collected data
6	The student has knowledge of the important points of succesful presantations

Course Syllabus

#	Subjects	Teaching Methods and Technics
1	Definition, classification of scientific research	Lecture, presentation, discussion
2	Identification and definition of research topic, hypothesis formation	Lecture, presentation, discussion
3	Literature scanning, information gathering methods in research, measurement and scaling	Lecture, presentation, discussion
4	Sampling-questionnaire preparation, creation of test system	Lecture, presentation, discussion
5	Data collection and processing	Lecture, presentation, discussion
6	Reporting of data	Lecture, presentation, discussion
7	Points to be taken into consideration when making the scientific study results into reports, projects, dissertations and articles	Lecture, presentation, discussion
8	Midterm	Lecture, presentation, discussion
9	Successful presentation techniques	Lecture, presentation, discussion
10	Presentations	Lecture, presentation, discussion
11	Presentations	Lecture, presentation, discussion
12	Presentations	Lecture, presentation, discussion
13	Presentations	Lecture, presentation, discussion
14	Presentations	Lecture, presentation, discussion
15	Presentations	Lecture, presentation, discussion
16	Final Exam	Lecture, presentation, discussion

Course Syllabus

#	Material / Resources	Information About Resources	Reference / Recommended Resources
1	Research methods and techniques in social sciences	Nobel Akademik Yayıncılık
2	Research Methods And Techniques	Nobel Akademik Yayıncılık
3	Scientific Research Method	Nobel Akademik Yayıncılık
4	Research and sampling methods	Nobel Akademik Yayıncılık

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	The student can be define the basic concepts of science, research process and the required activities for doing researches	1	1͵2
2	The student can use the literature review techniques	9	1͵2
3	The student can establish the required test system for collecting data	4	1͵2
4	The student has sufficient information about evaluation of collected data	2	1͵2
5	The student has knowledge of the important points at forming of report, project, thesis and publications from collected data	5͵12	1͵2
6	The student has knowledge of the important points of succesful presantations	3	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	0	0	0
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	3	3
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	0	0	0
14	Final Exercise	0	0	0
15	Preparation for Final Exam	1	1	1
16	Final Exam	1	1	1
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