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Course Information

Course Title	Code	Language	Type	Semester	L+U Hour	Credits	ECTS
Research Methods	501	Turkish	Compulsory		3 + 0	3.0	9.0

Prerequisite Courses
Course Level	Graduate
Mode of delivery
Course Coordinator	Prof. Dr. Muammer MESCİ, Prof. Dr. Muammer MESCİ
Instructor(s)	Prof. Dr. Muammer MESCİ (Güz)
Goals	To gain sufficient knowledge about the subject by presenting information on research methods.
Course Content

Lesson Plan (Weekly Topics)

Week	Topics/Applications	Method
1. Week	Basic knowledge used in scientific research	Research, Preparation, After Class Study
2. Week	Aim and process in scientific research	Preparation, After Class Study, Research
3. Week	Determining research topic and hypothesis by scanning the related resources	Research, Preparation, After Class Study
4. Week	Preparing and presenting research project	Preparation, After Class Study, Research
5. Week	Types and methods of sample	Preparation, After Class Study, Research
6. Week	Gathering and editing data	Preparation, After Class Study, Research
7. Week	Quantitative analysis	Research, Preparation, After Class Study
8. Week	Statistical techniques used in quantitative analysis	Preparation, After Class Study, Research
9. Week	Qualitative analysis	Research, Preparation, After Class Study
10. Week	Mixed method researches	Research, Preparation, After Class Study
11. Week	Preparing research report	Research, Preparation, After Class Study
12. Week	Citation techniques	Research, Preparation, After Class Study
13. Week	Scientific research and ethics	Preparation, After Class Study, Research
14. Week	SPSS applications	Preparation, After Class Study, Research

*Midterm and final exam dates are not specified in the 14-week course operation plan. Midterm and final exam dates are held on the dates specified in the academic calendar with the decision of the University Senate.

Recommended Sources

Ders Kitabı veya Notu	Ders Kitabı veya Ders Notu bulunmamaktadır.
Diğer Kaynaklar	Karagöz, Y. (2016). SPSS 23 ve AMOS 23 uygulamalı istatistiksel analizler. Nobel Akademik Yayıncılık. Doğan, Ö. (2003). Bilim felsefesi. Ankara: Remzi Kitapevi. Kuhn, T. S., (2008). Bilimsel devrimlerin yapısı. Kırmızı Yayınları. Yıldırım, C. (2014). Bilim felsefesi. Nostalji.

ECTS credits and course workload

ECTS credits and course workload		Quantity	Duration (Hour)	Total Workload (Hour)
Sınavlar	Midterm 1	1	40	40
Sınavlar	Final	1	60	60
Total Workload				100
*AKTS = (Total Workload) / 25,5		ECTS Credit of the Course		25.5 9.0