Nevşehir Hacı Bektaş Veli University Course Catalogue

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VOCATIONAL SCHOOL OF NEVŞEHİR / GRF120 - GRAPHIC DESIGN

Code: GRF120 Course Title: RESEARCH METHODS AND TECHNIQUES Theoretical+Practice: 2+0 ECTS: 3
Year/Semester of Study 1 / Spring Semester
Level of Course Short Cycle Degree Programme
Type of Course Optional
Department GRAPHIC DESIGN
Pre-requisities and Co-requisites None
Mode of Delivery Face to Face
Teaching Period 14 Weeks
Name of Lecturer HARUN KAÇMAZ (hkacmaz@nevsehir.edu.tr)
Name of Lecturer(s) BÜLENT BİLGİN, GÜLŞAH BİLGİN,
Language of Instruction Turkish
Work Placement(s) None
Objectives of the Course
Introducing knowledge, science, and scientific knowledge. Determining the difference between scientific knowledge and other kinds of knowledge. Examining positivist and post-positivist approaches. Determining the subject of a thesis, methods of quotation and footnote, knowledge on what the requirements of order are might be in a thesis.

Learning Outcomes PO MME
The students who succeeded in this course:
LO-1 Learning kinds of knowledge, how to approach science critically and to investigate PO-19 Can gain research competency.
Term Paper
LO-2 Choosing the right research subject PO-22 Can transfer their knowledge, skills, ideas and recommendations that they get related to their field.
PO-24 Can make interdisciplinary and interdisciplinary working in group.
Term Paper
LO-3 Employing scientific sources properly PO-19 Can gain research competency.
PO-28 Can gain knowledge of basic professional language with basic concepts and definitions of professional competencies.
Examination
LO-4 Writing research projects and thesis suitable for requirements of order PO-22 Can transfer their knowledge, skills, ideas and recommendations that they get related to their field.
PO-24 Can make interdisciplinary and interdisciplinary working in group.
Term Paper
PO: Programme Outcomes
MME:Method of measurement & Evaluation

Course Contents
Knowledge, kinds of knowledge, science, philosophy of science, positivist and post-positivist approaches, phases of a scientific research, chapters of research, orders of writing, quotations, methods of footnote, organizing the bibliography.
Weekly Course Content
Week Subject Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1 Science, knowledge, scientific knowledge Expression / Question - Answer
2 Basic elements of scientific methods Expression / Question - Answer
3 Phase of scientific research Expression / Question - Answer
4 Information about introduction, chapters and conclusion Expression / Question - Answer
5 Rules of writing, a paper’s order Expression / Question - Answer
6 Indicating methods, both traditional and modern methods Expression / Question - Answer
7 Bibliography regulation and overall assessment Expression / Question - Answer
8 mid-term exam
9 Student Presentations Expression / Question - Answer
10 Student Presentations Expression / Question - Answer
11 Student Presentations Expression / Question - Answer
12 Student Presentations Expression / Question - Answer
13 Student Presentations Expression / Question - Answer
14 Student Presentations Expression / Question - Answer
15 Student Presentations Expression / Question - Answer
16 final exam
Recommend Course Book / Supplementary Book/Reading
1 GÖKÇE, B. (1999), Toplumsal Bilimlerde Araştırma, Ankara.
2 Kaya, Z. Şahin,M. (2013) Meslek Yüksek Okulları için Araştırma Yöntemleri ve Teknikleri, Eğitim Yayınevi, Konya
3 Güven, S. (2017) Toplumbiliminde Araştırma Yöntemleri, Ezgi Kitabevi.
Required Course instruments and materials
Book

Assessment Methods
Type of Assessment Week Hours Weight(%)
mid-term exam 8 1 40
Other assessment methods
1.Oral Examination
2.Quiz
3.Laboratory exam
4.Presentation
5.Report
6.Workshop
7.Performance Project
8.Term Paper
9.Project
final exam 16 1 60

Student Work Load
Type of Work Weekly Hours Number of Weeks Work Load
Weekly Course Hours (Theoretical+Practice) 2 14 28
Outside Class
       a) Reading 1 14 14
       b) Search in internet/Library 2 14 28
       c) Performance Project 0
       d) Prepare a workshop/Presentation/Report 0
       e) Term paper/Project 4 2 8
Oral Examination 0
Quiz 0
Laboratory exam 0
Own study for mid-term exam 4 1 4
mid-term exam 1 1 1
Own study for final exam 6 1 6
final exam 1 1 1
0
0
Total work load; 90