Information Of Programmes

INSTITUTE OF SOCIAL SCIENCES / EPÖ501 - EğITIM PROGRAMLARı VE ÖĞRETIM (YüKSEK LISANS)

Code: EPÖ501

Course Title: RESEARCH METHODS

Theoretical+Practice: 3+0

ECTS: 9

Year/Semester of Study

1 / Fall Semester

Level of Course

2nd Cycle Degree Programme

Type of Course

Compulsory

Department

EğITIM PROGRAMLARı VE ÖĞRETIM (YüKSEK LISANS)

Pre-requisities and Co-requisites

None

Mode of Delivery

Face to Face

Teaching Period

14 Weeks

Name of Lecturer

HASAN HÜSEYİN KILINÇ (hhkilinc@nevsehir.edu.tr)

Name of Lecturer(s)

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Work Placement(s)

None

Objectives of the Course

To provide students with the ability to do research on their own at the end of the semester.

Learning Outcomes		PO	MME
The students who succeeded in this course:
LO-1	To define the basic concepts related to scientific research method	PO-13 Carries out a study requiring speciality in the field independently.	Performance Project
LO-2	To explain the importance of scientific research	PO-9 Integrates knowledge of different disciplines with the knowledge acquired in the field by relating education that is a dynamic field to the basic disciplines that influence it.	Performance Project
LO-3	To review literature	PO-6 Follows national/international scientific and current developments in the field and reflects them on studies and research in the field. PO-13 Carries out a study requiring speciality in the field independently.	Term Paper
PO: Programme Outcomes MME:Method of measurement & Evaluation

Course Contents
This course covers the basic concepts, principles and approaches of scientific research; definition of scientific method, its stages, basic features and basic assumptions; definition, types and stages of research; planning the research, preparing the research report; It includes research processes and techniques, introduction (purpose, problem, assumptions, limitations, definitions), method, universe and sample, data collection, data analysis, findings and interpretation, discussion, conclusion and suggestions, ethics in scientific research.
Weekly Course Content
Week	Subject	Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1	Course content, method, plan and assignment distribution.	Narrative Method Discussion Method Question Answer
2	Principles and approaches related to scientific research	Narrative Method Discussion Method Question Answer
3	Definition of scientific method, its stages, basic features and basic assumptions	Narrative Method Discussion Method Question Answer
4	Definition, types and stages of the research	Narrative Method Discussion Method Question Answer
5	Quantitative research types	Narrative Method Discussion Method Question Answer
6	Quantitative research types	Narrative Method Discussion Method Question Answer
7	Qualitative research types	Narrative Method Discussion Method Question Answer
8	mid-term exam
9	Qualitative research types	Narrative Method Discussion Method Question Answer
10	Planning the research	Narrative Method Discussion Method Question Answer
11	Preparation of the research report	Problem Solving Method, Literature Review, Report Preparation, Article Criticism
12	Research processes and techniques, introduction (purpose, problem, assumptions, limitations, definitions)	Problem Solving Method, Literature Review, Report Preparation, Article Criticism
13	Method, universe and sample, data collection, data analysis	Problem Solving Method, Literature Review, Report Preparation, Article Criticism
14	Findings and comments, discussions, conclusions and recommendations	Problem Solving Method, Literature Review, Report Preparation, Article Criticism
15	Ethical issues in scientific research	Problem Solving Method, Literature Review, Report Preparation, Article Criticism
16	final exam
Recommend Course Book / Supplementary Book/Reading
1	Karasar, N. (2007).Bilimsel Araştırma Yöntemleri, Nobel Yayıncılık, Ankara.
2	Büyüköztürk, Ş., Kılıç Çakmak, E., Akgün, Ö. E., Karadeniz, Ş., & Demirel, F. (2018). Bilimsel araştırma yöntemleri (24. b.). Ankara: Pegem Akademi.
Required Course instruments and materials
Textbook

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

Student Work Load
Type of Work	Weekly Hours	Number of Weeks	Work Load
Weekly Course Hours (Theoretical+Practice)	3	14	42
Outside Class
a) Reading	3	14	42
b) Search in internet/Library	4	13	52
c) Performance Project	3	10	30
d) Prepare a workshop/Presentation/Report	3	10	30
e) Term paper/Project	3	10	30
Oral Examination			0
Quiz			0
Laboratory exam			0
Own study for mid-term exam	2	6	12
mid-term exam	1	7	7
Own study for final exam	2	6	12
final exam	1	7	7
			0
			0
Total work load;			264