ECTS - Research Methods and Communications Skills
Research Methods and Communications Skills (MMR501) Course Detail
| Course Name | Course Code | Season | Lecture Hours | Application Hours | Lab Hours | Credit | ECTS |
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| Research Methods and Communications Skills | MMR501 | Area Elective | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| Pre-requisite Course(s) |
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| N/A |
| Course Language | Turkish |
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| Course Type | Compulsory Departmental Courses |
| Course Level | Ph.D. |
| Mode of Delivery | Face To Face |
| Learning and Teaching Strategies | Lecture, Discussion, Experiment, Question and Answer, Drill and Practice, Observation Case Study, Problem Solving, Brain Storming. |
| Course Lecturer(s) |
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| Course Objectives | The aim of the course is to provide students to experience the scientific research process, by conducting the appropriate research methods and techniques, by presenting a manuscript that is created with the scientific writing rules and reported with the findings obtained with statistical data and students to experience the publication process of their manuscript in national / international journals intended. |
| Course Learning Outcomes |
The students who succeeded in this course;
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| Course Content | The aim of the course is to introduce graduate students with scientific research methods, to provide them to experience preparing scientific research proposal, to implement suitable research methods and to present statistical findings and conclusions verbally and in written format. |
Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies
| Week | Subjects | Preparation |
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| 1 | Introduction to the course Discussion on research methods | |
| 2 | Scientific research Qualitative and quantitative research methods Variety of research methods | |
| 3 | Procedure of scientific research – planning of research | |
| 4 | Research questions and hypothesis | |
| 5 | Literature review | |
| 6 | Causal Inference and Internal Validity | |
| 7 | Sampling | |
| 8 | Sampling and validity | |
| 9 | Ethical Standards and Legal Limitations | |
| 10 | Qualitative Research Methods: Field Survey and Observation, Interview Analyses of Qualitative Research | |
| 11 | Questionnaire | |
| 12 | Organization and Analyses of Data: Statistical Analyses | |
| 13 | Quantitative Research Methods: Experimentation, Meta Analyses, Historical Research, Evaluation – Action Research | |
| 14 | Referencing Spelling Rules and Techniques of Scientific Research | |
| 15 | Findings and Conclusion General Assessment | |
| 16 | Submission and Evaluation of Term Projects |
Sources
| Other Sources | 1. - Arıkan, R. (2000). Araştırma Teknikleri ve Rapor Yazma. Ankara: Gazi Kitabevi. |
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| 2. - Böke, K. (2011). Sosyal Bilimlerde Araştırma Yöntemleri: Detaylı ve Açıklamalı Anlatım. İstanbul: Alfa Yayınları. | |
| 3. - Erdoğan, İ. (2012). Pozitivist Metodoloji ve ötesi: Araştırma Tasarımları, Niteliksel ve İstatistiksel Yöntemler, 3rd.ed. Ankara: Pozitif Matbaacılık. | |
| 4. - Karasar, N. (2008). Bilimsel Araştırma Yöntemi: Kavramlar, İlkeler, Teknikler. Ankara: Nobel Yayın. | |
| 5. - Krathwohl, D. R. (1998). Methods of Educational & Social Science Research: An Integrated Approach, 2nd ed. New York: Longman. |
Evaluation System
| Requirements | Number | Percentage of Grade |
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| Attendance/Participation | 1 | 5 |
| Laboratory | - | - |
| Application | - | - |
| Field Work | 1 | 50 |
| Special Course Internship | - | - |
| Quizzes/Studio Critics | 5 | 25 |
| Homework Assignments | 12 | 35 |
| Presentation | 2 | 10 |
| Project | - | - |
| Report | - | - |
| Seminar | - | - |
| Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury | - | - |
| Final Exam/Final Jury | - | - |
| Toplam | 21 | 125 |
| Percentage of Semester Work | |
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| Percentage of Final Work | 100 |
| Total | 100 |
Course Category
| Core Courses | |
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| Major Area Courses | X |
| Supportive Courses | |
| Media and Managment Skills Courses | |
| Transferable Skill Courses |
The Relation Between Course Learning Competencies and Program Qualifications
| # | Program Qualifications / Competencies | Level of Contribution | ||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 1 | Develop and deepen the current and advanced knowledge in the field with original thought and/or research and come up with innovative definitions based on Master's degree qualifications. | |||||
| 2 | Conceive the interdisciplinary interaction which the field is related with ; come up with original solutions by using knowledge requiring proficiency on analysis, synthesis and assessment of new and complex ideas. | |||||
| 3 | Evaluate and use new information within the field in a systematic approach. | X | ||||
| 4 | Develop an innovative knowledge, method, design and/or practice or adapt an already known knowledge, method, design and/or practice to another field; research, conceive, design, adapt and implement an original subject. | |||||
| 5 | Critical analysis, synthesis and evaluation of new and complex ideas. | X | ||||
| 6 | Gain advanced level skills in the use of research methods in the field of study. | X | ||||
| 7 | Contribute the progression in the field by producing an innovative idea, skill, design and/or practice or by adapting an already known idea, skill, design, and/or practice to a different field independently. | |||||
| 8 | Broaden the borders of the knowledge in the field by producing or interpreting an original work or publishing at least one scientific paper in the field in national and/or international refereed journals. | |||||
| 9 | Demonstrate leadership in contexts requiring innovative and interdisciplinary problem solving. | |||||
| 10 | Develop new ideas and methods in the field by using high level mental processes such as creative and critical thinking, problem solving and decision making. | X | ||||
| 11 | Investigate and improve social connections and their conducting norms and manage the actions to change them when necessary. | |||||
| 12 | Defend original views when exchanging ideas in the field with professionals and communicate effectively by showing competence in the field. | |||||
| 13 | Ability to communicate and discuss orally, in written and visually with peers by using a foreign language at least at a level of European Language Portfolio C1 General Level. | |||||
| 14 | Contribute to the transition of the community to an information society and its sustainability process by introducing scientific, technological, social or cultural improvements. | |||||
| 15 | Demonstrate functional interaction by using strategic decision making processes in solving problems encountered in the field. | |||||
| 16 | Contribute to the solution finding process regarding social, scientific, cultural and ethical problems in the field and support the development of these values. | |||||
ECTS/Workload Table
| Activities | Number | Duration (Hours) | Total Workload |
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| Course Hours (Including Exam Week: 16 x Total Hours) | 16 | 3 | 48 |
| Laboratory | |||
| Application | |||
| Special Course Internship | 1 | 43 | 43 |
| Field Work | |||
| Study Hours Out of Class | |||
| Presentation/Seminar Prepration | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| Project | |||
| Report | |||
| Homework Assignments | 10 | 2 | 20 |
| Quizzes/Studio Critics | |||
| Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury | |||
| Total Workload | 125 | ||