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 | 1. Semester | 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 | Natural & Applied Sciences Master's Degree |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | X |
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| Major Area Courses | |
| 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 | ||
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 | ||