COURSE UNIT TITLE

: ELECTIVE I (GEOGRAPHICAL RESEARCH TECHNIQUES AND STATISTICAL METHODS I)

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
COE 2015 ELECTIVE I (GEOGRAPHICAL RESEARCH TECHNIQUES AND STATISTICAL METHODS I) ELECTIVE 2 0 0 3

Offered By

Geography Teacher Education

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR RAZIYE ÇAKICIOĞLU OBAN

Offered to

Geography Teacher Education

Course Objective

Scientific research methods should be used when you know.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   to recogni knowledge sources in order to make searches.
2   to gain searching technical efficiency and scientific attitude and behaviors.
3   to know searching types and qualities.
4   to recognize criteria related to researching problems and choices.
5   to know and use the terminology and methods related to research.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Description of the course, corroculum, teaching methods, and sources.
2 Classification of Sciences and Social Sciences.
3 Scientific Thinking Methods
4 Scientific Searching Methods
5 Types of Scientific searching and Steps of Research.
6 Context of Research text
7 Writing Rules.
8 Midterm Exam
9 Technics of collecting data .
10 Types of Researching.
11 Technics of giving sources and P.S.
12 Text Extraction
13 Tables .
14 Forming Tables.
15 Final Exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Niyazi Karasar, (1995), Bilimsel Araştırma Yöntemi, Araştırma Eğitim Danışmanlık Ltd., Ankara.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture, Question Answer, Sampling, Field Studies.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 FINS FINAL EXAM
3 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 +FINS * 0.60
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 + RST* 0.60

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Midterm exam, Final exam.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

raziye.oban@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 2 26
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 3 39
Preparation for midterm exam 1 5 5
Preparation for final exam 1 7 7
Midterm 1 2 2
Final 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 81

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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LO.143
LO.2533
LO.3534333
LO.43453344
LO.5555333445