COURSE UNIT TITLE

: SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH METHODS

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
MTÖ 2011 SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH METHODS COMPULSORY 2 0 0 2

Offered By

ELEMENTARY MATHEMATICS TEACHER EDUCATION

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR ELIF TÜRNÜKLÜ

Offered to

ELEMENTARY MATHEMATICS TEACHER EDUCATION
ELEMENTARY MATHEMATICS TEACHER EDUCATION

Course Objective

Understanding basic terms of scientific research and their historical development over time. Scientific, method and ongoing debates on it. Understanding research strategies, data collection and data analysis methods and comprehension of writing a research report.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Philosophy of scientific research will be comprehended
2   Basic terms of scientific research will be grasped
3   Types of research will be understood.
4   Different research strategies will be understood
5   Will have knowledge of data collection methods
6   Concept of data analysis will be understood.
7   Will understand how to write a research report

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Philosophy of Scientific Research.
2 Basic Terms of Scientific Research
3 Types of Research.
4 Strategies of Scientific Research
5 Survey Strategy
6 Case Study Strategy
7 Experimental Strategy
8 Midterm exam
9 Data Collection Methods
10 Interview-1
11 Interview-2
12 Questionnaire and Observation
13 Analysis of Data
14 Writing a Research Report
15 Final exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Real World Research. Robson, C. Blackwell Publishers. Research Methods in Education. Cohen,L.-Manion, L. Routledge

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Direct instruction

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 and final exam

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

abbas.turnuklu@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Theoretical 13 2 26
Pre Class Self Study 12 1 12
Midterm Preparation 1 5 5
Final Preparation 1 8 8
Final Exam 1 1 1
Midterm Exam 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 53

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14PO.15
LO.133
LO.233
LO.3
LO.4
LO.5
LO.6
LO.75