COURSE UNIT TITLE

: SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH METHODS

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
SNÖ 3016 SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH METHODS COMPULSORY 2 0 0 3

Offered By

Elementary Teacher Education

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR AYFER KOCABAŞ

Offered to

Elementary Teacher Education
Elementary Teacher Education

Course Objective

Aims of this course are to make class teacher candidates to recognize a problem, to use a suitable research method for the problem and sample, to construct a research model, to collect samples, to analyze and discuss results and finally to suggest solutions by evaluating results and to report the findings.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Meaning knowledge of science and basic concepts (fact, knowledge, absolute, truth, mistake, universal knowledge etc.)
2   Being able to comprehend scientific research techniques and understand different views related these techniques.
3   Being able to to define a scientific research problem and develop a suitable hypothesis for this problem.
4   Being able to understand the kinds of varibles.
5   Being able to conduct literature review related to determinated problem.
6   Being able to understand the selection of the sample.
7   Being able to comprehend data collection techniques.
8   Being able to report outcomes of the research.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction to the course and kinds of scientific knowledge. Group presentations
2 Description of research problem.
3 Method of sampling.
4 Methodologies used in educational studies and their classification/Descriptive research.
5 Correlative research
6 Causal-comparative research.
7 Experimental research.
8 MID-TERM EXAM.
9 Methodologies used in educational studies and their classification/ qualitative reserach/Observation.
10 Interview.
11 Content analysis.
12 Case study.
13 Action research.
14 Documentation analysis/ Writing research report.
15 FINAL EXAM.

Recomended or Required Reading

Main Reference: Büyüköztürk, Şener; Kılıç Özcan, Ebru; E. Akgün , Karadeniz,Şirin; Demirel, Funda (2007). Bilimsel Araştırma Yöntemleri. Anı yayıncılık.

Auxiliary references:
Balcı, Ali (2001). Sosyal Bilimlerde Araştırma, Yöntem,Teknik ve Ilkeler, Ankara, Pegem Yayıncılık
Kuş, Elif (2007). Nitel ve Nicel Araştırma Teknikleri. 2. baskı. Anı yayıncılık.
Kökdemir, D. vd.(2004) Akademik Yazım Kuralları Kitapçığı (Ankara: Başkent Üniversitesi, I.I.B.F. ELYADAL Yayını)
Yıldırım, Ali; Şimşek Hasan (2000). Sosyal Bilimlerde Nitel Araştırma Yöntemleri, Ankara, Seçkin Yayıncılık

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1. Lecturing
2. Cooperative Learning
3. Question-Answer
4. Discussing
5. Home Work

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 STT TERM WORK (SEMESTER)
3 FINS FINAL EXAM
4 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.30 + STT * 0.10 + FINS * 0.60
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 + RST * 0.60

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria


Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

1. It is obligated to continue to at least 70% of lessons .
2. Every trial to copying will be finalized with disciplinary proceedings.
3. The instructor has right to make practical quizzes. The scores obtained from quizzes will be directly added to exam scores.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

ayferkocabas@gmail.com, ayfer.kocabas@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Wednesday and Friday between 11:00-12:00 a.m.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 2 26
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 2 26
Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10
Preparation for final exam 1 12 12
Preparing assignments 1 2 2
Preparing presentations 1 2 2
Midterm 1 1 1
Final 1 1 1
Quiz etc. 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 81

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14PO.15PO.16PO.17PO.18PO.19
LO.154
LO.24
LO.34
LO.44
LO.54
LO.64
LO.74
LO.85

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