COURSE UNIT TITLE

: SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH TECHNIQUES I

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
MAS 5133 SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH TECHNIQUES I ELECTIVE 2 0 0 6

Offered By

Music

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASISTANT PROFESSOR ÇILER AKINCI

Offered to

Music

Course Objective

The purposes of this course are 1) to help students accumulate a body of knowledge regarding the research methods and models, data collection and analysis techniques generally used in the social siciences, but applied specifically to the field of music studies ; 2) to help studiends gain the analytical , practical, methodological and technical skills suited to the particular demands of scien tific research ; and 3) to teach students how to convert the statistical findings of their research to written prose.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   The ability to perform detailed research by using the scholarly literature available to follow contemporary developments in the studients field of specialization and in subjects relevant to individual projects.
2   The ability to determine appropriate methods and techniques for use in the study of music.
3   The ability to define relevant methods and techniques for use in field research.
4   The ability to synthesize data collected , analyze it with the support of both quantitative and qualitative data , and to interpret and evaluate the resutant findings..
5   The ability to produce scientific reports, presentation, articles and academic theses from the findings of research performed.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 What is science It s realms and rules
2 Introduction to scientific knowledge
3 The scientific study of music and importance of methodology
4 Fundamental principles of scientific research
5 Preparation for scientific research and research planning
6 Stratgic research methods and data collection
7 The organization and classification of collected data
8 Library study as a strategic methode of music research
9 Source citation ; references, quotationsi bibliographic style
10 Conducting research online ; music -related databases II
11 Conducting research online ; music -related databases II
12 Online social media research I
13 Project presentations
14 Online social media research II

Recomended or Required Reading

AYPAY,AHMET.2001 Bilimsel Araştırma Yöntemleri Ankara Anı yayıncılık
BÜYÜKÖZTÜRK, ŞENER 2013 Bilimsel Araştırma Yöntemleri Ankara
KARASAR, NIYAZI 2011 Araştırmalarda Rapor hazırlama Ankara
AZIZ,AYSEL 2010 Sosyal Bilimlerde Araşrırma Yöntem ve Teknikleri Ankara
KARASAR NIYAZI 2012 Bilimsel Araştırma Yöntemleri Ankara
SÖNMEZ, VEYSEL & ALACAPINAR FÜSUN 2011 Örneklendirilmiş Bilimsel Araştırma Yöntemleri

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 ASG ASSIGNMENT
2 PAR PARTICIPATION
3 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE
4 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) ASG * 0.40 + PAR * 0.10 + FCG * 0.50
5 RST RESIT
6 RST RESIT ASG * 0.40 +PAR * 0.10 + RST * 0.50

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

70% class attendance is required
All forms of plagiarism will be met with disciplinary measures
Absence from a lesson will not be considered sufficient reason for late submission of homework
Late homwork submissions will not be evaluated

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

levent.ergun@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
raport 1 2 2
Preparation for final exam 1 8 8
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 1 15 15
Preparing assignments 1 10 10
Preparing raport 1 10 10
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 1 72 72
Final 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 145

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14
LO.123215454241
LO.235114151
LO.313545124442
LO.41425432222
LO.531345142322

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