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Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type Of Course	D	U	L	ECTS
AYT 4000	RESEARCH METHODS AND TECHNIQUES	COMPULSORY	2	0	0	3

Offered By

Izmir Vocational School

Level of Course Unit

Short Cycle Programmes (Associate's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASISTANT PROFESSOR ZEKI ATIL BULUT

Offered to

Izmir Vocational School
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Course Objective

The aims of this course are to to give an understanding of fundamental concepts of scientific research, provide to define research problem, to research from different materials, to report and present research findings .

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1	To be able to define the fundamental concepts of scientific research
2	To be able to specify the research problem, hypothesis and variables.
3	To be able to specify the materials related with the research
4	To be able to interpret the research findings and conclusions within scientific basis
5	To be able to prepare and present research report .

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week	Subject	Description
1	Fundamental concepts in science, research and scientific research and researcher.
2	Research types: historical, descriptive and relational model
3	Casual-comparative model and experimental model Ethics and rules in scientific research Introduction to scientific research process
4	To specify research topic To define research problem
5	Critical literature review
6	Research design and hypothesizing
7	Mid-Term Exam
8	Mid-Term Exam
9	Universe and sample in research
10	Data and data sources
11	Data gathering methods and data management
12	Research report
13	Student presentations
14	Student presentations

Recomended or Required Reading

Textbook(s):
Ed. Ziya Kaya, Mehmet Şahin, Meslek Yüksekokulları için Araştırma Yöntem ve Teknikleri, Siyasal Kitabevi
Supplementary Book(s):
Niyazi Karasar, Bilimsel Araştırma Yöntemi, Nobel Yayınları, 2009
Remzi Altunışık, R. Coşkun, E. Yıldırım ve S. Bayraktaroğlu, Sosyal Bilimlerde Araştırma Yöntemleri SPSS Uygulamalı, 6. Baskı, Sakarya Kitabevi, Sakarya, 2010

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1. Lecturing
2. Question-answer
3. Assignments

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER	SHORT CODE	LONG CODE	FORMULA
1	MTE	MIDTERM EXAM
2	FN	Final
3	FCG	FINAL COURSE GRADE	VZ0.40 + FN 0.60
4	RST	RESIT
5	FCGR	FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT)	VZ0.40 + BUT 0.60

*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

Learning outcomes will be assessed by mid-term exam, assignments and final exams.

Assessment Criteria

Optional, if the instructor needs to add some explanation or further note, this column can be selected from the DEBIS menu.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

It is mandatory to attend 70% of the course.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

E-mail: atil.bulut@deu.edu.tr
Tel: 0.232.3012567

Office Hours

Examination dates should be specified in the course content given below. The examination dates can be changed later

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities	Number	Time (hours)	Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures	12	2	24
Preparation before/after weekly lectures	12	1	12
Preparation for Mid-term Exam	1	8	8
Preparation for Final Exam	1	8	8
Preparing assignments	3	3	9
Preparing presentations	1	10	10
Final	1	1	1
Mid-term	1	1	1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)			73

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LO	PO.1	PO.2	PO.3	PO.4	PO.5	PO.11	PO.13	PO.14	PO.15
LO.1	1		1				1		1
LO.2		1	1				1		1
LO.3		1	1						1
LO.4		1	1	1		1	1	1
LO.5	1	1	1		1		1		1

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Description of Individual Course Units

Offered By

Level of Course Unit

Course Coordinator

Offered to

Course Objective

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

Mode of Delivery

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

Recomended Optional Programme Components

Course Contents

Recomended or Required Reading

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

Assessment Criteria

Language of Instruction

Course Policies and Rules

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Office Hours

Work Placement(s)

Workload Calculation

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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