COURSE UNIT TITLE

: SINGLE SUBJECT RESEARCH METHODS

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
ZEN 3014 SINGLE SUBJECT RESEARCH METHODS ELECTIVE 2 0 0 3

Offered By

MENTALLY DISABLED CHILDREN TEACHER EDUCATION

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASISTANT PROFESSOR BURAK KARABEY

Offered to

MENTALLY DISABLED CHILDREN TEACHER EDUCATION
MENTALLY DISABLED CHILDREN TEACHER EDUCATION

Course Objective

Defines the process of research and teaching.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Will be able to describe the principles of applied behavior analysis.
2   Defines the concepts of measurement and evaluation
3   Will be able to define validity.
4   Will be able to discuss the concept of reliability.
5   Analyzes the data gathered in single subject research designs visually.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 What is research What are the similarities and difference between research and teaching
2 Special education: Is it science or art Principles of applied behavior analysis, Ethical research behavior
3 Measurement and evaluation, Effectiveness and efficiency, Direct testing
4 Social validity, Educational validity, Internal and external validity
5 Reliability, Dependent variable reliability, Independent variable reliability
6 Types of graphs, Visual analysis of the data, Replication
7 Characteristics of single-subject research designs, ABAB design, Reversal design
8 Midterm Exam
9 Multiple baseline design
10 Comparison designs, Characteristics of comparison designs, ABC design
11 Alternating treatment design
12 Alternating treatment design
13 Parallel treatment design
14 Writing the research proposal
15 Final Exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Lesson Notes

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

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


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

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

To be announced.

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 3 39
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 2 26
Preparation for midterm exam 1 5 5
Preparation for final exam 1 5 5
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 79

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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