COURSE UNIT TITLE

: SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH METHODS

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
BLÖ 4005 SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH METHODS COMPULSORY 2 0 0 4

Offered By

Computer and Instructional Technologies Teacher Education

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR BAHAR BARAN

Offered to

Computer and Instructional Technologies Teacher Education

Course Objective

This course helps Computer Education and Instructional Technologies students to gain fundamental knowledge, skill and attitude to conduct a small size scientific works.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Understand the importance of ethic in scientific Works and daily life.
2   Define quantitative research methods.
3   Define qualitative research methods.
4   Understand the difference between population and sample.
5   Know sampling methods.
6   Know appropriate data collection tools for different research design.
7   Design, conduct a research for a daily life problem and report its results.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Course outline, group works
2 Examining previous research reports
3 Ethic in science and daily life
4 Quantitative research methods
5 Qualitative Research methods
6 Research problem
7 Population and Sample
8 Mid-term exam
9 Data collection
10 Data analysis
11 Reporting
12 Project works
13 Project works
14 Project works
15 End-of-term exam

Recomended or Required Reading

1. Büyüköztürk, Ş., Akgün, Ö. E., Karadeniz, Ş., Demirel, F. & Kılıç, E. (2011). Bilimsel araştırma Yöntemleri. Pegem, Ankara.
2. Instructor presentations

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Face to face, group work, project

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 VZ Ara Sınav
2 FN Yarıyılsonu Sınavı
3 BNS BNS VZ * 0.40 + FN * 0.60
4 BUT Bütünleme Notu
5 BBN Bütünleme Sonu Başarı Notu VZ * 0.40 + BUT * 0.60


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

LO 1, 2, 3 will be evaluated midterm.
LO 4, 5, 6, 7 will be evaluated by paper and project exam.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Dr. Bahar Baran
Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi
Buca Eğitim Fakültesi
Bilgisayar ve Öğretim Teknolojileri Eğitimi Bölümü
Hasan Ali Yücel Binası, Kat:3, Oda:308
35160 Buca/Izmir/ TURKEY

Office Hours

Friday 13:00- 15:00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Theoretical 10 2 20
Pre Class Self Study 10 2 20
Midterm Preparation 1 20 20
Paper Preparation 4 5 20
Others (Please indicate) 1 20 20
Midterm Exam 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 101

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14PO.15PO.16
LO.13
LO.24
LO.34
LO.44
LO.54
LO.64
LO.74554354