COURSE UNIT TITLE

: SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH METHODS

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
TKÖ 4022 SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH METHODS COMPULSORY 2 0 0 3

Offered By

Turkish Language Teacher Education

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASISTANT PROFESSOR ÖMER INCE

Offered to

Turkish Language Teacher Education
Turkish Language Teacher Education

Course Objective

Demonstrate ways to follow in the scientific investigation. Teaching data collection methods and techniques.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Learn the process of knowledge acquisition; understand the relationship between research scientists.
2   Understand the basic concept of science, grasp of the research methods, learn to conduct research and analysis.
3   Explain basic approaches to educational research.
4   Define the dependent and independent research variables.
5   Explain the different training methods.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Giving information about science, scientific knowledge, scientific research and importance of scientific research objective.
2 Information about scientific research approaches.
3 Explain the basic concepts of scientific research.
4 Giving information about validity, reliability and scientific ethics.
5 Giving information about methods that using in scientific research.
6 Giving information about methods that using in scientific research.
7 Giving information about data collection tools in scientific research.
8 Midterm exam
9 Giving information about data collection tools in scientific research.
10 Giving information about qualitative data analysis and interpretation.
11 Giving information about qualitative data analysis and interpretation.
12 Source scanning in scientific research
13 Source scanning in scientific research
14 Parts of scientific article and general spelling rules
15 Final exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Yıldırım, A. Şimşek, H. (2011). Sosyal Bilimlerde Nitel Araştırma Yöntemleri, Seçkin Yayınları, Ankara. Karasar, N. (2007). Bilimsel Araştırma Yöntemleri, Nobel Yayınları, Ankara.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Theoretical instruction, cooperative learning methods, question and answer, discussion.

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

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

omer.ince@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Friday 10-11

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 2 26
Lectures 13 2 26
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 2 26
Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10
Preparation for final exam 1 15 15
Preparing assignments 1 5 5
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 2 26
Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10
Preparation for final exam 1 15 15
Preparing assignments 1 10 10
Final 1 1 1
Midterm 1 1 1
Final 1 1 1
Midterm 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 173

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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