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COURSE INFORMATION

Course Code	Course Title	L+P Hour	Semester	ECTS
INO 503	RESEARCH METHODS	3 + 0	1st Semester	7,5

COURSE DESCRIPTION

Course Level	Master's Degree
Course Type	Compulsory
Course Objective	This course aims at helping students to develop a systematic approach in seeking solutions regarding an existing problem. Students will be helped to equip themselves with the relevant knowledge to carry out a piece of research and follow the required research step such as how to plan research, review the related literature, develop instruments to collect data, select the subjects, collect the data itself, analyze and interpret the obtained data.
Course Content	In this course, students read theoretical chapters on both quantitative and qualitative research methods and also gain practical knowledge through research articles which employ different research methods.
Prerequisites	No the prerequisite of lesson.
Corequisite	No the corequisite of lesson.
Mode of Delivery	Face to Face

COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES

1	Students can understand the concepts of scientific research.
2	Students can search the carried out studies in the field.
3	Students can prepare small –scale research proposals for new studies.
4	Students can manage small – scale research proposals.

COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM

ECTS ALLOCATED BASED ON STUDENT WORKLOAD BY THE COURSE DESCRIPTION

Activities	Quantity	Duration (Hour)	Total Work Load (Hour)
Course Duration (14 weeks/theoric+practical)	14	3	42
Hours for off-the-classroom study (Pre-study, practice)	15	4	60
Mid-terms	1	15	15
Final examination	1	30	30
Presentation / Seminar Preparation	4	5	20
Report / Project	2	8	16
Quiz	1	12	12
Total Work Load ECTS Credit of the Course			195 7,5

COURSE DETAILS

Select Year

	Course Term	No	Instructors
Details	2019-2020 Fall	1	FİLİZ RIZAOĞLU

Course Details

Course Code	Course Title	L+P Hour	Course Code	Language Of Instruction	Course Semester
INO 503	RESEARCH METHODS	3 + 0	1	Turkish	2019-2020 Fall

Course Coordinator	E-Mail	Phone Number	Course Location	Attendance
Asts. Prof. Dr. FİLİZ RIZAOĞLU	frizaoglu@pau.edu.tr		EGT A0208 EGT A0331-06	%90

Goals		This course aims at helping students to develop a systematic approach in seeking solutions regarding an existing problem. Students will be helped to equip themselves with the relevant knowledge to carry out a piece of research and follow the required research step such as how to plan research, review the related literature, develop instruments to collect data, select the subjects, collect the data itself, analyze and interpret the obtained data.
Content		In this course, students read theoretical chapters on both quantitative and qualitative research methods and also gain practical knowledge through research articles which employ different research methods.

Topics

Weeks	Topics
1	Introduction to the course 1 The Nature of Research 2 The Research Problem Quantitative vs. Qualitative Research
2	2 The Research Problem (continued) 4 Ethics and Research 5 Variables
3	5 Variables and Hypotheses 6 Sampling
4	7 Instrumentation
5	8 Validity and Reliability
6	9 Internal Validity
7	10 Descriptive Statistics
8	Midterm
9	10 Descriptive Statistics- Interpreting box plots Introduction to data analysis in SPSS
10	11 Inferential Statistics t-test, Dependent Samples
11	t-test, Independent Samples 13 Experimental Research
12	15 Correlational Research
13	(Chi-square test) 16 Causal Comparative - 17 Survey Research - 18 The Nature of Qualitative Research -
14	20 Content analysis 19 Observation 20 Ethnographic research 24 Action research

Materials

Materials are not specified.

Resources

Course Assessment

Assesment Methods	Percentage (%)	Assesment Methods Title
Final Exam	50	Final Exam
Midterm Exam	50	Midterm Exam

L+P: Lecture and Practice
PQ: Program Learning Outcomes
LO: Course Learning Outcomes

Prospective Student