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SYON5001 | RESEARCH METHODS IN HEALTHCARE MANAGEMENT AND PUBLICATION ETHICS | 3+0+0 | ECTS:7.5 | Year / Semester | Spring Semester | Level of Course | Second Cycle | Status | Compulsory | Department | HEALTH ADMINISTRATION | Prerequisites and co-requisites | None | Mode of Delivery | | Contact Hours | 14 weeks - 3 hours of lectures per week | Lecturer | Prof. Dr. Ayten TURAN KURTARAN | Co-Lecturer | | Language of instruction | Turkish | Professional practise ( internship ) | None | | The aim of the course: | The aim of this course is to teach the main subjects related to scientific research methodologies such as scientific research, survey method, literature review related to the research problem, description of universe and scale, data obtaining, interpretation of research report, and evaluation of research, research and publication ethics. |
Programme Outcomes | CTPO | TOA | Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to : | | | PO - 1 : | At the completion of this course, become familiar with research terminology. | 9 | 1, | PO - 2 : | To achieve an understanding of measurement, reliability, and validity, students will be able to, understand the logic of scientific research. | 9 | 1, | PO - 3 : | Know designing research and data collection. | 9 | 1, | PO - 4 : | Critically evaluate research done in health services. | 9 | 1, | CTPO : Contribution to programme outcomes, TOA :Type of assessment (1: written exam, 2: Oral exam, 3: Homework assignment, 4: Laboratory exercise/exam, 5: Seminar / presentation, 6: Term paper), PO : Learning Outcome | |
This course includes the topics such as scientific research, the foundation of scientific research, errors in scientific research, hypothesis, variables, and relationships between variables, research designs, scales and scaling, reliability and validity, sampling, data collection techniques, parametric and nonparametric statistical tests, and research ethics. |
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Course Syllabus | Week | Subject | Related Notes / Files | Week 1 | Introduction to social sciences and research | | Week 2 | The foundation of scientific research | | Week 3 | Errors in scientific research | | Week 4 | Hypothesis, variables, and relationships between variables | | Week 5 | Measurement and scales | | Week 6 | Reliability | | Week 7 | Validity | | Week 8 | Sampling | | Week 9 | Midterm exam | | Week 10 | Data collection techniques | | Week 11 | Parametric and nonparametric statistical tests | | Week 12 | Ethics and Ethical Issues in Scientific Research | | Week 13 | Solution of Ethic Issues in Academic Studies and Guidelines on Good Research Practice | | Week 14 | Publication and Evaluation Process of A Scientific Research | | Week 15 | Outsourcing in Health Institutions | | Week 16 | Final exam | | |
1 | Bernard H.R. Social Research Methods: Qualitative and Quantitative Approaches. Sage Publication. | | |
1 | Bowling A. Research Methods in Health, McGraw Hill House: Open University Press, 2002. | | 2 | Bowling, A., Ebrahim, S. Handbook Of Health Research Methods: İnvestigation, Measurement and Analysis. Mcgraw-Hill Education (UK), 2005. | | |
Method of Assessment | Type of assessment | Week No | Date | Duration (hours) | Weight (%) | Mid-term exam | 9 | | 1 | 50 | End-of-term exam | 16 | | 1 | 50 | |
Student Work Load and its Distribution | Type of work | Duration (hours pw) | No of weeks / Number of activity | Hours in total per term | Yüz yüze eğitim | 3 | 14 | 42 | Sınıf dışı çalışma | 4 | 14 | 56 | Arasınav için hazırlık | 3 | 8 | 24 | Arasınav | 1 | 1 | 1 | Ödev | 3 | 14 | 42 | Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık | 4 | 6 | 24 | Dönem sonu sınavı | 1 | 1 | 1 | Total work load | | | 190 |
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