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| SBE6001 | Train.for Scienc.Research&Proposal Prep. | 3+0+0 | ECTS:7.5 | | Year / Semester | Fall Semester | | Level of Course | Third Cycle | | Status | Compulsory | | Department | | | Prerequisites and co-requisites | None | | Mode of Delivery | Face to face, Group study, Practical | | Contact Hours | 14 weeks - 3 hours of lectures per week | | Lecturer | Prof. Dr. Adem KALÇA | | Co-Lecturer | PROF. DR. Kader ŞAHİN,PROF. DR. Birdoğan BAKİ, | | Language of instruction | Turkish | | Professional practise ( internship ) | None | | | | The aim of the course: | | Aim of the course is to improve the writing skills of scientific research of students. |
| Programme Outcomes | CTPO | TOA | | Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to : | | | | PO - 1 : | gain information about the project support sources | | 1,3,4 | | PO - 2 : | having knowledge about scientific statements and how to sellect a research topic | | | | PO - 3 : | informing important points of about how to plan a research Project | | | | PO - 4 : | learn how to share the outcomes and documents of a research Project | | | | PO - 5 : | learn the important points of different strategies about how to write a research purposal | | | | PO - 6 : | learn about the common rejection reasons, and succes strategies | | | | 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 | | |
| The statements (ie. knowledge, science, scientific research, scientific events, experiences about scientific research) which are necessary to know before starting the preparation of the Project will be thought; after this, selection of a research topic of importance to the profession, identification of an appropriate theory / hypothesis base for the research, planning the purposed study, documentation and analysis of the results of the study will be discussed; students will practice how to write a research Project; Project samples which were accepted and rejected by TUBITAK will be discussed to improve the skills of students. |
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| Course Syllabus | | Week | Subject | Related Notes / Files | | Week 1 | Introduction, objectives, targets and contents. General description of the TUBITAK ARDEB programmes, Why the TUBITAK project should be written and be applied on? Description of the TUBITAK research database. | | | Week 2 | Some fundamental scientific concepts (knowledge, science, scientific research and types, scientist, researcher, etc.). The choice of the research topics. Determination of the hypothesis or problem. Factors affecting to establish hypothesis. | | | Week 3 | Literature search, research methods, data sources, The importance and necessity of literature. Strategies for literature. Group activity (determination of the project topic using by keywords). | | | Week 4 | Continue to group activity (writing project summary, purpose and targets). Preparation of personal projects | | | Week 5 | Research planning. Importance and stages of planning. Continue to group activity (writing the project subject, scope and literature). | | | Week 6 | Originality of the project subject. Establishment of the project management scheme, Design of the project work-packages, determination of the project team. Continue to group activity (writing the project originality and management scheme). | | | Week 7 | Analysis and documentation of the research results. Reporting and publishing (development and final reports). Introducing the scientific, technologic and socio-cultural impacts | | | Week 8 | Preparation of the project work-time schedule. Determining the budget and justification. Alternative methods (B plan). Explaining the success criteria. Continue to group activity (writing the project work-time schedule, budget and justification, and alternative methods). | | | Week 9 | Evaluation of the group projects | | | Week 10 | Scientific ethic and ethical issues. Continue to group activity | | | Week 11 | Introducing the TUBITAK panel and panellist process. | | | Week 12 | Presentations of the group projects and their evaluation process | | | Week 13 | Presentations of the group projects and their evaluation process | | | Week 14 | Presentations of the group projects and their evaluation process | | | Week 15 | A general overview. Student opinions | | | Week 16 | Evaluation of the personal projects | | | |
| Method of Assessment | | Type of assessment | Week No | Date | Duration (hours) | Weight (%) | | Mid-term exam | 9 | 23/11/2018 | 1 | 30 | | Project | 13 | 23/12/2018 | 3 | 10 | | Presentation | 14 | 23/12/2018 | 2 | 10 | | End-of-term exam | 16 | 07/01/2019 | 1,5 | 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 | 15 | 45 | | Sınıf dışı çalışma | 7 | 14 | 98 | | Arasınav için hazırlık | 5 | 7 | 35 | | Arasınav | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Dönem sonu sınavı | 15 | 3 | 45 | | Total work load | | | 224 |
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