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SYT3018 | Research Methods | 2+0+0 | ECTS:3 | Year / Semester | Spring Semester | Level of Course | First Cycle | Status | Compulsory | Department | DEPARTMENT of HEALTH MANAGEMENT | Prerequisites and co-requisites | None | Mode of Delivery | Face to face | Contact Hours | 14 weeks - 2 hours of lectures per week | Lecturer | Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Şafak KIRAN | Co-Lecturer | NONE | Language of instruction | Turkish | Professional practise ( internship ) | None | | The aim of the course: | To provide students with the knowledge and skills necessary to conduct scientific research. |
Learning Outcomes | CTPO | TOA | Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to : | | | LO - 1 : | To learn the difference between science and other types of knowledge. | 7 | 1 | LO - 2 : | To learn the scientific research process and the criteria to be considered in the selection of research topics. | 7 | 1 | LO - 3 : | To learn measurement and scale types, validity and reliability, sampling methods, research approaches. | 7 | 1 | LO - 4 : | To apply survey, interview and observation methods. | 7 | 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), LO : Learning Outcome | |
Science and basic concepts (fact, knowledge, absolute, right, wrong, universal knowledge etc.), basic knowledge about the history of science, structure of scientific research, scientific methods and different opinions about these methods, problem, research model, universe and sample, and data collection methods (quantitative and qualitative data collection techniques), recording, analysis, interpretation and reporting of data. |
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Course Syllabus | Week | Subject | Related Notes / Files | Week 1 | Definition of research, types of research | | Week 2 | How is scientific research done? | | Week 3 | Basic concepts related to research techniques | | Week 4 | The purpose, the precaution, the assumptions and limitations of the research | | Week 5 | literature review | | Week 6 | Sampling methods | | Week 7 | Data collection methods | | Week 8 | Use of libraries | | Week 9 | Mid Exam | | Week 10 | Research and documentation | | Week 11 | Research and documentation | | Week 12 | The formal structure of the research report and the sections that should be included in the report | | Week 13 | Interpreting the findings of the research | | Week 14 | developing recommendations according to the research results | | Week 15 | Effective oral presentation techniques | | Week 16 | FINAL EXAM | | |
1 | Karasar, Niyazi (2012), Bilimsel Araştırma Yöntemi, Nobel Yayın Dağıtım. | | |
1 | Remzi Altunışık vd. (2005), Sosyal Bilimlerde Araştırma Yöntemleri: SPSS Uygulamalı, Sakarya Kitabevi. | | |
Method of Assessment | Type of assessment | Week No | Date | Duration (hours) | Weight (%) | Mid-term exam | 9 | 10/04/2020 | 1 | 50 | End-of-term exam | 16 | 05/06/2020 | 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 | 2 | 14 | 28 | Sınıf dışı çalışma | 1 | 14 | 14 | Arasınav için hazırlık | 4 | 3 | 12 | Arasınav | 1 | 1 | 1 | Ödev | 2 | 8 | 16 | Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık | 4 | 2 | 8 | Dönem sonu sınavı | 1 | 1 | 1 | Total work load | | | 80 |
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