ADVANCED STATISTICAL ANALYSIS AND RESEARCH ETHICS IN EDUCATION
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Course Title:
ADVANCED STATISTICAL ANALYSIS AND RESEARCH ETHICS IN EDUCATION
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Course Code:
MUZ6125
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Type of Course:
Optional
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Level of Course:
Third Cycle
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Year of Study:
1
6
Semester:
1
7
ECTS Credits Allocated:
3
8
Theoretical (hour/week):
2
9
Practice (hour/week) :
0
10
Laboratory (hour/week) :
0
11
Prerequisites:
12
Recommended optional programme components:
None
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Language:
English
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Mode of Delivery:
Face to face
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Course Coordinator:
Doç. Dr. GÜLNIHAL GÜL
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Course Lecturers:
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Contactinformation of the Course Coordinator:
Doç. Dr. Gülnihal GÜL U.Ü. Eğitim Fakültesi GSE Bölümü Müzik Eğitimi ABD gulnihal@uludag.edu.tr
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Website:
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Objective of the Course:
The objective of this course is to learn the fundamental concepts of scientific research, to define a research problem and to conduct a reserach project by collecting and clustering relevant data using the scientific method, interpreting the outcomes and reporting the results from the study.
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Contribution of the Course to Professional Development
Learning the basic concepts of science and research, determining the existence of a problem, collecting data with scientific method, grouping and interpreting them and making reports, developing the researcher teacher identity and benefiting from these abilities in professional life
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Learning Outcomes:
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To be able to explain the fundamental concepts of science and history of science. (fact, knowledge, right and wrong, absolute knowledge, etc.);
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To explain the relation between science and research and to exemplify the features of scientific research and the researcher. ;
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To explain the sources of knowledge and the ways of accessing knowledge;
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To define the problem and related sub-problems in scientific research ;
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To define the population in research and to draw a sample using the appropriate sampling technique.;
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To explain the methods of data collection in scientific research and to choose the appropriate method from this set.;
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To use the data collecting method of choice to obtain the data.;
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To cluster, analyze and interpret data.;
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To explain the ways of writing a research report.;
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To write a research report.;
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Course Content:
Week
Theoretical
Practical
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Introduction to the Research Methods course. Defitinition, contents and the ways of instruction. Methods of assessment and evaluation.
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What is scientific research? What is the purpose of scientific research education?
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What is the relation between science and research? What properties are necessary in scientific research?
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The structure, methods and elements of scientic research. What is a research problem? What properties should be considered in selecting a research problem?
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What is data? What are the population and a sample? What are the methods of sampling?
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What are the methods of data collection? What is a questionnarie? How can it be formed and applied?
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Analyzing the results of a questionnarie. Ways of forming a questionnarie.
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How can data be collected by observation and by interviewing? Ways of designing an observation form.
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Citation and documenting citation.
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Clustering of data, tables and diagrams.
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How is a research report structured? What are its chapters? Various examples of a research report.
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The preface, introduction and the motivation of a research report.
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The results and conclusion of a research report, examples.
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References and appendix in a research report.
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Textbooks, References and/or Other Materials:
1.Büyüköztürk, Ş., Kılıç-Çakmak, E., Akgün, Ö., Karadeniz, Ş. ve Demirel, F. (2014). Bilimsel araştırma yöntemleri. Ankara: Pegem Akademi. 2.Cebeci, Suat. (1997). Bilimsel Araştırma ve Yazma Teknikleri. İstanbul: Alfa Basım Yayım Dağıtım. 3.Çepni, S. (2005). Araştırma ve proje çalışmalarına giriş. (2. Baskı). Trabzon: Celepler Matbaası. 4.Gönç Şavran, T. (2012). Nicel ve Nitel Araştırmalarda Kullanılan Araştırma Teknikleri. T. Gönç Şavran (Editör), Sosyolojide araştırma yöntem ve teknikleri (ss. 64-104). Eskişehir: Anadolu Ünivesitesi Web-Ofset. Kohler 5.Karasar, Niyazi. (1999). Bilimsel Araştırma Yöntemleri. Ankara: Nobel Yayın Dağıtım. 6.Karasar, Niyazi. (2001). Araştırmalarda Rapor Hazırlama. Ankara: Nobel Yayın Dağıtım. 7.Yıldırım, A., & Şimşek. H. (2016). Sosyal Bilimlerde Nitel Araştırma Yöntemleri. Ankara: Seçkin Yayınları.
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Assesment
TERM LEARNING ACTIVITIES
NUMBER
PERCENT
Midterm Exam
1
40
Quiz
0
0
Homeworks, Performances
0
0
Final Exam
1
60
Total
2
100
Contribution of Term (Year) Learning Activities to Success Grade
40
Contribution of Final Exam to Success Grade
60
Total
100
Measurement and Evaluation Techniques Used in the Course
In this lesson, students are evaluated with 1 midterm exam consisting of open-ended questions, 1 final exam and written exam questions.
Information
The lesson is evaluated on a relative basis.
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ECTS / WORK LOAD TABLE
Activites
NUMBER
TIME [Hour]
Total WorkLoad [Hour]
Theoretical
14
2
28
Practicals/Labs
0
0
0
Self Study and Preparation
14
4
56
Homeworks, Performances
0
0
0
Projects
0
0
0
Field Studies
0
0
0
Midtermexams
1
2
2
Others
0
0
0
Final Exams
1
2
2
Total WorkLoad
88
Total workload/ 30 hr
2,93
ECTS Credit of the Course
3
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CONTRIBUTION OF LEARNING OUTCOMES TO PROGRAMME QUALIFICATIONS
