COURSE SYLLABUS

RESEARCH METHODS

1	Course Title:	RESEARCH METHODS
2	Course Code:	KAM3006
3	Type of Course:	Compulsory
4	Level of Course:	First Cycle
5	Year of Study:	3
6	Semester:	6
7	ECTS Credits Allocated:	5
8	Theoretical (hour/week):	3
9	Practice (hour/week) :	0
10	Laboratory (hour/week) :	0
11	Prerequisites:	-
12	Recommended optional programme components:	None
13	Language:	Turkish
14	Mode of Delivery:	Face to face
15	Course Coordinator:	Prof. Dr. Ali Yaşar SARIBAY
16	Course Lecturers:	Prof.Dr. Ali Yaşar SARIBAY Prof. Dr. Bekir PARLAK Prof. Dr. Ramazan Cengiz DERDİMAN Yrd. Doç. Dr. Sertaç SERDAR Yrd. Doç. Dr. Mert GÖKIRMAK Yrd. Doç. Dr. Neslihan SAM Yrd. Doç. Dr. Derda KÜÇÜKALP Yrd. Doç. Dr. Zahid SOBACI Yrd. Doç. Dr. Yasemin KAYA Öğr. Gör. Dr. Semih EKER
17	Contactinformation of the Course Coordinator:	E-mail: politolog@uludag.edu.tr Tel: 0224 294 1197 Adres: Uludağ Üniversitesi İİBF Kamu Yönetimi
18	Website:
19	Objective of the Course:	The course aims to give the students the necessary skills and knowledge for conducting scientific research in the field of social sicences. In this sense, the course introduces the student with the rules and principles of making a scientific research design, managing the required literaure review, conducting field work and presenting research findings.
20	Contribution of the Course to Professional Development

Learning Outcomes:

1	To comprehend the basic concepts and principles regarding science and scientific research.;
2	To be able to compare and analyze different types of scientific research.;
3	To be able to manage the selection of research topic and prepare the tentative reserach outline.;
4	To be able to identify the scientific value of sources reached during the process of literature review.;
5	To be able to follow the rules of ethics for scientific research and to use the scientific writing style in the preparation of the report.;
6	To learn the rules of giving references and using footnotes in the preparation of a scientific report.;
7	To be able to prepare the research report in line with required format.;

22	Course Content:

Week	Theoretical	Practical
1	The definition of science and the classification of scientific disciplines
2	Scientific method and its stages
3	Main principles of scientific method
4	Types of scientific research and their classification
5	The selection of the research topic, refinement of the topic and the preparation of the tentative research outline.
6	Techniques of data collection in scientific research and how to make library search.
7	The identification of the scientific value of sources reached during literature review. (Midterm Exam)
8	Written presentation of the research-I: Scientific language and writing the report
9	Written presentation of the research-II: Formatting principles
10	Written presentation of the research-III: References and scientific ethics
11	Written presentation of the research-IV: The rules of using footnotes
12	Written presentation of the research-V: The rules of giving referenes
13	Rules of formatting like font style and size, page margins, line spacing etc. and their usage in word processing programs.
14	The complementation of the report and the preparation of its presentation.

23	Textbooks, References and/or Other Materials:	A-Ders Kitapları: Birsen Gökçe, Toplumsal Bilimlerde Araştırma, 5. basım, Ankara: Savaş Yayınevi, 2007. Zeynel Dinler, Bilimsel Araştırma ve E-Kaynaklar, 7. basım, Bursa: Ekin Yayınevi, 2012. B-Referanslar: Halil Seyitoğlu, Bilimsel Araştırma ve Ya zma El Kitabı, 6. basım, İstanbul: Güzem Yayınları, 1995. Niyazi Karasar, Bilimsel Araştırma Yöntemleri, Ankara: Nobel Yayın Dağıtım, 2011. Şener Büyüköztürk ve Diğerleri, Bilimsel Araştırma Yöntemleri, Ankara: Pegem Yayıncılık, 2011
24	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
Information

ECTS / WORK LOAD TABLE

CONTRIBUTION OF LEARNING OUTCOMES TO PROGRAMME QUALIFICATIONS

LO: Learning Objectives

PQ: Program Qualifications

Contribution Level:

1 Very Low

2 Low

3 Medium

4 High

5 Very High