This lecture provides students vision of research techniques and publication ethics. Three questions will be examined in the lecture.1) Why is scientific research important? 2) How do you design a scientific research? 3) How do you conduct a scientific research? The main aim of the lecture are teaching the topics about scientific research and publication ethics and methods of designing a scientific research and scientific research process. The lecture consists of teaching of the lecturer, case studies and projects.
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Contribution of the Course to Professional Development
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Learning Outcomes:
1
Explaining the importance of a scientific research;
2
Explaining how to design a scientific research;
3
Describing how to conduct a scientific research;
4
Explaining the topics of publication ethics;
5
Describing how to analyze a scientific research;
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Interprating the outcomes of a scientific research;
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Reporting the outcomes of a scientific research;
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Course Content:
Week
Theoretical
Practical
1
Main definitions related with scientific research
2
Ethics and Plagiarism
3
Types of scientific research and examples
4
Determining the topic of research: Literature review and writing
5
Presentation of the summary of literature
6
Determining the research problem
7
Designing of the research model and types of variables
8
Presentation of the research model
9
Writing research hypotheses
10
Sampling
11
Research hypotheses and types of analysis
12
Research hypotheses and types of analysis
13
Evaluating the analysis results
14
Presentations of final projects
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Textbooks, References and/or Other Materials:
• Patricia Leavy, Research Design, 1stEdition, TheGuilfordPress, 2017. • W. Paul Vogt, Dianne C. Gardner, Lynne M. Haeffele, When to Use What Research Design, 1st Edition, The Guilford Press, 2012. • Joseph F. Hair Jr., Mary Celsi, Essentials of Marketing Research, 2012. • Çağatan Taşkın ve Ömer Akat, Araştırma Yöntemlerinde Yapısal Eşitlik Modelleme, 1. Basım, 2010.
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Assesment
TERM LEARNING ACTIVITIES
NUMBER
PERCENT
Midterm Exam
0
0
Quiz
0
0
Homeworks, Performances
0
0
Final Exam
1
100
Total
1
100
Contribution of Term (Year) Learning Activities to Success Grade
0
Contribution of Final Exam to Success Grade
100
Total
100
Measurement and Evaluation Techniques Used in the Course
Information
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ECTS / WORK LOAD TABLE
Activites
NUMBER
TIME [Hour]
Total WorkLoad [Hour]
Theoretical
14
3
42
Practicals/Labs
0
0
0
Self Study and Preparation
14
2
28
Homeworks, Performances
0
5
10
Projects
0
0
0
Field Studies
0
0
0
Midtermexams
0
0
0
Others
0
0
0
Final Exams
1
40
40
Total WorkLoad
120
Total workload/ 30 hr
4
ECTS Credit of the Course
4
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CONTRIBUTION OF LEARNING OUTCOMES TO PROGRAMME QUALIFICATIONS
