COURSE SYLLABUS

RESEARCH METHODS IN EDUCATION

1	Course Title:	RESEARCH METHODS IN EDUCATION
2	Course Code:	MBZ0006
3	Type of Course:	Compulsory
4	Level of Course:	First Cycle
5	Year of Study:	2
6	Semester:	4
7	ECTS Credits Allocated:	3
8	Theoretical (hour/week):	2
9	Practice (hour/week) :	0
10	Laboratory (hour/week) :	0
11	Prerequisites:	None
12	Recommended optional programme components:	None
13	Language:	Turkish
14	Mode of Delivery:	Face to face
15	Course Coordinator:	Dr. Ögr. Üyesi ŞULE BETÜL TOSUNTAŞ
16	Course Lecturers:
17	Contactinformation of the Course Coordinator:	Prof. Dr. Yunus Alyaz Uludağ Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Yabancı Diller Eğitimi Bölümü Alman Dili Eğitimi Anabilim Dalı Görükle Kampüsü 16059 Bursa / Türkiye Telefon: 0224 294 22 76 E-Posta: alyaz@uludag.edu.tr
18	Website:	alyaz@uludag.edu.tr, 224 294 22 76, U. Ü. Eğitim Fakültesi Görükle Kampüsü 16059 Bursa
19	Objective of the Course:	To obtain the essentials of scientific research methods and techniques and write simple research paper.
20	Contribution of the Course to Professional Development

Learning Outcomes:

1	To able to explain the process of research proposal and prepare a proposal.;
2	To be able to collect and review the literature. ;
3	To be able to use the quantitative and qualitative data collecting methods in the field of language learning and teaching.;
4	To be able to interpret the scientific data.;
5	To be able to use the scientific writing techniques in the field of language instruction.;
6	To be able to consider the process of language learning and teaching under a scientific point of view.;
7	To be able to implement interdisciplinary research. ;
8	To be able to recognize oneself and the world around their from a scientific perspective and in an objective way.;

22	Course Content:

Week	Theoretical	Practical
1	Introduction: Explaining the basic terminology of knowledge, science, scientific research The characteristics of the knowledge and the science.
2	Steps of a scientific research: Choosing a topic or problem, collecting literature, developing questions or hypothesis; deciding the methods of data collection and the data analyze; collecting, analyzing and interpreting the data and reposting the results.
3	Points to be considered as selecting a research subject; types of resources; using primary and secondary references; finding and organizing of the literature. Assigning research projects.
4	Developing research questions and hypotheses.
5	Data collection tools: Observation, Experiment, Questionnaire, Scale, Review, Interview, description etc.
6	Data collection procedure, analyze (quantitative and qualitative) and interpreting.
7	Quantitative data analyze with Excel software.
8	Quantitative data analyze with SPSS software.
9	Qualitative data analyze with NVivo software.
10	Scientific writing techniques and standards: APA, MLA etc…
11	Investigating of sample studies (research papers, articles).
12	Investigating of sample studies (theses, symposium presentations etc.).
13	Writing, presenting and disseminating of results: Classroom presentations, symposia, periodicals etc.
14	Evaluation of the semester.

23	Textbooks, References and/or Other Materials:	1) Çepni, S. (2018). Araştırma ve Proje Çalışmalarına Giriş, Trabzon: Celepler. 2) Büyüköztürk, Ş., Akgün,Ö., Demirel, Kılıç, E. ve Karadeniz, Ş. (2008). Bilimsel Araştırma Yöntemleri Pegem Yayınları, Ankara.. 3) Feiereisen, F. (2003). Verfassen wissenschaftlicher Arbeiten – Eine kurze Anleitung. Universität Heidelberg. www.yumpu.com/de/document/read/11207784/verfassen-wissenschaftlicher-arbeiten-eine-kurze-anleitung 4) B. Uludağ Üniversitesi Eğitim Bilimleri Enstitüsü (2015). Tez Yazım Kuralları (Apa 6 Formatına Göre). www.uludag.edu.tr/dosyalar/egitimbilimleri/tez_yazim_kurallari_Mart_2016_Düzeltme.pdf 5) Ludwig Maximilliansuniversität (n.d.). Wie zitiere ich richtig? Auszug aus den APA-Zitierregeln für wissenschaftliche Arbeiten (6th Edition/2010) entspricht den Richtlinien der DGPS. www.edu.lmu.de/apb/dokumente-und-materialien/dokumente-bachelor/hinweise-zur-apa.pdf 6) Dergipark Akademik (2020). APA Stili 6. Sürüm. https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/download/journal-file/10990 7) Titze, S. & Jaunig, J. (2017). Zitieren im Text nach APA Richtlinien (6. Auflage). https://static.uni-graz.at/fileadmin/urbi-institute/Sportwissenschaft/APA_DGP_Textzitat_20171214.pdf 8) Universität Chemnitz (2020). Zitierrichtlinien nach MLA. www.tu-chemnitz.de/phil/imf/studium/richtlinien/Zitierrichtlinien-MLA.pdf 9) Gansel, C. & Nefedov, S. (Hrsg.) (2018). Wissenschaftliches Schreiben - Ein Handbuch. Wolgast: Steffen Media Usedom. http://www.digitale-bibliothek-mv.de/viewer/file?pi=PPN1017872643&file=gesamt.pdf 10) APA (2020). APA Style 6. Edition. www.apa.org
24	Assesment

TERM LEARNING ACTIVITIES	NUMBER	PERCENT
Midterm Exam	1	25
Quiz	0	0
Homeworks, Performances	2	25
Final Exam	1	50
Total	4	100
Contribution of Term (Year) Learning Activities to Success Grade		50
Contribution of Final Exam to Success Grade		50
Total		100
Measurement and Evaluation Techniques Used in the Course
Information

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	2	28
Homeworks, Performances	2	10	10
Projects	1	12	12
Field Studies	0	0	0
Midtermexams	1	6	6
Others	0	0	0
Final Exams	1	6	6
Total WorkLoad			90
Total workload/ 30 hr			3
ECTS Credit of the Course			3

CONTRIBUTION OF LEARNING OUTCOMES TO PROGRAMME QUALIFICATIONS

	PQ1	PQ2	PQ3	PQ4	PQ5	PQ6	PQ7	PQ8	PQ9	PQ10	PQ11	PQ12	PQ13	PQ14	PQ15	PQ16
LO1	4	2	5	2	2	4	1	5	3	3	1	5	2	2	2	3
LO2	4	2	5	2	1	4	1	5	3	3	1	5	2	2	2	3
LO3	4	2	5	2	2	4	1	5	3	3	1	5	2	2	2	3
LO4	4	2	5	2	2	4	1	5	3	3	1	5	2	2	2	3
LO5	4	2	5	2	2	4	1	5	3	3	1	5	2	2	2	3
LO6	4	2	5	2	2	4	1	5	3	3	1	5	2	2	2	3
LO7	4	2	5	2	2	4	1	5	3	3	1	5	2	2	2	3
LO8	4	2	5	2	2	4	1	5	3	3	1	5	2	2	2	3

LO: Learning Objectives

PQ: Program Qualifications

Contribution Level:

1 Very Low

2 Low

3 Medium

4 High

5 Very High