COURSE SYLLABUS

RESEARCH TECHNIQUES AND PUBLICATION ETHICS

1	Course Title:	RESEARCH TECHNIQUES AND PUBLICATION ETHICS
2	Course Code:	MLY5169
3	Type of Course:	Compulsory
4	Level of Course:	Second Cycle
5	Year of Study:	1
6	Semester:	1
7	ECTS Credits Allocated:	4
8	Theoretical (hour/week):	3
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 FERİDE BAKAR TÜREGÜN
16	Course Lecturers:
17	Contactinformation of the Course Coordinator:	Bursa Uludağ Üniversitesi, İktisadi ve İdari Bilimler Fakültesi, Maliye Bölümü, Görükle Kampüsü, Nilüfer/Bursa E Posta: feridebakar@uludag.edu.tr Tel: 0224 294 0738
18	Website:
19	Objective of the Course:	To gain knowledge and skills related to scientific research in social sciences. To gain skills about scientific research planing, wrinting and presenting, at the same time to use the research tecniques and evaluate the minimum requirements.
20	Contribution of the Course to Professional Development	To gain knowledge and skills related to scientific research in social sciences. To gain skills about scientific research planing, wrinting and presenting, at the same time to use the research tecniques and evaluate the minimum requirements.

Learning Outcomes:

1	To understand the basic concepts and rules of science and scientific method;
2	Make the selection of research topic, and to prepare a temporary plan;
3	Determine and evaluate the scientific properties of resources;
4	To act according to the rules of footnotes and bibliography show;
5	Comply with the rules of research ethics, scientific writing style and publşcation ethics;
6	Be able to organize the application of the research and analyze it in SPSS, AMOS and similar computer programs;
7	To prepare research text according to formal rules on computer;

22	Course Content:

Week	Theoretical	Practical
1	Basic Concepts Related to Science and Research (Science, Scientific Method, Theory, Paradigm, Research, Types of Research)
2	Selection, limitation and provisional planning of the research topic. Collection of resources in scientific research. Scientific qualities of resources.
3	Writing of research: Writing style and text, Formal conditions, Transposing texts.
4	Writing of the research: Footnotes and rules, Bibliography and rules.
5	Research Process, Research Design, Research Strategies and Methods, Causality and Causality Measures, Causal Hypotheses and False Positives.
6	Conceptualization and Operationalization, Measurement: Measurement Types, Levels and Quality, Compound Measurement Types. Data Collection Tools.
7	Research Methods: Quantitative and Qualitative Methods, Experimental Method, Descriptive Method.
8	Content Analysis, Field Survey and Sampling Selection Rationale.
9	Parametric Tests with SPSS: t-Test, ANOVA, Correlation, Regression.
10	Nonparametric tests with SPSS: Binom test, Chi square test, Mann-Whitney test, Wilcoxon test, Kruskal Wallis test, Friedman's ANOVA test.
11	Multivariate Analyzes with SPSS: Cluster Analysis, Factor Analysis, Structural Equation Modeling with AMOS. Research Design and Statistical Test Selection.
12	Scientific Research and Ethics, Research Ethics and Ethical Principles. TÜBA Basic Principles of Scientific Truth, YÖK Publication Ethics Directive.
13	Ethical Problems and Causes in Scientific Studies. Ethical Violations and Sanctions.
14	Reporting of a Scientific Writing and Rules to be Considered.

23	Textbooks, References and/or Other Materials:	1. Birsen Gökçe, Toplumsal Bilimlerde Araştırma, 7. basım, Ankara: Savaş Yayınevi, 2018. 2. Zeynel Dinler, Bilimsel Araştırma ve e-Kaynaklar, 9. basım, Bursa: Ekin Yayınevi, 2016. 3. Halil Seyitoğlu, Bilimsel Araştırma ve Yazma El Kitabı, 12. basım, İstanbul: Güzem Yayınları, 2020. 4. Niyazi Karasar, Bilimsel Araştırma Yöntemleri, Ankara: Nobel Yayın Dağıtım, 2020. 5. Şener Büyüköztürk ve Diğerleri, Bilimsel Araştırma Yöntemleri, 28. basım, Ankara: Pegem Yayıncılık, 2020. 6. Ali Balcı, Sosyal Bilimlerde Araştırma, 14. Baskı, Ankara: Pegem Yayıncılık, 2020. 7. Sait Gürbüz, Faruk Şahin, Sosyal Bilimlerde Araştırma Yöntemleri, 5. baskı, Ankara: Seçkin Yayınları, 2018. 8. Yükseköğretim Kurulu, Yayın Etiği Yönergesi, Ankara, 2013. 9. Berna Arda, Bilimsel Bilgi Üretiminde Yayın Etiği, ulakbim.gov.tr 10. Şevket Ruacan, Bilimsel Araştırma ve Yayınlarda Etik İlkeler, ulakbim.gov.tr
24	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	Measurement and evaluation are made with multiple choice long-answer written questions.
Information	This course is evaluated with an absolute evaluation system.

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	3	42
Homeworks, Performances	0	0	0
Projects	0	0	0
Field Studies	0	0	0
Midtermexams	0	0	0
Others	0	0	0
Final Exams	1	36	36
Total WorkLoad			120
Total workload/ 30 hr			4
ECTS Credit of the Course			4

CONTRIBUTION OF LEARNING OUTCOMES TO PROGRAMME QUALIFICATIONS

	PQ1	PQ2	PQ3	PQ4	PQ5	PQ6	PQ7	PQ8	PQ9	PQ10
LO1	4	3	5	4	3	3	5	5	4	4
LO2	3	4	4	5	4	4	4	5	3	3
LO3	5	4	5	4	4	4	3	4	4	5
LO4	4	3	3	4	3	5	4	5	5	3
LO5	4	4	5	5	4	3	4	4	4	4
LO6	5	5	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	3
LO7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

LO: Learning Objectives

PQ: Program Qualifications

Contribution Level:

1 Very Low

2 Low

3 Medium

4 High

5 Very High