COURSE SYLLABUS

RESEARCH METHODS

1	Course Title:	RESEARCH METHODS
2	Course Code:	EKO3006
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:	No
12	Recommended optional programme components:	None
13	Language:	Turkish
14	Mode of Delivery:	Face to face
15	Course Coordinator:	Prof. Dr. Mustafa Sevüktekin
16	Course Lecturers:	Prof. Dr. Mustafa Sevüktekin, Prof. Dr. Erkan Işığıçok, Prof. Dr. Ayşe Oğuzlar, Prof. Dr. Nuran Bayram, Prof. Dr. Kadir Yasin Eryiğit, Prof. Dr. Mehmet Çınar, Doç. Dr. Sevda Gürsakal, Doç Dr. Özer Arabacı, Doç. Dr. Berna Aydın, Doç. Dr. Arzu Eren Şenaras, Doç. Dr. Vesile Sinem Arıkan Kargı, Doç. Dr. Selim Tüzüntürk, Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Dilek Murat
17	Contactinformation of the Course Coordinator:	sevuktekin@uludag.edu.tr 02242941123 Uludağ Üniversitesi İktisadi ve İdari Bilimler Fakültesi A Blok 16059 Nilüfer/Bursa
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 evaluate the minimum requirements.
20	Contribution of the Course to Professional Development	Be equipped with advanced theoretical and applied knowledge and assess an organization from different perspectives. Take responsibilities as a team member when dealing with issues and problems encountered in practice. Notice and make use of business opportunities in the field of economy. Effective use information and communication technologies

Learning Outcomes:

1	To understand the basic concepts and rules of science and scientific method;
2	To analyze the types of scientific research in comparative;
3	Make the selection of research topic, and to prepare a temporary plan;
4	Determine the scientific properties of resources;
5	Evaluate the scientific properties of resources;
6	Comply with the rules of research ethics and scientific writing style;
7	To act according to the rules of footnotes and bibliography show;
8	To prepare research text according to formal rules on computer;

22	Course Content:

Week	Theoretical	Practical
1	Definition of science and classification
2	Scientific method and stages of the scientific methods
3	Basic principles of scientific method
4	Types of scientific research and classification
5	Selection of research topic, classification, preparation of temporary plan
6	Data collection techniques in scientific research and use of the library
7	Determination and evaluation of the scientific qualifications of the resources.
8	Writing Research: style, Written text
9	Writing Research: the formal rules
10	Writing Research: text transfers, scientific ethics
11	Writing Research: to show foodnotes, its rules
12	Writing Research: to show bibliography, its rules
13	Writing research text according to formal rules on computer
14	Completion of the study and preparation of the presentation

23	Textbooks, References and/or Other Materials:	1.Birsen Gökçe, Toplumsal Bilimlerde Araştırma, 5. basım, Ankara: Savaş Yayınevi, 2007 2. Zeynel Dinler, Bilimsel Araştırma ve e-Kaynaklar, 7. basım, Bursa: Ekin Yayınevi, 2012 3. Halil Seyitoğlu, Bilimsel Araştırma ve Yazma El Kitabı, 6. basım, İstanbul: Güzem Yayınları, 1995 4. Niyazi Karasar, Bilimsel Araştırma Yöntemleri, Ankara: Nobel Yayın Dağıtım, 2011 5. 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	classic exam
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	1	25	25
Others	0	0	0
Final Exams	1	35	35
Total WorkLoad			169
Total workload/ 30 hr			4,8
ECTS Credit of the Course			5

CONTRIBUTION OF LEARNING OUTCOMES TO PROGRAMME QUALIFICATIONS

	PQ1	PQ2	PQ3	PQ4	PQ5	PQ6	PQ7	PQ8	PQ9	PQ10	PQ11	PQ12
LO1	4	4	5	4	4	5	4	5	4	4	5	4
LO2	5	4	4	4	5	4	4	5	5	4	4	4
LO3	4	4	5	4	4	4	5	5	4	4	4	4
LO4	5	5	5	4	4	5	4	4	5	4	4	4
LO5	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4
LO6	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4
LO7	5	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	4
LO8	4	5	4	5	5	4	5	4	4	4	5	4

LO: Learning Objectives

PQ: Program Qualifications

Contribution Level:

1 Very Low

2 Low

3 Medium

4 High

5 Very High