1	Course Title:	RESEARCH METHODOLOGIES
2	Course Code:	DHS2001
3	Type of Course:	Optional
4	Level of Course:	First Cycle
5	Year of Study:	2
6	Semester:	3
7	ECTS Credits Allocated:	3
8	Theoretical (hour/week):	1
9	Practice (hour/week) :	0
10	Laboratory (hour/week) :	0
11	Prerequisites:	70% attendance to the classes is required.
12	Recommended optional programme components:	None
13	Language:	Turkish
14	Mode of Delivery:	Face to face
15	Course Coordinator:	Doç. Dr. GÜLÇİN TEZCAN
16	Course Lecturers:	-
17	Contactinformation of the Course Coordinator:	gulcintezcan@uludag.edu.tr
18	Website:
19	Objective of the Course:	The aim of this course is to recognize scientific research methods and research types.
20	Contribution of the Course to Professional Development	Can make researches related to the field of dentistry by planning. He / she can evaluate the results obtained on a scientific level.

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Learning Outcomes:

1 Knows the steps of scientific research.; 2 Knows how to search the literature; 3 Can develop a testable hypothesis in her field.; 4 Can explain scientific research methods.; 5 Knows the basics of citation and scientific writing rules.;

22	Course Content:

Week	Theoretical	Practical
1	Introduction to Health Research
2	Determination of the research subject
3	Introduction to creating a study design
4	Observational-Analytical Studies
5	Experimental studies
6	Diagnostic research, qualitative and quantitative analysis
7	Data collection methods and techniques
8	Designing research tools
9	Preparing a survey
10	Writing a research project
11	Writing a research report
12	Writing essays and thesis
13	Citation and plagiarism
14	Midterm

23	Textbooks, References and/or Other Materials:	AlJundi, A., Riba, H., ve Baskaradoss, J. (2016) Dental Research- Principles and Methodology. Arıkan,R. (2017). Araştırma Yöntem ve Teknikleri.3. Bası.Ankara: Nobel Akademik Yayıncılık Karasar, N. (2016). Bilimsel Araştırma Yöntemi. 32. Bası. Ankara: Nobel Akademik Yayıncılık Sümbüloğlu, V. ve Sümbüloğlu, K. (2016). Sağlık Bilimlerinde Araştırma Yöntemleri. 7.Basım. Ankara: Hatiboğlu Yayınları
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	Multiple choice exam will be applied.
Information	1. Raw success grade; It is obtained by collecting 40% of the semester grade and 60% of the semester / end-of-year exam grade. In obtaining the raw success grade, the semester grade and the semester / year-end exam results are calculated over 100 full points. In the second final exam, 60 raw score threshold out of 100 is applied. 3. Students with a grade point average of at least 60 in a semester are considered successful.

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ECTS / WORK LOAD TABLE

Activites	NUMBER	TIME [Hour]	Total WorkLoad [Hour]
Theoretical	14	1	14
Practicals/Labs	0	0	0
Self Study and Preparation	10	7	70
Homeworks, Performances	0	0	0
Projects	0	0	0
Field Studies	0	0	0
Midtermexams	1	3	3
Others	0	0	0
Final Exams	1	3	3
Total WorkLoad			90
Total workload/ 30 hr			3
ECTS Credit of the Course			3

26	CONTRIBUTION OF LEARNING OUTCOMES TO PROGRAMME QUALIFICATIONS
PQ1 PQ2 PQ3 PQ4 PQ5 PQ6 PQ7 PQ8 PQ9 PQ10 PQ11 PQ12 PQ13 PQ14 PQ15 LO1 1 1 5 5 1 1 5 4 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 LO2 1 1 5 5 1 1 5 4 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 LO3 1 1 5 5 1 1 5 4 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 LO4 1 1 5 5 1 1 5 4 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 LO5 1 1 5 5 1 1 5 4 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

LO: Learning Objectives

PQ: Program Qualifications

Contribution Level:

1 Very Low

2 Low

3 Medium

4 High

5 Very High