| Teaching Staff
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Prof. Dr. Eda KARACAN |
| Language of Instruction |
İngilizce (English) |
| Type Of Course |
Compulsory |
| Prerequisites |
No prerequisites |
| Recommended Optional Programme Component |
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| Course Objectives |
The aim of this course is to introduce fundamental concepts and techniques of scientific research and also to introduce research processes and ethical issues. |
| Course Content |
The course is an introduction to scientific research methods and techniques in psychology. The characteristics of science and scientific knowledge, scientific research processes, ethics and critical thinking are covered in this course. |
| Learning Outcomes (LO) |
The students who attended the course and were successful at the end of semester will acquire the followings;
1- Defining concepts related to scientific research methods
2- Comprehending scientific research methods
3- Classifying fundamental research methods and applications
4- Organizing the literature review
5- Discriminate the research question and hypotheses
6- Defining ethical issues and principles of a research process |
| Mode of Delivery |
Face to face |
| Course Outline |
| Week |
Topics |
| 1. Week |
Introduction of the course |
| 2. Week |
Fundamentals of the scientific research |
| 3. Week |
Positive Science Approach: Psychology as a Science |
| 4. Week |
Concepts of Scientific Research and Research Processes |
| 5. Week |
Ethical issues in Research Methods |
| 6. Week |
Research Processes: Research questions, Literature Review and Aim of the study |
| 7. Week |
Research Processes: Research questions, Variables and Hypothesis |
| 8. Week |
Research Processes:Measurement Levels of Variables |
| 9. Week |
Observational Research Methods I: Sampling Behavior |
| 10. Week |
Observational Research Methods II: Observational Methods |
| 11. Week |
Observational Research Methods III: Analysis of Observtional Data |
| 12. Week |
Survey Research I: Sampling in Survey Research |
| 13. Week |
Survey Research II: Survey Methods |
| 14. Week |
Survey Research III: Measurement and measurement types, reliability and validity |
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| Assessment |
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Percentage(%) |
| Mid-term (%) |
40 |
| Quizes (%) |
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| Homeworks/Term papers (%) |
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| Practice (%) |
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| Labs (%) |
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| Projects/Field Work (%) |
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| Seminars/Workshops (%) |
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| Final (%) |
60 |
| Other (%) |
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| Total(%) |
100 |
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| Course Book (s) and/or References |
Lecture Book:
1) Shaughnessy, J. J., Zechmeister, E. B., & Zechmeister, J. S. (2014). Research methods in psychology. Boston: McGraw-Hill.
Shaughnessy, J. J., Zechmeister, E. B., & Zechmeister, J. S. (2016). Psikolojide Araştırma Yöntemleri (çev. Editörü: Doç. Dr. İlyas Göz). Ankara: Nobel Akademik Yayıncılık.
References:
2) Gliner, J.A. & Morgan, G. A. (2000). Research Methods In Applied Settings: An Integrated Approach to Design and Analysis. London: Lawrance Erlbaum Associates.
Gliner, J.A. & Morgan, G. A. & Leech, N.L. (2015). Uygulamada Araştırma Yöntemleri: Desen ve Analizi Bütünleştiren Yaklaşım (çev. Editörü: Selahattin Turan). Ankara: Nobel Akademik Yayıncılık.
3) Büyüköztürk, Ş., Çakmak Kılıç, E., Akgün, Ö. E., Karadeniz, Ş. Ve Demirel, F. (2012). Bilimsel Araştırma Yöntemleri (12. Basım). Ankara: Pegem.
4) Erkuş, A. (2013). Davranış bilimleri için bilimsel araştırma süreci (4. Baskı). Ankara: Seçkin.
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| Work Placement(s) |
There is no internship for this course. |
| The Relationship between Program Qualifications (PQ) and Course Learning Outcomes (LO) |
| PQ1 | PQ2 | PQ3 | PQ4 | PQ5 | PQ6 | PQ7 | PQ8 | PQ9 | PQ10 | PQ11 | PQ12 | PQ13 | LO1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | LO2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | LO3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | LO4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | LO5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | LO6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 |
* Contribution Level: 1 Very low 2 Low 3 Medium 4 High 5 Very High |