| 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.
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| Course Content |
This course includes scientific research methods and techniques in psychology. Experimental research methods, applied research and preparing, writing and presenting a research or a research proposal 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 fundamental concepts related to research methods
2- Applying ethical principles of research
3- Developing and implementing research question as a group or individually
4- Reporting of research report in APA format as a group or individually
5- Comprehending the relation between research design and statistical analysis |
| Mode of Delivery |
Face to face |
| Course Outline |
| Week |
Topics |
| 1. Week |
Introduction of the course |
| 2. Week |
Overview of Fundamentals of scientific research methods and types I |
| 3. Week |
Overview of Fundamentals of scientific research methods and types II |
| 4. Week |
Experimental Methods: Independent Group Design I |
| 5. Week |
Experimental Methods: Independent Group Design II |
| 6. Week |
Experimental Methods:Repeated Measures Design |
| 7. Week |
Experimental Methods: Complex Design |
| 8. Week |
Quasi-Experimental Design |
| 9. Week |
Definition, causality, internal and external validity |
| 10. Week |
Applied Research |
| 11. Week |
Analyzing and Reporting Research |
| 12. Week |
Writing Research reports: APA Publication Manuals |
| 13. Week |
Overview of Lecture and Research proposals I |
| 14. Week |
Overview of Lecture and Research proposals II |
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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 (%) |
20 |
| Seminars/Workshops (%) |
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| Final (%) |
40 |
| 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. |
| 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 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | LO2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | LO3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | LO4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | LO5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
* Contribution Level: 1 Very low 2 Low 3 Medium 4 High 5 Very High |