Details
| Code | Name | Type | Year | Semester | ECTS |
| 1050006082012 | Research Methods | Zorunlu | 1 | 2 | 4.00 |
Objectives of the Course
To examine the research process (problem determination, data gathering, data analysis and interpretation of results), reviewing underlying scientific research methods (experimental method, description method, historical method, etc) and to enable students’ applied learning in literature scanning, data gathering, data evaluation and report writing technics required for them to conduct a research on a particular subject. It is also aimed to utilize some statistical packages required for data analysis and reporting of results.
Name of Lecturer(s)
Yrd. Doç. Dr. Melek Astar
Learning Outcomes
| 1 | Defines basic concepts related to science and scientific research. |
| 2 | Plans a research in his/her field based on stages of a scientific research. |
| 3 | Examines a scientific study conducted in his/her field. |
| 4 | Scans the literature in relation to a subject in his/her field and establishes connections between his/her present information/findings and previous information/findings. |
| 5 | Uses prominent data gathering methods most preferred in scientific researches. |
| 6 | Translates a research subject in his/her field into report form. |
Mode of Delivery
Yrd. Doç. Dr. Melek Astar
Prerequisites and co-requisities
None
Recommended Optional Programme Components
None
Course Contents
Science and scientific research, scientific researc in health care management, process of scientific research, preparing poster, article, thesis. scientific language, footnote,bibliography, ethics in scientific writing, stastical methods in health
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
| 1 | Science and scientific research, basic concepts |
| 2 | Basic function of science, principles of scientific research, qualities of scientific research |
| 3 | Process of scientific research, qualitative and quantitative research methods |
| 4 | Basic concepts of sample and sampling, methods of sampling |
| 5 | Data and types of data, measure, measurement and types of measurement |
| 6 | Data collection, data processing and methods of evaluating data |
| 7 | Questionnaire and methods of preparing questionnaire |
| 8 | Hypothesis tests |
| 9 | Midterm exam week |
| 10 | Midterm exam week |
| 11 | Parametric hypothesis tests and application in SPSS |
| 12 | Nonparametric hypothesis tests and application in SPSS |
| 13 | Correlation and regression analysis and application in SPSS |
| 14 | Multivariate Variable Statistic: Factor Analysis, Cluster and Discriminant Analysis, application in SPSS |
| 15 | Evaluateting results of research and reporting, scientific language, footnote, bibliography, ethics in scientific writing |
| 16 | Final exam week |
| 17 | Final exam week |
Recommended or Required Reading
Bilimsel Araştırmalarda SPSS İle İstatistik, Selahattin Güriş, Melek Astar, Der Yayınları, 2014. Şener Büyüköztürk, Özcan E. Akgün, Şirin Karadeniz, Funda Demirel, Ebru Kılıç, Bilimsel Araştırma Yöntemleri, Pegem Akademi Yayıncılık, 2012. Robert A. Day, How to Write and Publish a Scientific Paper , TUBİTAK, 1996. Published articles
Assessment Methods and Criteria
| Yarıyıl (Yıl) İçi Etkinlikleri | 40 |
| Yarıyıl (Yıl) Sonu Etkinlikleri | 60 |
| 100 |
Language of Instruction
Turkish
Work Placement(s)
None
Workload Calculation
| Activities | Count | WORKLOAD (hours) | TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ara Sınav | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Final Sınav | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Derse Katılım | 13 | 2 | 26 |
| 5 | 5 | 25 | |
| 1 | 10 | 10 | |
| 4 | 7 | 28 | |
| Ara Sınav İçin Bireysel Çalışma | 1 | 15 | 15 |
| Final Sınavı içiin Bireysel Çalışma | 1 | 20 | 20 |
| 126 |