Course Type : Required
The main goal of the course ist to improve the understanding of scientific research and to criticise research articles and write simple research proposals.
Science; Scientific paradigmas; Quality of scientific research; Types of scientific research; Parts of a scientific research; Choosing a research problem; Research models (surveys; experimental designs); Population and sample; Validity and reliability; Content analysis; Survey; Attitudes and attitude scales; Observation; Interview; Research ethics.
1. To be able to state the ethics and principles that need to be implemented in scientific research
2. To be able to write research proposals
3. To be able to criticise research papers
4. To be able to explain the advantages and disadvantages of data-collecting techniques
5. To be able to evaluate data-collecting instruments based on validity and reliabilty criteria
1. Yıldırım, A. ve Şimşek, H. (1999). Sosyal bilimlerde nitel araştırma yöntemleri. Ankara: Seçkin
2. Kuş, E. (2003). Nicel ve nitel araştırma teknikleri. Ankara: Anı.
3. Arlı, M. ve Nazik, H. (2001). Bilimsel araştırmaya giriş. Ankara: Gazi kitabevi.
Science, paradigms in science
Problem statement, purpose, significance, limitations, assumptions in sicentific research
Methods in Scientific Research: Survey methods
Methods in Scientific Research: Experimental models
Ethics in science and scietific research