Syllabus ( ESC 501 )
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Basic information
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| Course title: |
Research Methods and Publication Ethics |
| Course code: |
ESC 501 |
| Lecturer: |
Prof. Dr. Mehmet Salim ÖNCEL
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| ECTS credits: |
7.5 |
| GTU credits: |
0 (3+0+0) |
| Year, Semester: |
1/2, Spring |
| Level of course: |
Second Cycle (Master's) |
| Type of course: |
Compulsory
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| Language of instruction: |
Turkish
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| Mode of delivery: |
Face to face
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| Pre- and co-requisites: |
yok |
| Professional practice: |
No |
| Purpose of the course: |
The aim of this course is to increase students knowledge about designing a research, using qualitative and quantitative research methods, and to inform about the ethical rules that should be considered in this process. |
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Learning outcomes
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Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
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Define qualitative methods and different scientific traditions.
Contribution to Program Outcomes
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Providing students with a strong engineering qualification that will assist in problem solving and decision making and provide lifetime learning
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To become skillful to solve the problems encountered in the field
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Improve communication, problem solving, teamwork skills
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Displaying a fluent English for following the literature, presenting technical projects and writing articles
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To evaluate the important people, events and facts in the development of the field in terms of their effects on the applications of the field
Method of assessment
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Written exam
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Term paper
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Can determine and critically evaluate research methodologies used in other engineering and basic sciences,
Contribution to Program Outcomes
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Providing students with a strong engineering qualification that will assist in problem solving and decision making and provide lifetime learning
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Improve communication, problem solving, teamwork skills
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Displaying a fluent English for following the literature, presenting technical projects and writing articles
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To adopt these values by considering the social, scientific, cultural and ethical values in the stages of data collection, interpretation, application and declaration by doing field studies related to the field
Method of assessment
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Written exam
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Term paper
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Can explain ethical rules, ethical concepts, and their importance.
Contribution to Program Outcomes
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Providing students with a strong engineering qualification that will assist in problem solving and decision making and provide lifetime learning
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To develop the knowledge of using different technical and modern tools and software for applications in the field
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Displaying a fluent English for following the literature, presenting technical projects and writing articles
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To evaluate the important people, events and facts in the development of the field in terms of their effects on the applications of the field
Method of assessment
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Written exam
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Term paper
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Contents
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| Week 1: |
Scientific Information and Scientific Research Methods
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| Week 2: |
Basic Principles in Ethical and Scientific Research
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| Week 3: |
Scientific research methods
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| Week 4: |
Design of scientific research-basic principles
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| Week 5: |
Design of scientific research-sample studies
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| Week 6: |
Information access methods and use of digital databases
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| Week 7: |
Measurement Information
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| Week 8: |
Data evaluation methods
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| Week 9: |
Data evaluation methods (Continued) - Midterm Exam
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| Week 10: |
Data reliability
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| Week 11: |
Basic principles of research proposal writing
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| Week 12: |
The basic principles of reporting
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| Week 13: |
Ethical problems and measures in research
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| Week 14: |
Higher Education Council Scientific Research and Publication Ethics Directive
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| Week 15*: |
General evaluation
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| Week 16*: |
Final |
| Textbooks and materials: |
Şener Büyüköztürk , Özcan Aygün, Ebru Kılıç Çakmak, Şirin Karadeniz, “Bilimsel Araştırma Yöntemleri”, Pegem Yayıncılık, ISBN: 9944919289, 2014 |
| Recommended readings: |
Şener Büyüköztürk , Özcan Aygün, Ebru Kılıç Çakmak, Şirin Karadeniz, “Bilimsel Araştırma Yöntemleri”, Pegem Yayıncılık, ISBN: 9944919289, 2014 |
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* Between 15th and 16th weeks is there a free week for students to prepare for final exam.
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Assessment
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| Method of assessment |
Week number |
Weight (%) |
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| Mid-terms: |
9 |
30 |
| Other in-term studies: |
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0 |
| Project: |
11,12,13 |
30 |
| Homework: |
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0 |
| Quiz: |
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0 |
| Final exam: |
16 |
40 |
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Total weight: |
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Workload
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| Activity |
Duration (Hours per week) |
Total number of weeks |
Total hours in term |
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| Courses (Face-to-face teaching): |
3 |
16 |
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| Own studies outside class: |
3 |
4 |
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| Practice, Recitation: |
0 |
0 |
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| Homework: |
0 |
0 |
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| Term project: |
2 |
3 |
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| Term project presentation: |
2 |
3 |
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| Quiz: |
0 |
0 |
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| Own study for mid-term exam: |
3 |
8 |
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| Mid-term: |
2 |
1 |
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| Personal studies for final exam: |
6 |
15 |
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| Final exam: |
2 |
1 |
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Total workload: |
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Total ECTS credits: |
* |
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* ECTS credit is calculated by dividing total workload by 25.
(1 ECTS = 25 work hours)
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