Nevşehir Hacı Bektaş Veli University Course Catalogue

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FACULTY OF ECONOMICS & ADMINISTRATIVE SCIENCES / İKT230 - ECONOMICS

Code: İKT230 Course Title: SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH METHODS Theoretical+Practice: 3+0 ECTS: 3
Year/Semester of Study 2 / Spring Semester
Level of Course 1st Cycle Degree Programme
Type of Course Compulsory
Department ECONOMICS
Pre-requisities and Co-requisites None
Mode of Delivery Face to Face
Teaching Period 14 Weeks
Name of Lecturer SELİN ZENGİN TAŞDEMİR (szengin@nevsehir.edu.tr)
Name of Lecturer(s) SELİN ZENGİN TAŞDEMİR,
Language of Instruction Turkish
Work Placement(s) None
Objectives of the Course
Introducing knowledge, science, and scientific knowledge. Determining the difference between scientific knowledge and other kinds of knowledge. Examining positivist and post-positivist approaches. Determining the subject of a thesis, methods of quotation and footnote, knowledge on what the requirements of order are might be in a thesis.

Learning Outcomes PO MME
The students who succeeded in this course:
LO-1 can define scientific knowledge. PO-12 know the stages that need to apply in a research and do research.
Examination
LO-2 can summarize different approaches to the science. PO-12 know the stages that need to apply in a research and do research.
Examination
LO-3 can choose the appropriate choice in terms of research interest. PO-12 know the stages that need to apply in a research and do research.
Examination
LO-4 can do the accurate quotations. PO-12 know the stages that need to apply in a research and do research.
Examination
LO-5 can write papers having the appropriate scientific conditions. PO-12 know the stages that need to apply in a research and do research.
Examination
PO: Programme Outcomes
MME:Method of measurement & Evaluation

Course Contents
Knowledge, kinds of knowledge, science, philosophy of science, positivist and post-positivist approaches, phases of a scientific research, chapters of research, orders of writing, quotations, methods of footnote, organizing the bibliography.
Weekly Course Content
Week Subject Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1 Design Lecturing and discussion
2 Assumptions and variables Lecturing and discussion
3 Sampling Lecturing and discussion
4 Data sources Lecturing and discussion
5 Data mining Lecturing and discussion
6 Indirect observations Lecturing and discussion
7 Direct observations Lecturing and discussion
8 mid-term exam
9 Questionaire Lecturing and discussion
10 Analysis Lecturing and discussion
11 Measures of Central Tendency Lecturing and discussion
12 Factor analysis Lecturing and discussion
13 Regression analysis Lecturing and discussion
14 Writing the research Lecturing and discussion
15 Representing the findings Lecturing and discussion
16 final exam
Recommend Course Book / Supplementary Book/Reading
1 Gürbüz, Sait, and Faruk Şahin. "Sosyal bilimlerde araştırma yöntemleri." Ankara: Seçkin Yayıncılık 271 (2014).
Required Course instruments and materials
Book and articles

Assessment Methods
Type of Assessment Week Hours Weight(%)
mid-term exam 8 1 40
Other assessment methods
1.Oral Examination
2.Quiz
3.Laboratory exam
4.Presentation
5.Report
6.Workshop
7.Performance Project
8.Term Paper
9.Project
final exam 16 1 60

Student Work Load
Type of Work Weekly Hours Number of Weeks Work Load
Weekly Course Hours (Theoretical+Practice) 3 14 42
Outside Class
       a) Reading 3 10 30
       b) Search in internet/Library 2 7 14
       c) Performance Project 0
       d) Prepare a workshop/Presentation/Report 0
       e) Term paper/Project 0
Oral Examination 0
Quiz 0
Laboratory exam 0
Own study for mid-term exam 1 5 5
mid-term exam 1 1 1
Own study for final exam 2 5 10
final exam 1 1 1
0
0
Total work load; 103