Ordu University Lifelong Learning Programme

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type of Course Unit	Year of Study	Semester	Number of ECTS Credits
ENG2052016136	RESEARCH TECHNIQUES-I	Compulsory	2	3	2

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle

Objectives of the Course

The general goal of this class is to enable undergraduate students to gain basic knowledge and skills about scientific research methods.

Name of Lecturer(s)

Yrd. Doç. Dr. Turgay HAN

Learning Outcomes

1	the students can determine the methods they will use while doing research
2	they can obtain data and evaluate the results
3	they can use writing techniques and methods effectively

Mode of Delivery

Formal Education

Prerequisites and co-requisities

None

Recommended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

The general goal of this class is to enable undergraduate students to gain basic knowledge and skills about scientific research methods.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week	Theoretical	Practice	Laboratory
1	the importance of doing scientific research and the basic principles about it
2	process of preparing scientific research
3	methods of scientific research
4	scanning literature in scientific research, using library and database
5	methodology in scientific research - qualitative research models
6	methodology in scientific research - quantitative research models
7	obtaining data, evaluating them and related statistical methods
8	writing an assignment
9	findings, results and suggestions in scientific research
10	attribution, pointing a source and related tools in scientific research
11	the concept of publishing ethics
12	techniques of dissertation writing
13	techniques of project writing
14	evaluation of assignments

Recommended or Required Reading

“Scientific Research Methods” Ahmet Hamdi İSLAMOGLU, Beta, 2003. kaynaklar: ‐ "How to Write and Publish a Scientific Paper" ROBERT A. DAY , TUBİTAK 1996. ‐ Bilimsel Araştırma Yöntemi, Niyazi KARASAR, Nobel Akademik Yayıncılık, İstanbul, 2011. ‐ Veri Analizi El Kitabı, Şener BÜYÜKÖZTÜRK, Pegem Akademi Yayıncılık, İstanbul.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods and Criteria

Term (or Year) Learning Activities	Quantity	Weight
SUM		0
End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities	Quantity	Weight
SUM		0
Yarıyıl (Yıl) İçi Etkinlikleri		40
Yarıyıl (Yıl) Sonu Etkinlikleri		60
SUM		100

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities	Number	Time (hours)	Total Work Load (hours)
Midterm Examination	1	1	1
Final Examination	1	2	2
Attending Lectures	15	2	30
Practice	2	1	2
Individual Study for Mid term Examination	8	1	8
Individual Study for Final Examination	14	1	14
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)			57

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

	PO 1	PO 2	PO 3	PO 4	PO 5	PO 6	PO 7	PO 8	PO 9	PO 10	PO 11	PO 12	PO 13	PO 14	PO 15	PO 16	PO 17	PO 18
LO1	4			5				4				3						5
LO2	4					3						4			5
LO3	4					4	5			5					4

* Contribution Level : 1 Very low 2 Low 3 Medium 4 High 5 Very High