Bayburt 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
MB-ZR8	Research Methods in Education	Compulsory	2	4	3

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle

Objectives of the Course

To introduce the scientific research processes , determine problems related to its area and try to solve those problems with scientific processes

Name of Lecturer(s)

Learning Outcomes

He/she describes science and main concepts (phenomenon, knowledge, absolute, true, false, universal knowledge) related to it. He/she explains basic structure and philosophies of scientific research.He/she realizes basic structure of scientific research process.He/she realizes basic structure of scientific research process. He/she develops research questions about his/her area and tries to define problems He/she describes basic philosophies that qualitative and quantitative methods based on and realizes differences of those two methods He/she realizes basic concept and research models about quantitative methods. He/she gives sampling examples that are used in quantitative methods.He/she cognizes data gathering instruments that are used in quantitative methods and gives examples about those instruments. He/she cognizes qualitative research designs. He/she cognizes sampling types in qualitative research He/she cognizes data gathering instruments in qualitative research and develops data gathering instrument in the direction of a problem that is specific to his/her area. He/she realizes the analyze of gathered data and process of gathering data

Mode of Delivery

Normal Education

Prerequisites and co-requisities

Recommended Optional Programme Components

Course Contents

Science and basic concepts (fact, data, absolute correct and incorrect, universal information, etc.) relating to history science for basic information, structure of scientific research, scientific methods, problem, models of research, total field under survey and sample, data collection and models of data collection, (technique of data collection that qualitative and quantities data) enlist, analysis, comment and report of data.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week	Theoretical	Practice	Laboratory
1	Course content Related Source
2	Main concepts that are belong to scientific research: definition of science, scientific knowledge, phenomenon, concept, principle, law, and hypothesis. What is there search and how research process comes through. Related Source
3	Review of roots and history of research methods. Related Source
4	Data gathering process. Review of concepts of universe, sampling and variable. Instruction about methods that are used in education researches. Related Source
5	Presentation of qualitative research design and basic main concepts. Determination of problems that can be improved by qualitative methods which are special to area. Related Source
6	Presentation of qualitative research design and ways of data gathering, giving of how survey, observation form and measurement develop and important points Related Source
7	Introduction of qualitative research patterns and giving their differences. Related Source
8	Term examination EXAM
9	Introduction of data gathering methods ( interview, observation, document analyze) in qualitative research and development of interview questions and observation documents by using a problem that is special to area. Related Source
10	Review of how data analyze implements in qualitative research Related Source
11	Introduction of parts that must be in a research report and introduction of points (bibliography, quoting reference, contents, list of tables etc.) that must receive attention in the process of writing that report. Related Source
12	Providing of being lived of research process in the direction of the problems that are determined related to area Related Source
13	Providing of being lived of research process in the direction of the problems that are determined related to area Related Source
14	Final