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

Students will be ablle to learn how to conduct an academic study Students will learn some important concepts such as hypothesis and variables Students will be able to identify these concepts in research articles students will also study the stages of an academic article (i.e. introduction, data collection, etc.) students will learn types of quotation and reference citation in an academic study Students will be familiar with some statistical calculations and terms such as t-test and chi- square students will be able to display the results of a study in figures and tables.

Name of Lecturer(s)

Learning Outcomes

1	Students learn how to collect data in a particular study.
2	Students define research methods, techniques, and related terms.
3	Students learn how to write an academic paper.
4	Students review the relevant literature about a particular topic.
5	Students prepare and identify hypothesis, research questions, and purpose statement.

Mode of Delivery

Normal Education

Prerequisites and co-requisities

None

Recommended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Research methods and quotation, reference, citation.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week	Theoretical	Practice	Laboratory
1	Defining some concepts such as research, researcher, research question Characteristics of a good research question
2	Identifying research questions in articles preparing research questions learning more concepts: hypothesis, type of hypothesis
3	Preparing and identifying hypothesis in articles Preparing and identifying purpose statement in articles
4	Revision of what has been covered so far
5	Studying how to review the relevant literature - Types of quotation
6	Revising quotation and checking the homework on quoatation
7	Rules about how to make reference citation in an academic paper
8	Midterm
9	Stages of preparing an academic paper ıntroduction, literature review, etc.
10	Preparing a reference list and appendix
11	Characteristics of data collection tools
12	Research designs such as experimental, correlational, etc.
13	To conduct and interpret some statistical calculations (tutoriol for the Project)
14	To present the obtained data in tables and figures (Tutorial for the Project)
15	Revision of what has been covered during the term (tutorial for the Project)
16	Final Examination

Recommended or Required Reading

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods and Criteria

Term (or Year) Learning Activities	Quantity	Weight
Midterm Examination	1	50
Homework	5	50
SUM		100
End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities	Quantity	Weight
Project Preparation	1	100
SUM		100
Term (or Year) Learning Activities		40
End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities		60
SUM		100

Language of Instruction

English

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities	Number	Time (hours)	Total Work Load (hours)
Midterm Examination	1	1	1
Attending Lectures	5	3	15
Project Preparation	1	10	10
Self Study	10	5	50
Homework	5	2	10
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)			86

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	PO 19	PO 20	PO 21	PO 22	PO 23	PO 24	PO 25	PO 26	PO 27	PO 28	PO 29	PO 30	PO 31	PO 32	PO 33	PO 34	PO 35	PO 36	PO 37	PO 38	PO 39	PO 40
LO1	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5					5	5																	5	5	5
LO2	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	2					2	2																	2	4	4
LO3	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5					5	5																	4	4	4
LO4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	3	3	3					5	5																	5	5	5
LO5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	5					5	5																	5	5	5

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