Course Unit Code | Course Unit Title | Type of Course Unit | Year of Study | Semester | Number of ECTS Credits | MB-ZR8B | | Compulsory | 2 | 4 | 3 |
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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. |
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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. |
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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 |
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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 | | |
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Recommended or Required Reading |
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Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods |
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Assessment Methods and Criteria | |
Midterm Examination | 1 | 50 | Homework | 5 | 50 | SUM | 100 | |
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 |
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Workload Calculation |
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Midterm Examination | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Attending Lectures | 5 | 3 | 15 |
Project Preparation | 1 | 10 | 10 |
Self Study | 10 | 5 | 50 |
Homework | 5 | 2 | 10 |
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Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes |
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 | | | | | |
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* Contribution Level : 1 Very low 2 Low 3 Medium 4 High 5 Very High |
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