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
GM261Z	Scientific Research Methods	Elective	1	1	6

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle

Objectives of the Course

The aim of this course is to be considered to inform about ethics and scientific research & publications

Name of Lecturer(s)

Dr. Öğretim Üyesi Emin MERCAN

Learning Outcomes

1	Learn the duties of a scientist.
2	Understand the importance of ethics in scientific studies.
3	Understand the importance of ethics in scientific evaluations.
4	Understand scientific inaccuracies and plagiarism.
5	They will learn the issues to be considered during scientific studies.
6	To gain knowledge of scientist's tasks
7	To gain knowledge of ethics in scientific studies
8	To gain knowledge of the ethics of scientific assessments
9	To gain knowledge of scientific inaccuracies and incidents of plagiarism
10	To gain knowledge on factors considered during scientific researches

Mode of Delivery

Normal Education

Prerequisites and co-requisities

None

Recommended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

The nature of scientific research and the duties and responsibilities of scientists, definition of scientific knowledge, unethical behavior in science, the responsibilities of research institutions, a scientist, ethics and society, ethics committee, the basic principles of scientific ethics, research project,research data archiving research, data analysis and transformation of scientific knowledge to publication; duplicate publication, fraud, diversion, deception, plagiarism, academic ethic, academic promotion,

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week	Theoretical	Practice	Laboratory
1	The nature of scientific research and the duties and responsibilities of scientists,
2	definition of scientific knowledge, unethical behavior in science
3	Scientific research needs to be done
4	Scientists, ethics and the basic principles of science ethics
5	Scientists, ethics and the basic principles of science ethics
6	Responsibilities of research institutions
7	Assumptions and design of the study
8	The research project, protocol and methodology
9	midterm
10	The research project, protocol and methodology
11	Research data archiving, analysis of research data and publication of scientific knowledge to conversion
12	The authors ranking, the methods, the source display, thanks to scientific publications
13	The method of publication of scientific studies and reviewer
14	Undisciplined research, duplicate publication, fraud, diversion, deception, plagiarism
15	Academic ethics, academic promotion, education issues and dishonesty

Recommended or Required Reading

Bilimsel Araştırma ve Etik, Ders Notları, Hasan YETİM, 2010. Honor in Science, C. L. Jackson, The Scientific Research Society, 2000. Bilimsel Araştırmada Etik ve Sorunlar, TÜBİTAK Bilimler Akademisi Bilim Etiği Komitesi, 2002.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods and Criteria

Term (or Year) Learning Activities	Quantity	Weight
Midterm Examination	1	100
SUM		100
End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities	Quantity	Weight
Final Examination	1	100
SUM		100
Term (or Year) Learning Activities		30
End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities		70
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	9	2	18
Team/Group Work	14	4	56
Individual Study for Mid term Examination	1	18	18
Individual Study for Final Examination	1	19	19
Reading	14	3	42
Report	5	3	15
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)			171

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

	PO 1	PO 2	PO 3	PO 4
LO1	3
LO2	4
LO3	5
LO4	5
LO5	4
LO6	3	5
LO7	4
LO8	5		5
LO9	4
LO10	5

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