GMÜ622 - RESEARCH STUDIES
| Course Name | Code | Semester | Theory (hours/week) |
Application (hours/week) |
Credit | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RESEARCH STUDIES | GMÜ622 | Any Semester/Year | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| Prequisites | ||||||
| Course language | Turkish | |||||
| Course type | Elective | |||||
| Mode of Delivery | Face-to-Face | |||||
| Learning and teaching strategies | Lecture Discussion Question and Answer Other: Homeworks | |||||
| Instructor (s) | Department academic staff | |||||
| Course objective | To teach the basic information about reseach mehods. To give the use of reseach methods in enginering application, the necessary technical knowledge and skills to prepare a research proposal, data collection and interpretation will be given. To teach the utilization of the scientific results and present techniques. | |||||
| Learning outcomes |
| |||||
| Course Content | Establishment of an individual investigation which includes identification and solution of problems in an agreed timescale. Project planning. Selection and application of appropriate skills to achieve solutions. Interpretation and discussion of data to provide an experience of scientific research methods. | |||||
| References | D.Brinberg and J.E.McGrath.Validity and The Research Process. Newbury Park; Soge, 1985. R.L.Ackoff. Scientific Method: optimizing applied research decisions. New York: Wiley, 1965. A.D.Ritchie. Scientific Method. London: Routledge, 2001. Fred Leavitt. Evaluating Scientific Research: seperating fact from fiction. N.J.: Prentice Hall, 2001. R.Sommer, B.Sommer. A Practical Guide to Behavioral Research; tools and techniques. Oxford University Press, 5th Edition, 2002. *Additional materials during the course. Research Techniques Lecture Notes | |||||
Course outline weekly
| Weeks | Topics |
|---|---|
| Week 1 | Basic Concepts principles and approaches. |
| Week 2 | The main objectives of the research study. Study their properties. |
| Week 3 | Research Stages of Research Area. |
| Week 4 | Determining Objectives of the study |
| Week 5 | Determination of Research Method. |
| Week 6 | Determination and Implementation of Data Collection Tools. |
| Week 7 | Proposal Development. Report Writing. |
| Week 8 | Other Scientific Activities. |
| Week 9 | MIDTERM EXAM |
| Week 10 | Scientific papers. |
| Week 11 | Patents. |
| Week 12 | Thesis. |
| Week 13 | Scientific project work. |
| Week 14 | Project presentation. |
| Week 15 | Preparation for final exam |
| Week 16 | FINAL EXAM |
Assesment methods
| Course activities | Number | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Attendance | 10 | 0 |
| Laboratory | 0 | 0 |
| Application | 0 | 0 |
| Field activities | 0 | 0 |
| Specific practical training | 0 | 0 |
| Assignments | 3 | 30 |
| Presentation | 0 | 0 |
| Project | 0 | 0 |
| Seminar | 0 | 0 |
| Midterms | 1 | 20 |
| Final exam | 1 | 50 |
| Total | 100 | |
| Percentage of semester activities contributing grade succes | 0 | 50 |
| Percentage of final exam contributing grade succes | 0 | 50 |
| Total | 100 | |
WORKLOAD AND ECTS CALCULATION
| Activities | Number | Duration (hour) | Total Work Load |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Duration (x14) | 14 | 3 | 42 |
| Laboratory | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Application | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Specific practical training | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Field activities | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Study Hours Out of Class (Preliminary work, reinforcement, ect) | 7 | 2 | 14 |
| Presentation / Seminar Preparation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Project | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Homework assignment | 3 | 24 | 72 |
| Midterms (Study duration) | 1 | 35 | 35 |
| Final Exam (Study duration) | 1 | 50 | 50 |
| Total Workload | 26 | 114 | 213 |
Matrix Of The Course Learning Outcomes Versus Program Outcomes
| D.9. Key Learning Outcomes | Contrubition level* | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
| 1. The graduates have acquired extensive and profound knowledge from the scientific work being carried out in their field. They are able to evaluate data critically and to draw conclusions from it. | X | ||||
| 2. The graduates have understanding of applicable techniques and methods and their limits. | X | ||||
| 3. They are aware of new developments in their field and familiarise themselves with new tasks systematically and without taking too long. | X | ||||
| 4. The graduates are able to formulate engineering problems and find solutions which require very considerable competence as far as methods are concerned. | X | ||||
| 5. The graduates are able to develop new and/or original idea and methods and apply innovative methods in solving the products or processes design problems. | X | ||||
| 6. The graduates have ability to use their powers of judgment as engineers in order to work with complex and possibly incomplete information, to recognise discrepancies and to deal with them. | X | ||||
| 7. The graduates are able to understand the impact of engineering solutions in an environmental and societal context. | X | ||||
| 8. The graduates have ability to design and implement the analytical modelling and experimental research, and deal with complexity and evaluate data critically. | X | ||||
| 9. The graduates have ability to understand professional, social and ethical responsibility and to act responsibly in the collection, integration, analysis, interpretation and communication of data. | X | ||||
| 10. The graduates have made a contribution through the written or oral presentation of original research results in the national and international scholarly community. | X | ||||
*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest