YDT627 - RESEARCH METHODS and RESEARCH ETHIC
| Course Name | Code | Semester | Theory (hours/week) |
Application (hours/week) |
Credit | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RESEARCH METHODS and RESEARCH ETHIC | YDT627 | 1st Semester | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| Prequisites | None | |||||
| Course language | Turkish | |||||
| Course type | Must | |||||
| Mode of Delivery | Face-to-Face | |||||
| Learning and teaching strategies | Lecture Discussion Other: Presentation | |||||
| Instructor (s) | Assoc. Prof. Meltem Ekti | |||||
| Course objective | Teaching techniques of article writing; the teaching and application of scientific research methods and techniques to the students who will write their M.A theses; having students do small scale research in their own fields to prepare them for M.A thesis writing and evaluating their work. | |||||
| Learning outcomes |
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| Course Content | Research topic selection and limitation; bibliography search and bibliography writing; thesis statement and outline writing; quoting, paraphrasing and summarizing, note-taking; writing drafts; writing the introduction and the conclusion; revising and preparing the final draft; research methods and techniques; data collection; data analysis and discussion, and so on. | |||||
| References | Balcı, A. (1997). Sosyal Bilimlerde Araştırma: Yöntem, Teknik ve İlkeler. Ankara:72TDFO Bilgisayar-Yayıncılık Sa. Tic. Ltd. Şti. Ekmekçi, F. Ö. (1997). Research Manual for Social Sciences. Volume 1. İstanbul: SELT. Ekmekçi, F. Ö. (1999). Research Manual for Social Sciences. Volume 2. İstanbul: SELT. Lester, J. D. (1995). Writing Research Papers: A Complete Guide. 7th Ed. Harper Collins College Publishers. Isaac, S. & William, B. M. (1982). Handbook in Research and Evaluation for Education and the Behavioral Sciences. 2nd Edition. EdITS Publishers. Hatch, E. & Hossein, F. (1981). Research Design and Statistics for Applied Linguistics. Rahnama Publications. | |||||
Course outline weekly
| Weeks | Topics |
|---|---|
| Week 1 | Introduction |
| Week 2 | Theoretical Basis of Research |
| Week 3 | Planning a Research and Preparation of Proposals |
| Week 4 | Sampling Theory |
| Week 5 | Measurement and Types of Measurements |
| Week 6 | Data Collection Techniques |
| Week 7 | Data Analysis |
| Week 8 | Research Design, Historical, Descriptive, Self-Report Studies ,Observational Research |
| Week 9 | Correlational |
| Week 10 | Causal-comparative |
| Week 11 | Action Research |
| Week 12 | Experimental, Group Experimental, Single-variable Design |
| Week 13 | Pre-experimental, True Experimental, Quasi-experimental |
| Week 14 | Factorial Design, Single-subject Experimental Design, A-B-A Withdrawal Design, Multiple-baseline Design, Alternating Treatments |
| Week 15 | Final exam |
Assesment methods
| Course activities | Number | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Attendance | 14 | 10 |
| Laboratory | 0 | 0 |
| Application | 0 | 0 |
| Field activities | 0 | 0 |
| Specific practical training | 0 | 0 |
| Assignments | 0 | 0 |
| Presentation | 0 | 0 |
| Project | 1 | 30 |
| Seminar | 0 | 0 |
| Midterms | 1 | 20 |
| Final exam | 1 | 40 |
| Total | 100 | |
| Percentage of semester activities contributing grade succes | 16 | 60 |
| Percentage of final exam contributing grade succes | 1 | 40 |
| Total | 100 | |
WORKLOAD AND ECTS CALCULATION
| Activities | Number | Duration (hour) | Total Work Load |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Duration (x14) | 14 | 3 | 42 |
| Laboratory | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Application | 4 | 4 | 16 |
| Specific practical training | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Field activities | 4 | 3 | 12 |
| Study Hours Out of Class (Preliminary work, reinforcement, ect) | 6 | 5 | 30 |
| Presentation / Seminar Preparation | 2 | 5 | 10 |
| Project | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Homework assignment | 6 | 5 | 30 |
| Midterms (Study duration) | 1 | 30 | 30 |
| Final Exam (Study duration) | 1 | 40 | 40 |
| Total Workload | 38 | 95 | 210 |
Matrix Of The Course Learning Outcomes Versus Program Outcomes
| D.9. Key Learning Outcomes | Contrubition level* | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
| 1. Evaluate the developments in academic methods and techniques of Teaching Turkish as a foreign language. | X | ||||
| 2. Identify the national and international cultural factors influence the teaching methods of teaching Turkish as a foreign language. | X | ||||
| 3. Identify the role of the linguistics skills in learning of target student groups, and discuss their role in education. | X | ||||
| 4. Explore the impact in the learning process of technology in learning plans and in the learning process. | X | ||||
| 5. Organize appropriate educational environments and design the appropriate learning materials for target student groups. | X | ||||
| 6. Use the appropriate methods and techniques for improving the creative thought and problem solving. | X | ||||
| 7. Utilize different assessment and evaluation methods and techniques in the master thesis and related studies. | X | ||||
| 8. Formulate and present orally and written original ideas and solutions related to the subject of study. | X | ||||
| 9. Behave according to the ethic assignments, agreed rights and responsibilities in his/her field of study. | X | ||||
| 10. Accept the individual or group responsibility to produce solutions when encountering difficulties in teaching Turkish and improve professional knowledge and skills. | X | ||||
| 11. Understand acknowledge the difference between teaching Turkish to Turkic peoples and others and prepare materials related. | X | ||||
| 12. To be able to move to a further level. | X | ||||
*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest