TEB659 - FOUNDATIONS of RESEARCH IN MEDICAL EDUCATION
| Course Name | Code | Semester | Theory (hours/week) |
Application (hours/week) |
Credit | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FOUNDATIONS of RESEARCH IN MEDICAL EDUCATION | TEB659 | 1st Semester | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| Prequisites | ||||||
| Course language | Turkish | |||||
| Course type | Must | |||||
| Mode of Delivery | Face-to-Face | |||||
| Learning and teaching strategies | Lecture Question and Answer Project Design/Management | |||||
| Instructor (s) | Doç. Dr. Barış Sezer, Doç. Dr. Gülşen Taşdelen Teker | |||||
| Course objective | Be able to describe the basic concepts related to scientific research process, and to make the research in the educational field appropriate with the the process and ethical principles. | |||||
| Learning outcomes |
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| Course Content | The basic concepts and principals of research and ethics; the stages of research. | |||||
| References | 1. Fraenkel, J. R. & Wallan, N. E. (2003). How to design and evaluate research in education. Mc Graw Hill.. 2. Yıldırım, C. (1995). Bilim felsefesi. Ankara: Remzi Kitabevi. 3. Büyüköztürk, Ş. ve diğerleri. (2011). Bilimsel araştırma teknikleri. Ankara: PegemA Yayıncılık. 4. Karasar, N. (2000). Bilimsel araştırma yöntemi. Ankara. 5. Kaptan S. (1998). Bilimsel araştırma metod ve teknikleri. Ankara. 6. Creswell, J. W. (2009). Research Design: Qualitative, Quantitative, and Mixed Methods Approaches. Los Angeles: Sage Publications, Inc. 7. Yıldırım, A. & Şimşek, H. (2005). Sosyal Bilimlerde Nitel Araştırma Yöntemleri. Ankara: Seçkin Yayıncılık. | |||||
Course outline weekly
| Weeks | Topics |
|---|---|
| Week 1 | Philosophy, knowledge, knowledge theory, philosophy of science |
| Week 2 | Scientific method, characteristics of scientific method, characteristics that differentiate science from the other knowledge collection methods 1 |
| Week 3 | Scientific method, characteristics of scientific method, characteristics that differentiate science from the other knowledge collection methods 2 |
| Week 4 | Quantitative methods in medical education |
| Week 5 | Qualitative methods in medical education |
| Week 6 | Definition of the problem |
| Week 7 | Determination of study group of research in medical education |
| Week 8 | Data collection tools, techniques and analysis in medical education research. |
| Week 9 | Results, discussion and recommendations in medical education research. |
| Week 10 | The preparation of research report in medical education |
| Week 11 | Midterm exam |
| Week 12 | Concept and basic principles of ethics in research |
| Week 13 | Basic ethical issues in medical education research |
| Week 14 | RoleS, rights and responsibilities of concerning parties, Violation of publishing ethics and legal regulation |
| Week 15 | Preparation to Final Exam |
| Week 16 | Final exam |
Assesment methods
| Course activities | Number | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Attendance | 0 | 0 |
| Laboratory | 0 | 0 |
| Application | 0 | 0 |
| Field activities | 0 | 0 |
| Specific practical training | 0 | 0 |
| Assignments | 5 | 50 |
| Presentation | 0 | 0 |
| Project | 0 | 0 |
| Seminar | 0 | 0 |
| Midterms | 0 | 0 |
| Final exam | 1 | 50 |
| Total | 100 | |
| Percentage of semester activities contributing grade succes | 5 | 50 |
| Percentage of final exam contributing grade succes | 1 | 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) | 10 | 6 | 60 |
| Presentation / Seminar Preparation | 1 | 20 | 20 |
| Project | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Homework assignment | 2 | 5 | 10 |
| Midterms (Study duration) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Final Exam (Study duration) | 1 | 18 | 18 |
| Total Workload | 28 | 52 | 150 |
Matrix Of The Course Learning Outcomes Versus Program Outcomes
| D.9. Key Learning Outcomes | Contrubition level* | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
| 1. Have the knowledge about undergraduate and graduate medical education and continuing professional development | X | ||||
| 2. Have the knowledge about the theories and approaches related to learning and instruction | |||||
| 3. Have the knowledge about the curriculum models and their characteristics in medical education | |||||
| 4. Have the knowledge about measurement and evaluation in medical education | X | ||||
| 5. Have the knowledge about the specific instructional methods in medical education | |||||
| 6. Be able to develop curriculum in medicine and health sciences | X | ||||
| 7. Be able to develop student evaluation tools in medicine and health sciences | X | ||||
| 8. Be able to conduct research in medicine and health sciences | X | ||||
| 9. Be able to use the current educational technologies in medicine and health sciences | X | ||||
| 10. Be able to solve the problems in medical education using high level cognitive processes | X | ||||
| 11. Be able to perform the duties and responsibilities as medical educationist regarding professional values and ethical principles | X | ||||
| 12. Be able to update the competencies based on lifelong learning principles for his individual and professional development | X | ||||
*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest