COURSE UNIT TITLE

: RESEARCH TECHNIQUES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
EHE 4109 RESEARCH TECHNIQUES ELECTIVE 1 1 0 2

Offered By

Telecommunication Technology

Level of Course Unit

Short Cycle Programmes (Associate's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR ESRA BILAL ÖNDER

Offered to

Telecommunication Technology
Telecommunication Technology (Evening)

Course Objective

In this course, the students are aimed to gain research qualifications.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   to be able to determine a research subject related to the telecommunication field.
2   to be able to search the sources for the research.
3   to be able to assess the results of the research.
4   to be able to write the research report according to the results of the research.
5   to be able to present the research.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Fundamental concepts (science, theory, law, principles, hypothesis, assumptions, method)
2 Scientific research process
3 Scientific research methods
4 Selecting research topics
5 Making literature review of the selected topics
6 Collecting research data
7 MID-TERM EXAM
8 MID-TERM EXAM
9 Assesing research data
10 The format and scope of the research report
11 Effective presentation techniques
12 Presentation the research
13 Presentation the research
14 Presentation the research

Recomended or Required Reading

Textbook(s):
1. Research Methods, Design, and Analysis, Larry B. Christensen, R. Burke Johnson and Lisa A. Turner.
Supplementary Book(s):
1. Research Design: Qualitative, Quantitative, and Mixed Methods Approaches, John W. Creswell.
Materials:

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecturing

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 RPT REPORT
2 FN FINAL EXAM
3 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE RO*0.40 + FN* 0.60
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) RO*0.40 + BUT* 0.60


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Five learning outcomes will be assessed by means of final exam and research report and presentation.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

The students have to attend 70% of the courses.
Any act of cheating will be resulted in disciplinary investigation.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Phone: 0 232 3012579
Email: esra.bilal@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

The appropriate office hours will be announced to the students at the beginning of the term.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 12 2 24
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 12 0,5 6
Preparing homeworks (reports) 1 12 12
Preparing presentations 1 5 5
Preparation for final exam 1 4 4
Final 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 52

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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