COURSE UNIT TITLE

: RESEARCH METHODS

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
TUR 1020 RESEARCH METHODS COMPULSORY 3 0 0 5

Offered By

Tourism Management

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR HÜLYA KURGUN

Offered to

Tourism Management

Course Objective

This course aims to provide students; the use of research methods for the social sciences, types and stages of scientific research to learn, transfer of technical knowledge required to perform scientific research and use of the scientific results, and reporting the results of his scientific research

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Learning the basic concepts and principles of scientific research.
2   Prepare and conduct scientific research.
3   Perform analyzes of scientific research.
4   Interpret and make use of the results of scientific research.
5   Current developments in scientific research methods to monitor and implement.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Basic concepts of scientific research
2 Types of scientific research
3 Qualitative and Quantitative Researchs
4 Research Process: Problem, Purpose, Importance, Assumptions, Limitations, Variable Types
5 Population and sample, Sampling methods:Random sampling
6 Non-random sampling
7 Mid-term Exam
8 Mid-term Exam
9 Basic Concepts: Significance and Confidence level, measures of central tendency and dispersion
10 Measurement and Evaluation Tools, Scale types
11 Normal Distribution Curve, Normality tests
12 Reliability, Validity
13 Descriptive Statistics, Statistical Hypotheses
14 Parametric Tests: Independent Sample T Test, Dependent Sample T Test, One-Way Analysis of Variance
15 Final Exam
16 Final Exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Bilimsel Araştırma Yöntemleri, Şener Büyüköztürk vd., Ankara, 2012, Pegem Akademi Yayıncılık, 358 sf.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lectures, case studies and data analysis applications

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 FIN FINAL EXAM
3 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE*0.40+FIN * 0.60
4 RST RESIT
5 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE*0.40+RST * 0.60


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

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

1. Midterm Exam: Midterm exam includes subjects and assignments in the course content (40%).
2. Final Exam: The exam will cover all subjects in the course content. Students are also responsible for the discussion, practice and case studies (60%).
3. Resit: The exam will cover all the topics in the course content. Students are also responsible for the discussion, practice and case studies (60%).

Assessment Criteria

At the end of this course the students are expected to be able to:

1. State the basic terms and concepts related to scientific research.
2. Explain the rationale behind making a scientific research by making a literature review, by asking a research question, by collecting and analyzing data and coming to a conclusion.
3. Diagnose the related problem and recommend solutions depending upon the results of the studied issue.
4. Categorize the details regarding data collection and analysis methods.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

1. Attending at least 70 percent of lectures is mandatory.
2. Participation in class is compulsory.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

hulya.kurgun@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Fridays, 13:00-16:00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 12 3 36
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 12 4 48
Preparation for midterm exam 1 15 15
Preparation for final exam 1 18 18
Midterm 1 2 2
Final 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 121

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12
LO.15
LO.25
LO.35
LO.45
LO.55