COURSE UNIT TITLE

: RESEARCH METHODS

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
UBY 3012 RESEARCH METHODS COMPULSORY 3 0 0 5

Offered By

School of Applied Sciences

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR YILMAZ AKGÜNDÜZ

Offered to

Tourism and Hotel Management
Gastronomy And Culinary Arts
International Trade
Tourism Management

Course Objective

This course aims to
Ensure the students be able to use the scientific research methods based on analitic thinking to solve the problems be faced about business administration.
Gain the students data collection, modeling, data analysis, reporting skills to solve the business problems in the scientific research methods process.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Define problems about business and make literature review about research topic
2   Define variables about research topic
3   Model and solve real problems about corresponding business functions
4   Hypothesize about research problems and analyze the business data by SPSS in order to test these hypothesis about research problems
5   Interpret and report analysis findings and results with scientific basis and Using of analysis results in decision making process of businesses

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 General Structure of Scientific Research
2 Adopting Research topic, Defining research s Problem Statement
3 Literature Review
4 Research Design: Defining Variables
5 Research Design: Preparing Research Model
6 Determining the Population and the Sample of Research
7 Midterm Exam
8 Midterm Exam
9 Data and Data Resources
10 Managing Data and Data Organizing Menus at SPSS
11 Statistichal Data Analysis in Management Science and SPSS Applications: Descriptive Statistics
12 Statistichal Data Analysis in Management Science and SPSS Applications: Inferential Statistics
13 Statistichal Data Analysis in Management Science and SPSS Applications: Creating Forecasting Model
14 Writing Research Report
15 Final exam
16 Final exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Saunders, M., Lewis, P. & Thornhill, A. (2012). Research Methods for Business Students, Prentice Hall
Yönetim Biliminde Ileri Araştırma Yöntemleri ve Uygulamalar, Beta Basım Yayım Dağıtım A.Ş. Istanbul, 2008-Yrd. Doç. Dr. Ali Özdemir

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture by instructor, class discussion conducted by instructor, problem solving or case studies, question and answer teaching method

Assessment Methods

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


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

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Skill in analysis, synthesis and critical thinking; skill in problem solving; skill in application via midterm and final exams

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

The Regulation of Dokuz Eylul University on Education and Examination in Associate's and Bachelor's Degrees
The Codes of Practice of School of Applied Sciences on Education and Examination

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

yilmaz.akgunduz@deu.edu.tr
ipek.aydin (Gastronomi ve Mutfak Sanatları Bölümü)

Office Hours

Lecture day, between the hours of 12:30-13:00

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 15 15
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 118

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LO
LO.1
LO.2
LO.3
LO.4
LO.5

CONTACT INFORMATION
Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Cumhuriyet Bulvarı No: 144 35210 Alsancak / İZMİR
Phone: +90(232) 412 12 12 - Fax: +90 (232) 464 81 35

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