COURSE UNIT TITLE

: RESEARCH TECHNIQUES AND PROJECT DEVELOPMENT

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
MSH 0089 RESEARCH TECHNIQUES AND PROJECT DEVELOPMENT ELECTIVE 2 0 0 3

Offered By

Efes Vocational School

Level of Course Unit

Short Cycle Programmes (Associate's Degree)

Course Coordinator

DOCTOR ÇAĞDAŞ SUNNA

Offered to

Catering Services Programme
Tourism and Hotel Management
Cultural Heritage and Tourism
Civil Aviation and Cabin Services
Civil Aviation Transportation Management
Food Technology

Course Objective

To teach the basic concepts of scientific research, data collection techniques and scientific research methods; to gain the competence to conduct research, prepare reports and make presentations on a specific subject.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Defines basic concepts related to scientific research
2   Identify the research problem, hypothesis, variables, and resources
3   Gather data about the research topic
4   Interpret research findings and results
5   Can write research report
6   Can submit research report

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 History of scientific research
2 Scientific research, researcher and basic concepts
3 Purpose of scientific research, subject selection, planning and sampling methods
4 Purpose of scientific research, subject selection, planning and sampling methods
5 Scientific research methods and source research
6 Scientific research methods and source research
7 Scientific research methods and source research
8 MIDTERM EXAM
9 Evaluation of scientific research results and data analysis
10 Evaluation of scientific research results and data analysis
11 Reporting and presentation of scientific research data and results
12 Project definition and requirements
13 Project development process and tools
14 Planning, management and reporting of the project
15 Planning, management and reporting of the project
16 FINAL EXAM

Recomended or Required Reading

Araştırma Yönemleri ve Teknikleri, Prof. Dr. Zeki KAYA, Yrd. Doç. Dr. Mehmet ŞAHIN, Eğitim Yayınevi, 2019.
Araştırm Yöntemlerine Giriş, Dr. Catherine DAWSON, Eğitim Yayınevi, 2020.
Araştırma ve Örnekleme Yöntemleri, Prof. Dr. Şanslı ŞENOL, Nobel Yayınevi, 2012.
Araştırma Yöntemleri, Hamza AL, Değişim Yayınları, 2015.
Araştırma Yöntemleri, Dr. Ahmad JABBARI, Gece Kitaplığı, 2020.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lectures, presentations and assignments

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 ASG ASSIGNMENT
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.30 + ASG * 0.20 + FIN * 0.50
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.30 + ASG * 0.20 + RST * 0.50


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

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Exams and assignments

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

It is obligatory to attend 70% of the courses and fulfill the course requirements.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

cagdas.sunna@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

These are the days included in the program specified at the beginning of the semester.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 3 42
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 12 1 12
Preparation for midterm exam 1 2 2
Preparation for final exam 1 2 2
Preparing presentations 12 1 12
Midterm 1 2 2
Final 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 74

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14PO.15PO.16PO.17PO.18PO.19PO.20
LO.15
LO.25
LO.35
LO.45
LO.55
LO.65

CONTACT INFORMATION
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