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Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type Of Course	D	U	L	ECTS
FDB 5162	RESEARCH METHODS IN PSYCHOLOGY	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	6

Offered By

Philosophy and Religious Sciences

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR CIHAD KISA

Offered to

Philosophy and Religious Sciences

Course Objective

In this course, students will gain information about basic concepts of science and terminology about research techniques.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1	Defines the basic scientific and methodological terminology.
2	Distinguish between relational and experimental research.
3	Learn to design and conduct research
4	Create a research hypothesis.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week	Subject	Description
1	Science: Definition and aims, Nature of Theory and Its Relation with Data
2	Research Questions and Hypothesis Formation Hypothesis testing
3	Sampling Methods (Probabilistic and Non-probabilistic)
4	Ethics in Psychology Researches
5	Reliability and Validity
6	Questionnaires, Observation and Interview
7	Questionnaires, Observation and Interview
8	Mid-Term Exam.
9	General Properties of Experimental Studies
10	Correlational Studies
11	Correlational Studies/Quasi Experimental Researches
12	Survey Research
13	Survey Research
14	Final Exam

Recomended or Required Reading

1. Karasar, N. (2012). Bilimsel araştırma yöntemi (23. Baskı) Ankara: Nobel Yayın Dağıtım.
2. Shaugnessy, J. J., Zechmeister, E. B., & Zechmeister, J. S. (2012). Research methods in psychology (9th ed.). Boston: McGraw Hill.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture, Question-Answer, Discussion, Brain Storming , Testing, Homework

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER	SHORT CODE	LONG CODE	FORMULA
1	MTE	MIDTERM EXAM
2	FCG	FINAL COURSE GRADE
3	FCGR	FINAL COURSE GRADE	MTE * 0.40 + FCG* 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

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Assessment Criteria

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Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

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Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

cihad.kisa@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Çarşamba 14:00 - 16:00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities	Number	Time (hours)	Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures	14	3	42
Preparations before/after weekly lectures	14	3	42
Preparation for midterm exam	1	10	10
Preparation for final exam	1	15	15
Preparing assignments	1	10	10
Preparing presentations	1	10	10
Reading	7	3	21
Midterm	1	1	1
Final	1	1	1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)			152

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LO	PO.1	PO.2	PO.11	PO.12
LO.1	4	3	3	5
LO.2	4	3	3	5
LO.3	4	3	3	5
LO.4	4	3	3	5

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Description of Individual Course Units

Offered By

Level of Course Unit

Course Coordinator

Offered to

Course Objective

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

Mode of Delivery

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

Recomended Optional Programme Components

Course Contents

Recomended or Required Reading

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

Assessment Criteria

Language of Instruction

Course Policies and Rules

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Office Hours

Work Placement(s)

Workload Calculation

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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