COURSE UNIT TITLE

: RESEARCH PROJECT II*

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
PSI 4046 RESEARCH PROJECT II* ELECTIVE 3 0 0 5

Offered By

Psychology

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR NAKŞIDIL TORUN

Offered to

Psychology

Course Objective

The aim of this course is to help students perform a scientific study for a research question under supervision of a faculty member (i.e., advisor) by collecting data, making necessary statistical analyses, interpretating findings in line with current relevant literature.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Students will be able to collect data in line with determined research design and measurement tools
2   Students will be able to transfer data to statistical package programs
3   Students will be able to make necessary statistical analyses
4   Students will be able to interpret statistical findings
5   Students will be able to report statistical findings
6   Students will be able to discuss similarities and differences with other relevant liteature findings

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction to course, content, requisites
2 Review of data collection method
3 Administration of data collection
4 Transfer of data to computer and relevant software programs
5 Data cleaning and making descriptive analyses
6 Writing prileminary data characteristics and reviosion of method section
7 Mid-term evaluation: Poster presentations
8 Review of written section
9 Performing main statistical analyses and interpreting
10 Performing main statistical analyses and interpreting
11 Writing results section of paper
12 Comparsion of current findings with literature
13 Comparsion of current findings with literature
14 Determination of researc limitations,implications and suggestions for future studies
15 Completion and review of research paper in different sections
16 Final evaluation: Project assignment

Recomended or Required Reading

Shaughnessy, J. J., Zechmeister, E. B., & Zechmeister, J. S. (2015). Research methods in psychology (10th ed.). Boston: McGraw-Hill.
Rosnow, R.L. & Rosenthal, R. (2013) Beginning behavioral research: A conceptual premier (seventh edition). New York: Pearson.
Heath, W. (2018). Psychology Research Methods: Connecting Research to Students Lives. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
George, D., & Mallery, P. (2021). IBM SPSS Statistics 27 Step by Step: A Simple Guide and Reference (17th ed.). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003205333
https://www.turcademy.com/tr/kitap/bilimsel-arastirma-yontemleri-9786054434206
https://www.psikolojisozlugu.com/

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture
Question-answer
Discussion
Presentation

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

LO1-3: will be examined via midterm presentations
LO4-6: will be examined via final project assignments

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

70% attendance to the courses is compulsory

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

naksidil.yazihan@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Thursday 14:30-15:30

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Practice (Reflection) 14 6 84
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 1 14
Preparing presentations 1 8 8
Preparing assignments 1 12 12
Preparing report 1 7 7
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 125

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10
LO.155554
LO.25555544
LO.35555
LO.455554
LO.5555
LO.655545