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Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type Of Course	D	U	L	ECTS
YBS 2007	TECHNOLOGICAL RESEARCH METHODS IN INFORMATICS	COMPULSORY	3	0	0	3

Offered By

Management Information Systems

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR KAAN YARALIOĞLU

Offered to

Management Information Systems

Course Objective

The problems that are encountered with regard to Information Systems are the use of scientific research methods. In-depth analysis of the methods of data collection and analysis in the solution of problems.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1	1.Describe research questions within the framework of information systems
2	2.To make a literature search
3	3.Conceptualize and operationalize problems
4	4.Develop a hypothesis
5	5.Be able to perform data analysis through statistical methods
6	6.To be able to interpret and report the results obtained on a scientific basis

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week	Subject	Description
1	1.Basic concepts about science and research
2	2.Defining the Research Question and Establishing a Hypothesis
3	3.Causality
4	4.Conceptualization and Operatization
5	5.Measurement
6	6.Experimental Method
7	7.Describing Method
8	8.Midterm
9	9.Midterm
10	10.Content Analysis, Field Research
11	11.Sampling Selection
12	12.Inferential Statistics I
13	13.Inferential Statistics II
14	14.Research Design and Statistical Test Selection

Recomended or Required Reading

Acemoglu, D. ve Robinson, J.A. (2006). Economic origins of dictatorship and democracy. Cambridge, NY: Cambridge University Press.

Altunışık, R., Coşkun, R., Bayraktaroğlu, S. ve Yıldırım, E. (2005). Sosyal bilimlerde araştırma yöntemleri: SPSS uygulamalı. 4. bs. Sakarya.

Anderson, C.A. (2004). An update on the effects of playing violent video games. Journal of Adolescence, 27, 113-122.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

- Participation in the course
- Exams

Assessment Methods

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

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

The rules applied by the department are valid.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

www.ybs.deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities	Number	Time (hours)	Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures	12	3	36
Preparations before/after weekly lectures	12	3	36
Final	1	1	1
Midterm	1	1	1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)			74

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LO	PO.1	PO.2	PO.3	PO.4	PO.5	PO.6	PO.7	PO.8	PO.9	PO.10	PO.11
LO.1	5	5	5
LO.2				5	5	5
LO.3						5	5
LO.4								5	5	5
LO.5									5	5
LO.6										5	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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