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Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type Of Course	D	U	L	ECTS
ARC 5135	RESEARCH METHODS	COMPULSORY	2	0	0	5

Offered By

Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR HIKMET GÖKMEN

Offered to

Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences
Architectural Design
Architectural Design

Course Objective

Course aimed to teach about solving architectural problems rationally. By the course students learn to think in a scientific way and practicing about architectural studies. Course aims to teach students about problem solving, programming, analysing, synthesis and evaluation processes

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1	to learn about scientific research concepts
2	to improve ability about scientific research stages
3	to understand the methods of scientific research
4	to learn about searching process
5	to improve ability about analysing the studies about architecture

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week	Subject	Description
1	Getting acquainted with everyone, science and scientific research concepts.
2	Tools of scientific searches
3	Master and doctorate thesis, scientific issues, articles, index and content.
4	Stages of Secientific Research Collecting information and analysing To define the problems Decision about problem research. To explain the hypothesis.
5	Stages of Secientific Research Test process Analysing the infirmation Writing the research report
6	Scientific researh methods / qualitative researh methods
7	Research design
8	Research design
9	Mid-term Exam
10	Criterias of writing scientific research proposal
11	Discussions about research proposals
12	Discussions about research proposals
13	Research methods in human-environment dicipline and social sciences
14	Scientific researh ethic

Recomended or Required Reading

Textbook(s):
Supplementary Book(s):
Zeisel, J., Inquiry by Design: Tools for Environment-Behavior Research, 1981
Groat, L., Architectural Research Methods, John Wiley, New York, 2002
Ataöv, T., Bilimsel Araştırma El Kitabı, Savaş Yayınları, Ankara, 1989
Karasar, N., Bilimsel Araştırma Yöntemi, Ankara,1995
Türkdoğan, O., Bilimsel Araştırma Metodolojisi, Timaş, Istanbul, 2000
Şimşek, H. Ve H. Yıldırım, Sosyal Bilimlerde Nitel Araştırma Yöntemleri, Seçkin Yayıncılık, 2005
References:
Materials:
Related articles list will be given to students.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

In the preliminary courses, teacher will give information about lessons. Then the students will suggest problems about their subjects and they will make presentations about their subjects.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER	SHORT CODE	LONG CODE	FORMULA
1	MTE	MIDTERM EXAM
2	ASG	ASSIGNMENT
3	FIN	FINAL EXAM
4	FCG	FINAL COURSE GRADE	MTE * 0.20 + ASG * 0.40 + FIN * 0.40
5	RST	RESIT
6	FCGR	FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT)	MTE * 0.20 + ASG * 0.40 + RST * 0.40

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Defining capability, will be evaluated by the midterm.
Analysing will be evaluated by the homeworks and presentations.
Defining, explaining and analysing will be evaluated by final exam.
Mid term Exam : % 20
Homework/Presentation: % 40
Final Exam : % 40

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

hikmet.gokmen@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

It will be explained later.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities	Number	Time (hours)	Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures	13	2	26
Preparations before/after weekly lectures	10	3	30
Preparation for midterm exam	1	10	10
Preparation for final exam	1	15	15
Preparing assignments	1	25	25
Preparing presentations	1	10	10
Final	1	2	2
Midterm	1	2	2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)			120

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LO	PO.1	PO.10
LO.1	1
LO.2	1
LO.3	1
LO.4		1
LO.5		1

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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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