COURSE UNIT TITLE

Offered By

Gastronomy and Culinary Arts

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR HÜLYA KURGUN

Offered to

Gastronomy and Culinary Arts

Course Objective

This course aims to provide students; the use of research methods for the social sciences, types and stages of scientific research to learn, transfer of technical knowledge required to perform scientific research and use of the scientific results, and reporting the results of his scientific research

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Recomended or Required Reading

Bilimsel Araştırma Yöntemleri, Şener Büyüköztürk vd., Ankara, 2012, Pegem Akademi Yayıncılık, 358 sf.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lectures, reviewing scientific publication samples

Assessment Methods

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

1. Midterm Exam: Midterm exam includes subjects and assignments in the course content (40%).
2. Final Exam: The exam will cover all subjects in the course content. Students are also responsible for the discussion, practice and case studies (60%).
3. Resit: The exam will cover all the topics in the course content. Students are also responsible for the discussion, practice and case studies (60%).

Assessment Criteria

At the end of this course the students are expected to be able to:

1. State the basic terms and concepts related to scientific research.
2. Explain the rationale behind making a scientific research by making a literature review, by asking a research question, by collecting and analyzing data and coming to a conclusion.
3. Diagnose the related problem and recommend solutions depending upon the results of the studied issue.
4. Categorize the details regarding data collection and analysis methods.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

1. Attending at least 70 percent of lectures is mandatory.
2. Participation in class is compulsory.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

hulya.kurgun@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Fridays, 13:00-16:00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes