COURSE UNIT TITLE

: TECHNIQUES OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH AND PUBLICATION ETHICS

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
SBE 5001 TECHNIQUES OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH AND PUBLICATION ETHICS COMPULSORY 3 0 0 5

Offered By

Graduate School of Social Sciences

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR ASUMAN ALTAY

Offered to

Foreign Trade (English)
Business Administration (English)
Economics (English)
Business Information Systems (English)
Maritime Business Administration (English)
Conflict Resolution (English)
Accounting and Finance (English)
American Culture and Literature

Course Objective

Understanding the conceptual and theoretical framework of scientific research, gaining knowledge on research methods and insight on the importance of scientific publication ethics.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Understanding the importance of scientific research and scientific thought
2   Learning the methods of accessing and reviewing information
3   Learning the quantitative research methods and using them in accordance with the research aim
4   Learning the qualitative research methods and using them in accordance with the research aim
5   Analyzing, interpreting, presenting and applying the collected data
6   Explaining the importance of scientific research ethics
7   Understanding and applying the ethical rules of scientific publication process

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Definition of science, scientific thought and scientific research
2 Research Review and Design Process 1: Choice of topic, accessing literature and concerning information
3 Research Review and Design Process 2: The classification of the information, the theoretical background and preparing the outline
4 The choice of methodology (The presentation and comparison of qualitative, quantitative and field-specific research methods)
5 Data collection in quantitative research
6 Data analysis in quantitative research 1
7 Data analysis in quantitative research 2
8 Evaluation and presentation of the results of quantitative research
9 Qualitative research methods 1 (Choice of research design)
10 Qualitative research methods 2 (Choice of research design)
11 Data collection in qualitative research
12 Data analysis, Evaluation and presentation of the results of quantitative research
13 Thesis/project writing rules and publication ethics
14 Directives on publication ethics, rule violations and control

Recomended or Required Reading

Sekaran, U., & Bougie, R. (2016). Research methods for business: A skill building approach. John Wiley & Sons.
Saunders, M., Lewis, P., & Thornhill A. (2015). Research Methods for Business Students. Pearson.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lectures, assignments, discussion

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 PRS PRESENTATION
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.30 + PRS * 0.30 + FIN * 0.40
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.30 + PRS * 0.30 + RST* 0.40


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

To be announced.

Assessment Criteria

Midterm and final exams

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

It is aimed that the students will get involved in the course by active participation.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

To be announced.

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 3 42
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 2 28
Preparation for midterm exam 1 15 15
Preparation for final exam 1 20 20
Reading 1 14 14
Final 1 3 3
Midterm 1 3 3
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 125

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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