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Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS IŞG 7096 SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH TECHNIQUES AND PUBLICATION ETHICS ELECTIVE 3 0 0 5

Offered By

Labour Law and Social Security Non-Thesis (Evening)

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR BARIŞ SEÇER

Offered to

Labour Law and Social Security Non-Thesis (Evening)

Course Objective

Understanding the conceptual and theoretical framework of scientific research, gaining knowledge on research methods and insight on the impoırtance 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   Explaning 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 Data analysis, Evaluation and presentation of the result of quantitative research 2 Research Review and Design Process 1: Choice of topic, accessing literature and concerning information Thesis/Project writing rules and publication ethics 3 Research Review and Design Process 2: The classification of the information, the theoretical background and preparing the outline Directives on publication ethics, rule violations and control 4 The choice of methodology (The presentation and comparison of qualitative, quantitative and field-specific research methods) 5 Data collection in quantitave research 1 6 Data analysis in quantitave research 2 7 Evaluation and presentation of the results of quantitave research 8 Qualitative research methods 1 (Choice of research design) 9 Qualitative research methods 2 (Choice of research design) 10 Data collection in qualitative research

Recomended or Required Reading

Ferhat Sayım, Sosyal Bilimlerde Araştırma ve Tez Yazım Yöntemleri, Seçkin Yayıncılık, Ankara, 2015. Türkiye Bilimler Akademisi, Bilimsel Araştırmada Etik ve Sorunları, Tübitak Matbaası, 2002. Anol Bhattacherjee, Social Science Research: Principles, Methods and Practices, Independent Publishing Platform, North Charleston, 2012.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods

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

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Midterm and final exams

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

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 1 12 12 Preparation for midterm exam 1 6 6 Preparation for final exam 1 8 8 Preparing assignments 1 8 8 Preparing presentations 1 8 8 Final 1 2 2 Midterm 1 2 2 TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 88

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LO PO.1 PO.2 PO.3 PO.4 PO.5 PO.6 LO.1 5 LO.2 5 LO.3 5 LO.4 5 LO.5 5 LO.6 5 LO.7 5