COURSE UNIT TITLE

: RESEARCH PROJECT II*

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
PSI 4046 RESEARCH PROJECT II* ELECTIVE 3 0 0 5

Offered By

Psychology

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR DERYA DURUSU EMEK SAVAŞ

Offered to

Psychology

Course Objective

The aim of this course is to help students perform a scientific study for a research question under supervision of a faculty member (i.e., advisor) by collecting data, making necessary statistical analyses, interpretating findings in line with current relevant literature.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Students will be able to collect data in line with determined research design and measurement tools
2   Students will be able to transfer data to statistical package programs
3   Students will be able to make necessary statistical analyses
4   Students will be able to interpret statistical findings
5   Students will be able to report statistical findings
6   Students will be able to discuss similarities and differences with other relevant liteature findings

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Course Overview and Syllabus
2 Determining the Research Needs and the Term Plan
3 Project Work (Data Collection, Statistical Analysis, Writing)
4 Project Work (Data Collection, Statistical Analysis, Writing)
5 Feedback and Revision
6 Statistical Analysis (Structural Equation Modeling)
7 Statistical Analysis (Regression)
8 Statistical Analysis (Regression)
9 Group Work: Statistical Analysis
10 Feedback and Revision
11 How to Interpret and Report Study Results
12 How to Interpret and Report Study Results
13 Research Report Writing
14 Final Review

Recomended or Required Reading

Advanced Research Methods for Applied Psychology (2nd Ed., 2025). Brough, P. Routledge.

Discovering Statistics Using IBM SPSS Statistics (6th Ed., 2024). Field, A. Sage.

American Psychological Association. (2020). Publication manual of the American Psychological Association (7th ed.). https://doi.org/10.1037/0000165-000

The Cambridge Handbook of Research Methods and Statistics for the Social and Behavioral Sciences (1st Ed., 2023). Nichols, A. L. & Edlund, J. E. Cambridge University Press & Assessment.

https://www.turcademy.com/tr/kitap/bilimsel-arastirma-yontemleri-9786054434206

https://www.psikolojisozlugu.com/

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture
Question-answer
Discussion
Presentation

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 FIN FINAL EXAM
3 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 + FIN * 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

LO1-3: will be examined via midterm presentations
LO4-6: will be examined via final project assignments

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

70% attendance to the courses is compulsory.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

E-mail: derya.emek@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Thursdays 12.00-13.00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Tutorials 14 3 42
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 1 14
Preparing assignments 1 36 36
Preparing report 1 36 36
Midterm 1 1 1
Final 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 130

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11
LO.155554
LO.25555544
LO.35555
LO.455554
LO.5555
LO.655545

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