COURSE UNIT TITLE

: TECHNOLOGICAL RESEARCH METHODS IN INFORMATICS

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
YBS 2017 TECHNOLOGICAL RESEARCH METHODS IN INFORMATICS ELECTIVE 3 0 0 4

Offered By

Management Information Systems

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR VAHAP TECIM

Offered to

Management Information Systems

Course Objective

The problems that are encountered with regard to Information Systems are the use of scientific research methods. In-depth analysis of the methods of data collection and analysis in the solution of problems.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Describe research questions within the framework of information systems
2   To make a literature search
3   Conceptualize and operationalize problems
4   Develop a hypothesis
5   Be able to perform data analysis through statistical methods
6   To be able to interpret and report the results obtained on a scientific basis

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Basic concepts about science and research
2 Defining the Research Question and Establishing a Hypothesis
3 Causality
4 Conceptualization and Operatization
5 Measurement
6 Experimental Method
7 Describing Method I
8 Describing Method II
9 Content Analysis
10 Field Research
11 Sampling Selection
12 Inferential Statistics I
13 Inferential Statistics II
14 Research Design and Statistical Test Selection

Recomended or Required Reading

Acemoglu, D. ve Robinson, J.A. (2006). Economic origins of dictatorship and democracy. Cambridge, NY: Cambridge University Press.

Altunışık, R., Coşkun, R., Bayraktaroğlu, S. ve Yıldırım, E. (2005). Sosyal bilimlerde araştırma yöntemleri: SPSS uygulamalı. 4. bs. Sakarya.

Anderson, C.A. (2004). An update on the effects of playing violent video games. Journal of Adolescence, 27, 113-122.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

- Participation in the course
- Exams

Assessment Methods

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


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Activities are given in detail in the 'Evaluation Methods' and 'Workload Calculation' sections.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

The rules applied by the department are valid.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

www.ybs.deu.edu.tr

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 3 42
Preparation for midterm exam 1 7 7
Preparation for final exam 1 7 7
Final 1 1 1
Midterm 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 100

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13
LO.1555
LO.2555
LO.355
LO.4555
LO.555
LO.655

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