COURSE UNIT TITLE

: SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH METHODS

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
MSH 0209 SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH METHODS ELECTIVE 3 0 0 3

Offered By

Tourism and Hotel Management

Level of Course Unit

Short Cycle Programmes (Associate's Degree)

Course Coordinator

DOCTOR GIZEM HATIPOĞLU

Offered to

Tourism and Hotel Management

Course Objective

The aim of the course is to provide students an understanding of basic concepts of research methodology. The course also provides knowledge on making scientific research as a problem solving tool.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Understand a range of research methods, techniques and skills and how they can be used to address particular research questions.
2   Diagnose the related issue; define the problem statement regarding the studies issue; ask the valid research questions. Perform a literature search and write a literature review to describe the studied issue by following established theoretical debates around the status of knowledge claims regarding the studied problem.
3   Design data collection methods, devices to collect, identify qualitative and quantitative data and material. Apply appropriate tools to analyze data.
4   Gain written and oral presentation skills.
5   Be aware of the ethical rules about the research process and learn to adapt.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 An Introduction to Research
2 Scientific Investigation
3 The Research Process: Broad Problem Area, Defining the Research Problem, and Critically Reviewing the Literature
4 The Research process: Theoretical Framework and Hypothesis Development; Elements of Research Design
5 The Research process: Theoretical Framework and Hypothesis Development; Elements of Research Design
6 The Research Report
7 Measurement of Variables; Scaling, Reliability and Validity
8 Mid-Term Exam
9 Data Collection Methods
10 The Study Population and The Sample
11 Qualitative Research
12 Quantitative Research
13 Repetition of The Subjects
14 Repetition of The Subjects
15 Repetition of The Subjects
16 Final Exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Sekaran, U. and Bougie, R. (2013), Research Methods for Business: A Skill Building Approach, 6/E, John Wiley & Sons, Inc: UK (4t or 5th edition will also work)
Saunders, Lewis, & Thornhill. (2013). Research methods for business students, 6/E, Pearson Publishing: UK (Earlier editions will also work).
Ed. Ziya Kaya, Mehmet Şahin, Meslek Yüksekokulları için Araştırma Yöntem ve Teknikleri, Siyasal Kitabevi

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecturing and in-class practices

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 FIN FINAL EXAM
3 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.50 + FIN * 0.50
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.50 + RST * 0.50


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Exam

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

It is imperative to attend 70% of the courses and fulfill the requirements of the
course.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

gizem.hatipoglu@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Will 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 5 5
Preparation for final exam 1 5 5
In-class practices 5 1 5
Midterm 1 1 1
Final 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 87

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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