Faculty of Business and Management Sciences · Economics · Undergraduate
Course Objective
This course aims to observe the main scientific research methods and to enable students to learn necessary techniques and methods for scientific research on a specific topic.
Course Content
This course begins with identifying the research process commonly used in social sciences such as problem identification, data collection, data analysis and interpretation of results. Afterwards, we will examine in detail the methods of scientific research (experimental method, description method etc.) and find out the problems related to the selected research topic, establishing hypothesis, conceptualizing, operating, measuring, analyzing and evaluating collected data and writing reports. It also includes a practical description of how the data will be analyzed and interpreted using the SPSS program
Course Learning Outcomes
- Apply the scientific approach and conceptual foundations to formulate research questions and design studies.
- Differentiate among experimental, cross-sectional, and quasi-experimental designs to select appropriate methodologies.
- Integrate ethical principles into the planning and execution of social sciences research.
- Demonstrate competence in academic writing by developing clear abstracts, introductions, literature reviews, and hypothesis statements.
- Implement effective sampling strategies and data collection techniques to support empirical research.
- Use statistical software to perform descriptive, parametric, non-parametric, and regression analyses for data interpretation.