Faculty of Education · Guidance and Psychological Counselling · Undergraduate
Course Objective
The aim of this course is to know the scientific research methods used in educational sciences; can create the research design they need in their future professional lives; know how to conduct such research; and to raise individuals with scientific attitudes and behavior. In addition, ensuring that the individual is aware of qualitative and quantitative research methods and understands and manages the reporting process of a research.
Course Content
Fundamentals of scientific research and basic concepts, types of research frequently used in education, ethical rules in research, definition of the research problem and literature review, sampling and sampling methods, survey research, relational research, causal comparison research, experimental research, quantitative data collection and analysis techniques, qualitative data collection and analysis techniques, communication in research, population and sample.
Required Resources
Büyüköztürk, Ş., Çakmak, E. K., Akgün, Ö. E., Karadeniz, Ş., & Demirel, F. (2017), Balcı, A. Sosyal Bilimlerde Araştırma, Yöntem, Teknik ve İlkeler. 7. Baskı, Ankara: Pegem Akademi.
Böke, K. (2009), Sosyal Bilimlerde Araştırma Yöntemleri. Alfa Yayıncılık Büyüköztürk, Ş.,vd. (2009), Bilimsel Araştırma Yöntemleri. 3. Baskı. Ankara:Pegem Akademi.
Kaptan, S. (1995), Bilimsel Araştırma ve İstatistik Teknikleri, Ankara. Karasar, N. (2009). Bilimsel Araştırma Yöntemi-Kavramlar, İlkeler, Teknikler. Ankara: Nobel
Ural, A., Kılıç, İ. (2005), Bilimsel Araştırma Süreci ve SPSS Veri Analizi. Ankara:Detay Yayıncılık.
Huber, Yıldırım, İ. ve Şen, S. (2019), Eğitimde Araştırma Yöntemleri. Ankara: Nobel Yayıncılık
Recommended Resources
Seyidoğlu, H. (1998) Bilimsel Araştırma ve Yazma El Kitabı, Ankara: Güzem Yayınları.
Karasar, N. (1991) .Bilimsel Araştırma Yöntemleri, Ankara: Nobel.
Cohen, L. & Manion, L. (1994). Research methods in education. UK: Routledge.
Rules
Academic Integrity Policy: Academic honesty; It includes elements such as cheating, using or buying ready-made assignments or written materials, academic plagiarism (using someone else's thought, opinion, invention or work in an assignment, project, report and similar studies by presenting it as one's own without citing the source). When such situations are detected, they may cause the student to be deemed unsuccessful and to be expelled from the university at a further level.
Attendance: Istanbul Sabahattin Zaim University Undergraduate Education and Training Regulation Article 21 – (1) Students at the university; are required to attend 70% of theoretical courses and 80% of applied courses in one semester. Each instructor checks the obligation to attend classes according to these principles.
Course Learning Outcomes
- Can conduct research in the field of education.
- Can use basic research methods.
- Can discuss and interpret qualitative and quantitative research findings.
- Can access resources while doing research.
- Can write the research report.
Core Area Distribution
Teaching Methods
Assessment & Evaluation
ECTS / Workload
| Activity | Quantity | Duration (h) | Total Workload |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Duration (Including Exam Week) | 16 | 2 | 32 |
| Out of Class Study Period | 30 | 2 | 60 |
| Midterm | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Quiz | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Assignment | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Practice | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Final | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Course Schedule
| Week | Subject | Preparation |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sharing course content, introduction | Related parts of the resource book |
| 2 | Scientific Method, Basic Concepts and Principles | Related parts of the resource book |
| 3 | Scientific Research Process | Related parts of the resource book |
| 4 | Ethics in Scientific Research | Related parts of the resource book |
| 5 | Science language | Related parts of the resource book |
| 6 | Determination of research problem | Related parts of the resource book |
| 7 | Universe and Sample | Related parts of the resource book |
| 8 | Mid-term exam | Ara Sınav |
| 9 | Data collection methods and techniques | Related parts of the resource book |
| 10 | Data collection methods and techniques | Related parts of the resource book |
| 11 | Research models | Related parts of the resource book |
| 12 | Resource use in scientific research | Related parts of the resource book |
| 13 | Reporting and sample text review | Related parts of the resource book |
| 14 | Reporting and sample text review | Related parts of the resource book |
| 15 | General evaluation | Related parts of the resource book |
| 16 | Final Exam | Final Sınavı |


