Research Methods and Ethics (MAN557) Course Detail

Course Name	Course Code	Season	Lecture Hours	Application Hours	Lab Hours	Credit	ECTS
Research Methods and Ethics	MAN557	1. Semester	3	0	0	3	10

Pre-requisite Course(s)
N/A

Course Language	English
Course Type	Compulsory Departmental Courses
Course Level	Social Sciences Master's Degree
Mode of Delivery
Learning and Teaching Strategies	.
Course Coordinator
Course Lecturer(s)
Course Assistants
Course Objectives
Course Learning Outcomes	The students who succeeded in this course;
Course Content	The course begins with an introduction to science and research as the foundations of scholarly inquiry and covers academic writing conventions and the classification of research studies. Topics include identifying research problems, formulating research questions, conducting literature reviews, developing conceptual and theoretical frameworks, recognizing different research designs, conducting research in accordance with ethical principles and standards, sampling procedures, measurement processes, validity and reliability, data analysis methods, and the presentation of research findings. In addition, students use the SPSS statistical software package to test hypotheses using a prepared dataset. Overall, the course aims to familiarize students with the fundamental norms and principles of scientific research while providing hands-on experience in developing a research proposal and applying these principles throughout the research process.

Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies

Week	Subjects	Preparation

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Evaluation System

Requirements	Number	Percentage of Grade
Attendance/Participation	-	-
Laboratory	-	-
Application	-	-
Field Work	-	-
Special Course Internship	-	-
Quizzes/Studio Critics	-	-
Homework Assignments	-	-
Presentation	-	-
Project	-	-
Report	-	-
Seminar	-	-
Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury	-	-
Final Exam/Final Jury	-	-
Toplam	0	0

Percentage of Semester Work
Percentage of Final Work	100
Total	100

Course Category

Core Courses	X
Major Area Courses
Supportive Courses
Media and Managment Skills Courses
Transferable Skill Courses

The Relation Between Course Learning Competencies and Program Qualifications

#	Program Qualifications / Competencies	Level of Contribution
#	Program Qualifications / Competencies	1	2	3	4	5
1	The graduates of the Department of English Language and Literature use English language competently concerning four basic skills, namely listening, reading, speaking, and writing;
2	have extensive theoretical knowledge about English Culture and literature,
3	gain knowledge about literary theories and tapply these theories to various literary texts,
4	acquire detailed knowledge about British culture in all its aspects,
5	are able to compare and contrast English culture and literature with other literatures through works from different periods and genres,
6	are able to compare and contrast British culture with other cultures,
7	plan, organize, and conduct the activities related to the field,
8	acquire the skills of creative, critical, and analytical thinking,
9	gain knowledge about how to conduct an academic research and use the acquired knowledge in accordance with the purpose of the research,
10	acquire professional ethics and use them in the process of research and production,
11	get prepared for professional life by developing a sense of responsibility through individual tasks and group projects,
12	are able to understand and decipher various discourses involved in literature such as literary, philosophical, psychological, cultural, critical and theoretical discourses in English language,
13	understand and become a part of world culture.

ECTS/Workload Table

Activities	Number	Duration (Hours)	Total Workload
Course Hours (Including Exam Week: 16 x Total Hours)
Laboratory
Application
Special Course Internship
Field Work
Study Hours Out of Class
Presentation/Seminar Prepration
Project
Report
Homework Assignments
Quizzes/Studio Critics
Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury
Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury
Total Workload			0