Course Information

Semester	Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	T+P+L	Credit	Number of ECTS Credits
7	BES310	The Methods of Scientific Research	2+0+0	2	6

Course Details

Language of Instruction	Turkish
Level of Course Unit	Bachelor's Degree
Department / Program	Physical Education and Sports Teaching
Mode of Delivery	Face to Face
Type of Course Unit	Compulsory
Objectives of the Course	1) Introducing students to basic research methods and concepts. 2) Successful students will improve understanding and scrutinizing of published research reports. 3) Providing students with practice in writing research proposal. 4) Helping students to understand critical threats to the internal and external validity of research. 5) Introducing students to a variety of research methods and design. 6) Helping students locate important research reports of interest in their specialized areas.
Course Content	Fundamentals of Scientific Research Deciding on a Problem and Contents of Thesis/Dissertation Proposal Sampling Methods Data Collection Quantitative Research Methods Qualitative Research Methods Reporting Results
Course Methods and Techniques
Prerequisites and co-requisities	None
Course Coordinator	None
Name of Lecturers	Associate Prof.Dr. MEHMET ŞAHİN
Assistants	None
Work Placement(s)	No

Recommended or Required Reading

Resources	Büyüköztürk, Ş., Çakmak, E. B., Akgün, Ö. E., Karadeniz, Ş., ve Demirel, F. (2010). Bilimsel araştırma yöntemleri. (7.baskı). Ankara: Pegem Akademi. American Psychological Association. ( Trochim, W. M. K. (2001). The research methods knowledge base. Cincinnati, OH: Atomic Dog Publishing Company (atomicdog.com)
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Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Activities are given in detail in the section of "Assessment Methods and Criteria" and "Workload Calculation"

Assessment Methods and Criteria

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ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload

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Course Learning Outcomes: Upon the successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

No	Learning Outcomes
1	Tez önerisi ya da araştırma önerisi yazar
2	İlgi alanlarına yönelik araştırma raporlarını, beden eğitimi planlama ve uygulamasında nasıl kullanabileceğini bilir
3	Araştırma raporu/makalelerinin geçerliliklerine yönelik iç-dış tehditleri algılar
4	Hakemli dergilerde yayınlanmış bilimsel yayınlarını/araştırma raporlarını bulabilir, değerlendirebilir, anlar
5	Çeşitli bilimsel araştırma yöntemleri ve olgularının hangi şartlarda tercih edileceğini bilir

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week	Topics	Study Materials	Materials
1	Introduction / What is research? / Research ethics and human subjects procedures
2	Terminology / Elements of research proposal
3	Libraries and online databases (class will meet at Göztepe Campus Library)
4	Selection of problem / Literature review / APA writing style for references
5	Research variables and characteristics
6	Research objectives and hypothesis / Descriptive research
7	Sampling issues and participant selection
8	Thesis Topic Selection
9	Survey applications
10	Qualitative research
11	Threats to internal and external validity
12	Relational research
13	Experimental and quasi-experimental research
14	Introduction to data analysis and statistical applications

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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