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BES 312 - Research Methods in Health Sciences

Faculty of Health Sciences · Nutrition and Dietetics · Undergraduate

ECTS: 2 T+P+L: 2+0+0 Compulsory
Coordinator: Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Mehmet DEMİRCİ

Course Objective

With this course, the student will be able to search the scientific literature with the subject of his / her interest;

Course Content

The content of this course consists of understanding the design of scientific research, determining the topic for the scientific project, conducting literature searches and preparing the ethics committee file.

Required Resources

1. Sağlık Bilimlerinde Araştırma Yöntemleri, Kadir-Vildan Sümbüloğlu (Hatiboğlu Yayınevi)

Recommended Resources

1. Modern Bilimsel Araştırma Yöntemleri, Kasım Özdamar (Nisan Kitapevi)

Explanations

Midterm %40

Final Exam %60

Rules

All students are required to attend 70% of the theoretical course

Course Learning Outcomes

  1. Have a knowledge about citation, citation and other reference methods.
  2. Act in accordance with research ethics.
  3. Design the research process from the research question to the reporting.
  4. Will be able to evaluate research methods.
  5. Select appropriate statistical methods in the study
  6. Explain science, research, sources of information and scientific method.
  7. Will be able to calculate descriptive and analytical statistical methods.

Core Area Distribution

(46) Mathematics and Statistics%30 (72) Health%70

Teaching Methods

ExpressionQuestion-AnswerDiscussionSelf study

Assessment & Evaluation

Performance Assignment ( Lab / Workshop / Field Work / Seminar / Presentation / Completion Study / ThesisTesting (Essay / Tests: True-Falls, multiple-choice, short answer, matching)

ECTS / Workload

ActivityQuantityDuration (h)Total Workload
Course Duration (Including Exam Week)16232
Out of Class Study Period13113
Midterm122
Quiz000
Assignment000
Practice000
Final133

Course Schedule

WeekSubjectPreparation
1Research Education Overview and Key ConceptsLesson materials will be shared
2Literature Search in Scientific ResearchLesson materials will be shared
3Research Problem and HypothesizingLesson materials will be shared
4Data Collection, Survey, Observation and ResearchLesson materials will be shared
5Reporting Scientific ResearchLesson materials will be shared
6Ethical Rules in Scientific ResearchLesson materials will be shared
7Writing a Scientific Review and Reviewing a Sample ReviewLesson materials will be shared
8MidtermMidterm
9Presentation Preparation and Presentation TechniqueLesson materials will be shared
10Article Writing and Article ReviewLesson materials will be shared
11R&D Project Writing Techniques, Project Preparation ExamplesLesson materials will be shared
12Statistical TestsLesson materials will be shared
13Student presentationsLesson materials will be shared
14Student presentationsLesson materials will be shared
15Student presentationsLesson materials will be shared
16Final ExaminationFinal Examination