Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences · Psychology · Undergraduate
Course Objective
The aim of this course is to develop students' skills in forming research topics, problems, and hypotheses, planning and conducting research, and academic writing by planning and implementing research in the field of psychology. The course aims to equip students with the ability to review academic research, critique academic studies, identify their strengths and weaknesses, design research to test the formulated topics, problems, and hypotheses, determine data collection tools, collect data, and apply statistical methods to the collected data.
Course Content
Within the scope of the course, students will learn the concepts, principles, and methods necessary to conduct research in psychology. Based on the theoretical knowledge they have gained throughout their undergraduate education, they will develop a research question and hypothesis on a topic of their interest, create a research design, collect data, analyze the data, and prepare a thesis. This thesis will include the evaluation of their findings within the context of the literature and will be reported in accordance with APA writing guidelines.
Required Resources
Bilimsel araştırma yöntemleri. Remzi Y. KINCAL Nobel Yayın Dağıtım
Recommended Resources
SPSS uygulamalı çok değişkenli istatistik teknikleri Şerif Kalaycı Asil Yayın Dağıtım
Course Learning Outcomes
- Developing a research question
- Determining hypotheses related to the research question
- Designing an appropriate research design to test hypotheses
- Being able to collect data by determining data collection tools
- Being able to determine appropriate data analysis methods and perform analyses
- To be able to discuss the findings within the scope of literature
- To be able to write the study in accordance with APA format and academic writing rules.
- Searching academical resources
Core Area Distribution
Teaching Methods
Assessment & Evaluation
ECTS / Workload
| Activity | Quantity | Duration (h) | Total Workload |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Duration (Including Exam Week) | 14 | 2 | 28 |
| Out of Class Study Period | 14 | 5 | 70 |
| Midterm | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Quiz | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Assignment | 1 | 56 | 56 |
| Practice | 1 | 16 | 16 |
| Final | 1 | 20 | 20 |
Course Schedule
| Week | Subject | Preparation |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Introduction to course | Reading the Course Information Form |
| 2 | Research Methods | Related chapter from the course book |
| 3 | Research Steps | Related chapter from the course book |
| 4 | Data Analysis Methods | Related chapter from the course book |
| 5 | Literature for subject selection | Literature review on the chosen topic |
| 6 | Literature for subject selection | Literature review on the chosen topic |
| 7 | Determination of research and data analysis method related to the subject | Study of data analysis methods |
| 8 | Midterm Exam | Midterm Report Preparation |
| 9 | Literature reviewing and pilot application | Literature review on the chosen topic |
| 10 | Literature reviewing and pilot application | Literature review on the chosen topic |
| 11 | Literature reviewing and the statistical analysis of the pilot application | Literature review on the chosen topic |
| 12 | Research design review | Study of research design |
| 13 | Literature reviewing and Data collecting | Data Collection |
| 14 | Literature reviewing and Data collecting | Data Collection |
| 15 | Literature reviewing and Data collecting | Data Collection |
| 16 | Final Report Preparation | Final Report Preparation |