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ITS 597 - Scientific Research Methods

Graduate Education Institute · Islamic History and Arts · Master

ECTS: 7.5 T+P+L: 3+0+0 Compulsory
Coordinator: Prof. Dr. Beytullah KAYA
Instructors: Prof. Dr. Mustafa ÖZTÜRK

Course Objective

The aim of this course is to enable students to learn how to conduct an academic study. In this context, it is aimed to inform the students about how to construct an academic study, how to create the content and how to make the reporting period. Throughout the semester, it is aimed to guide the students in designing, conducting and reporting an academic study. As a result, it is aimed that the students gain proficiency in writing projects and thesis.

Course Content

 

Course content; The issues to be considered in the formation of a research problem, how the literature review of the research should be done, the purpose of the research and sub-problems, the design of the research method, the research findings and the results of the creation of the section consists of.

Core Area Distribution

(21) Arts%10 (22) Humanities%90

Teaching Methods

Question-AnswerDiscussion

Assessment & Evaluation

Testing (Essay / Tests: True-Falls, multiple-choice, short answer, matching)

ECTS / Workload

ActivityQuantityDuration (h)Total Workload
Course Duration (Including Exam Week)14342
Out of Class Study Period000
Midterm14040
Quiz000
Assignment000
Practice000
Final14040

Course Schedule

WeekSubjectPreparation
1What Is Scientific Research? Steps of Scientific ResearchIZU thesis writing guide will be examined
2Scientific Research Types and Research ProcessAn article will be reviewed
3Research Topic Selection.The research topic will be selected
4How should the problem be selected in the research?Research problem will be created
5Writing Research Objectives and Sub-ProblemsResearch purpose will be written.
6What is Literature Search and how is it doneLiterature related to the subject will be scanned.
7Literature related to the subject will be scanned.Literature related to the subject will be scanned.
8EXAMEXAM
9Issues to be considered while writing the research method.Course resources related to the method will be examined.
10Limitations in Scientific Studies.Examples of limitation will be prepared.
11Scientific Research Findings.Findings section of the articles will be read.
12Writing and Reporting Results in Scientific Research.Conclusion sections from the articles will be examined.
13How to write bibliography.Bibliography notation types will be examined.
14How to write a summary..Abstracts from the studies will be examined.
15Project delivery.Project delivery.