Graduate Education Institute · Islamic Sciences · Master
ECTS: 7.5 T+P+L: 3+0+0 Compulsory
Coordinator: Prof. Dr. Mustafa ÖZTÜRK
Instructors: Prof. Dr. Mustafa ÖZTÜRK
Course Objective
To define scientific research and to show its principles and methods, ways of reaching scientific knowledge
To teach the purpose and method of scientific research
To teach the methods of using resources in scientific research
Providing information on how to obtain resources
To teach scientific research ethics
To teach article and thesis writing methods.
Course Content
To show what scientific research is and how it is made
Definition of science
The nature of the research
Research techniques
Resource utilization procedures
Scientific ethics
Writing articles and thesis
Creating footnotes
Creating bibliography
Course Learning Outcomes
- The student can define the word “scientific”
- The student can classify scientific and non-scientific sources
- The student can define the principles of scientific methodology.
- The student can define scientific publication and its kinds
- The student can define the composition of scientific articles
- The student can define peer-review system of articles
- The student can define the process of article publishing
- The student can reach reliable scientific knowledge
- The student can reach important scientific databases
- The student can scan the literature
Core Area Distribution
(14) Teacher Training and Education Science%30 (22) Humanities%70
Teaching Methods
ExpressionQuestion-AnswerDiscussionExercise and PracticePresentation
Assessment & Evaluation
Testing (Essay / Tests: True-Falls, multiple-choice, short answer, matching)
ECTS / Workload
| Activity | Quantity | Duration (h) | Total Workload |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Duration (Including Exam Week) | 14 | 3 | 42 |
| Out of Class Study Period | 14 | 5 | 70 |
| Midterm | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Quiz | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Assignment | 2 | 8 | 16 |
| Practice | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| Final | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Course Schedule
| Week | Subject | Preparation |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Definition of scientific knowledge and its principles | Student should be pepared and read the necessary documents before the lessons |
| 2 | Kinds and steps of scientific research | . |
| 3 | Definition and the structure of a scientific publication | . |
| 4 | Kinds of scientific publication | . |
| 5 | Ways to reach the sources | . |
| 6 | To reach electronic sources | . |
| 7 | Methods of using sources | . |
| 8 | The Exam | . |
| 9 | Analysis of scientific data | . |
| 10 | Methods of writing foot notes | . |
| 11 | Methods of composing bibliography | . |
| 12 | Spelling rules | . |
| 13 | Practice of the preparation of scientific article | . |
| 14 | Method of writing a thesis | . |
| 15 | Delivery of the thesis and processes of the defense | . |
| 16 | Final | . |