Sports Science Faculty · Physical Education and Sports Teaching · Undergraduate
ECTS: 3 T+P+L: 2+0+0 Compulsory
Coordinator: Arş. Gör. Esilay KILIÇ
Course Objective
The aim of this course is to know the scientific research methods used in educational sciences; can create the research design they need in their future professional lives; know how to conduct such research; and to raise individuals with scientific attitudes and behavior. In addition, ensuring that the individual is aware of qualitative and quantitative research methods and understands and manages the reporting process of a research.
Course Content
Fundamentals of scientific research and basic concepts, types of research frequently used in education, ethical rules in research, definition of the research problem and literature review, sampling and sampling methods, survey research, relational research, causal comparison research, experimental research, quantitative data collection and analysis techniques, qualitative data collection and analysis techniques, communication in research, population and sample.
Required Resources
1-Suat CEBECİ, Bilimsel Araştırma ve Yazma Teknikleri, İstanbul, 2002. 2-Niyazi KARASAR Bilimsel Araştırma Yöntemi, Ankara 1995 7. Basım 3-Ahmet Hamdi İSLAMOĞLU Bilimsel Araştırma Yöntemleri İstanbul 2003 4-Robert A.DAY Bilimsel Makale Nasıl Yazılır,Nasıl Yayımlanır, Tübitak Mart 2003 5-Hüseyin BATUHAN Bilim Ve Şarlatanlık İstanbul 2001 6- Research Methods In Physical Activity Jerry R.THOMAS, Jack K. NELSON
Course Learning Outcomes
- Can conduct research in the field of education.
- Can use basic research methods.
- Can discuss and interpret qualitative and quantitative research findings.
- Can access resources while doing research.
- Can write the research report.
Core Area Distribution
(14) Teacher Training and Education Science%60 (22) Humanities%20 (46) Mathematics and Statistics%20
Teaching Methods
ExpressionQuestion-AnswerDiscussionExercise and PracticeBrain StormingSelf studyProblem Solving
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) | 16 | 2 | 32 |
| Out of Class Study Period | 5 | 5 | 25 |
| Midterm | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Quiz | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Assignment | 4 | 4 | 16 |
| Practice | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Final | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Course Schedule
| Week | Subject | Preparation |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Concepts of science and knowledge, characteristics of science, purpose of science | Course presentation and reference books |
| 2 | Functions of science, concept of scientific method | Course presentation and reference books |
| 3 | Stages of the scientific method, scientific explanation and scientific approaches | Course presentation and reference books |
| 4 | Classification of branches of science, research concept | Course presentation and reference books |
| 5 | Planning of research, planning of scientific research | Course presentation and reference books |
| 6 | Purposes of scientific research, purposes pursued in research | Course presentation and reference books |
| 7 | Definition and classification of research, comparison of quantitative and qualitative research, disadvantages of quantitative and qualitative research | Course presentations and reference books |
| 8 | Midterm | - |
| 9 | Research methods, types of research | Course presentations and reference books |
| 10 | Research according to data collection techniques, research according to the characteristics of the data used, research according to the time of data collection, research according to the observation unit, number of subjects (participants), research according to the number of independent variables, research according to trial-measurement conditions. | Course presentation and reference books |
| 11 | Types of research in terms of paradigms, research according to their level, research according to their purposes | Course presentation and reference books |
| 12 | Research processes and stages, ethics in research, characteristics that people doing scientific research should have, problems encountered in scientific studies, the most common unethical behaviors in the world of science, the main reasons for unethical behavior in science, what needs to be done to prevent unethical scientific behavior. | Course presentation and reference books |
| 13 | Communication in research, scientific communication methods, data in research, data types and data sources, determining dependent and independent variables, data collection methods, data collection method, preparation of survey forms and survey technique, survey types, survey form preparation, survey question types | Course presentation and reference books |
| 14 | Scales, scale development stages, scale types, differences between survey and scale, research design model, quantitative research designs, qualitative research designs | Course presentation and reference books |
| 15 | Population and sample, definition of the population, sample, benefits of sampling, stages of sampling, characteristics of the sample, sampling methods | Course presentation and reference books |
| 16 | FİNAL | - |