Information Package / Course Catalogue
Research Methods I
Course Code: PSİ205
Course Type: Required
Couse Group: First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 2
Prt.: 1
Credit: 3
Lab: 0
ECTS: 5
Objectives of the Course

The aim of the course is to provide a comprehensive understanding of social science methodology, to understand how findings can be related to theoretical approaches and to learn how to transfer them to other social scientists.

Course Content

Scientific research: basic concepts, principles and approaches; research process and techniques; methods in field studies; population and sampling; data and collection; measurement; data collection techniques.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Lec. Özge SARIOT ERTÜRK
Res. Assist. Gamze KARADAYI KAYNAK
Learning Outcomes
1.Differenciate scientific information and other type of information and develop positive attitude towards scientific information.
2.Comprehand methodological perspectives and research process of social sciences
3.Comprehand basic principals of different research methods
4.Knows ethical psincipals at scientific researchs
5.Knows measurement and data collection techniques at psychology researchs
6.Can critically approach the measurement tools used in psychology.
7.Knows the general principles of research reporting.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Psikolojide Araştırma Yöntemleri, J.J. Shaughnessy, E.B., Zechmeister ve J.S. Zechmeister (Çev. Ed. İ. Göz), Nobel Akademik Yay. Ankara, 2016.
2.Davranış Bilimleri İçin Bilimsel Araştırma Süreci, Adnan Erkuş, Seçkin yayıncılık, Ankara, 2011
3.Davranış Bilimleri İçin Araştırma Teknikleri, Selim Hovardaoğlu, Ve-Ga Basım Yayın, Ankara, 2000
4.Bilimsel Araştırma Yöntemi, Niyazi Karasar, Nobel Yayın Dağıtım, Ankara, 1998.
5.Eğitim ve Davranış Bilimlerinde Tek-Denekli Araştırmalar, Elif Tekin-İftar, Gönül Kırcaali-İftar, Dilek Erbaş ve Onur Kurt, Türk Psikologlar Derneği Yayınları, Ankara, 2012.
6.Anket Nasıl Hazırlanır,Türker Baş, Seçkin Yayıncılık, Ankara, 2003.
7.Bilimsel Devrimlerin Yapısı,Thomas S. Khun. (Çev. Nilüfer Kuyaş), Alan Yayıncılık, İstanbul 1991.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical & Practice
Course description and introduction to the course
Week 2 - Theoretical & Practice
Researcher approach, reading and evaluating scientific research texts
Week 3 - Theoretical & Practice
Scientific method: general approach and attitude; purposes; theory building and testing
Week 4 - Theoretical & Practice
Ethical issues in psychology research
Week 5 - Theoretical & Practice
Writing Rules in Psychology Research
Week 6 - Theoretical & Practice
Observation
Week 7 - Theoretical & Practice
Analyzing observation data
Week 8 - Theoretical & Practice
Survey studies; sampling
Week 9 - Theoretical & Practice
Survey techniques
Week 10 - Theoretical & Practice
Survey research design
Week 11 - Theoretical & Practice
Reliability and validity,n Critical approaches to survey studies
Week 12 - Theoretical & Practice
Processing survey data; Evaluating and interpreting survey findings
Week 13 - Theoretical & Practice
Qualitative and quantitative analysis techniques
Week 14 - Theoretical & Practice
Appropriate and effective reporting of research
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Final Examination1%50
Assignment1%50
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory143156
Assignment148048
Final Examination124226
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)130
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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5
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4
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2
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5
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2
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3
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2
3
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Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026