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Scientific Research Techniques

Course Code	: HAB501
Course Type	: Required
Couse Group	: Second Cycle (Master's Degree)
Education Language	: Turkish
Work Placement	: N/A

Theory	: 3
Prt.	: 0
Credit	: 3
Lab	: 0
ECTS	: 2

Objectives of the Course

The aim of this course is to provide the student with theoretical and practical skills to conduct research in the field of sports sciences.

Course Content

Scientific Research Concepts, Research Types and Methods, Methodology, Data Collection, Data Analysis, Data Sources, Bibliography, Research Proposal Preparation, Thesis and Article Writing and Important Considerations.

Name of Lecturer(s)

Prof. Erkan ÇETİNKAYA

Learning Outcomes

1.	The student knows and explains the basic trends, paradigms and concepts (positivism, hypothesis, variable, measurement, scale, etc.) specific to scientific research.
2.	The student knows and puts into practice the structure and process of scientific research (determination of research topic and problem, literature review, development of research design, data collection and analysis, reporting of research findings).
3.	The student develops knowledge, skills and critical perspective on different aspects of scientific research.
4.	The student defines the basic concepts of statistics, writes a statistical hypothesis and applies the necessary tests to measure the hypothesis.
5.	Student evaluates the scientific research report in terms of positive and negative aspects and prepares a scientific research report.

Recommended or Required Reading

1.	Tanrıöğen,A.,Bilimsel Araştırma Yöntemleri, Anı Yayıncılık, Ankara , 2012.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week 1 - Theoretical

What is information? What is science? Purpose of science, classification of sciences, method of scientific thought

Week 2 - Theoretical

Limits, stages and elements of scientific techniques

Week 3 - Theoretical

Basic concepts in scientific research

Week 4 - Theoretical

literature review

Week 5 - Theoretical

Selection of research topic and problem

Week 6 - Theoretical

Tethical principles

Week 7 - Theoretical

What are experimental design and its types? What are the experimental design preparation processes?

Week 8 - Theoretical

Data types and data collection tools in scientific research and interm evaluation

Week 9 - Theoretical

Data types and data collection tools in scientific research

Week 10 - Theoretical

Measurements and scales in research

Week 11 - Theoretical

Sample and sample types

Week 12 - Theoretical

Quantitative and quantitative data analysis

Week 13 - Theoretical

Using Case Study and Research Results

Week 14 - Theoretical

Project presentations and evaluation

Assessment Methods and Criteria

Type of Assessment	Count	Percent
Midterm Examination	1	%40
Final Examination	1	%60

Workload Calculation

Activities	Count	Preparation	Time	Total Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory	14	0	3	42
Final Examination	1	5	3	8
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)				50

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

	PÇ-1	PÇ-2	PÇ-3	PÇ-4	PÇ-5
OÇ-1	1	2	3	4	5
OÇ-2	1	2	3	4	5
OÇ-3	1	2	3	4	5
OÇ-4	1	2	3	4	5
OÇ-5	1	2	3	4	5

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