Information Package / Course Catalogue
Meta-Analysis and Applications
Course Code: EÖD560
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: Second Cycle (Master's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 3
Prt.: 0
Credit: 3
Lab: 0
ECTS: 5
Objectives of the Course

To learn meta-analysis processes and concepts, meta-analysis models, the place of heterogeneity in meta-analysis, how meta-analysis studies are conducted and reported.

Course Content

Meta-Analysis and its purpose, Effect Size and Sensitivity, Fixed and Random Effect Models, Heterogeneity, Sub-group Analysis and Reporting

Name of Lecturer(s)
Assoc. Prof. Mehmet Taha ESER
Learning Outcomes
1.To understand the logic of meta-analysis
2.Understanding meta-analysis models and heterogeneity
3.Ability to analyze different data structures in meta-analysis
4.Ability to report meta-analysis results
5.Ability to apply meta-analysis software
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Borenstein, M., Hedges, L. V., Higgins, J. P., & Rothstein, H. R. (2021). Introduction to meta-analysis. John Wiley & Sons.
2.Cooper, H., Hedges, L. V., & Valentine, J. C. (Eds.). (2019). The handbook of research synthesis and meta-analysis. Russell Sage Foundation.
3.Cook, T. D., Cooper, H., Cordray, D. S., Hartmann, H., Hedges, L. V., & Light, R. J. (Eds.). (1992). Meta-analysis for explanation: A casebook. Russell Sage Foundation.
4.Liberati, A., Altman, D. G., Tetzlaff, J., Mulrow, C., Gøtzsche, P. C., Ioannidis, J. P., ... & Moher, D. (2009). The PRISMA statement for reporting systematic reviews and meta-analyses of studies that evaluate health care interventions: explanation and elaboration. Annals of internal medicine, 151(4), W-65.
5.Other books (in Turkish or English) and internet resources covering the course topics
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Description of Course Content, Applications and Evaluation / Introduction to Meta-Analysis
Week 1 - Preparation Work
Week 2 - Theoretical
Effect Size and Sensitivity
Week 2 - Preparation Work
Week 3 - Theoretical
Fixed and Random Effect Models
Week 3 - Preparation Work
Week 4 - Theoretical
Heterogeneity
Week 4 - Preparation Work
Week 5 - Theoretical
Sub-group Analyzes and Meta-regression
Week 5 - Preparation Work
Week 6 - Theoretical
Complex Data Structures
Week 6 - Preparation Work
Week 7 - Theoretical
Reviewing and Presenting Current Articles in the Literature
Week 7 - Preparation Work
Week 8 - Preparation Work
Week 8 - Intermediate Exam
Mid-Term Exam
Week 9 - Theoretical
Power Analysis and Publication Bias in Meta-Analysis
Week 9 - Preparation Work
Week 10 - Theoretical
Issues Related to Effect Size
Week 10 - Preparation Work
Week 11 - Theoretical
Advanced Methods
Week 11 - Preparation Work
Week 12 - Theoretical
Implementation and Reporting with Software Used in Meta-Analysis
Week 12 - Preparation Work
Week 13 - Theoretical
Implementation and Reporting with Software Used in Meta-Analysis
Week 13 - Preparation Work
Week 14 - Theoretical
Presenting Meta-Analysis Research Proposal
Week 14 - Preparation Work
Week 15 - Theoretical
Presenting Meta-Analysis Research Proposal
Week 15 - Preparation Work
Week 16 - Preparation Work
Week 16 - Final Exam
Final Exam
Week 17 - Preparation Work
Week 18 - Preparation Work
Week 19 - Preparation Work
Week 20 - Preparation Work
Week 21 - Preparation Work
Week 22 - Preparation Work
Week 23 - Preparation Work
Week 24 - Preparation Work
Week 25 - Preparation Work
Week 26 - Preparation Work
Week 27 - Preparation Work
Week 28 - Preparation Work
Week 29 - Preparation Work
Week 30 - Preparation Work
Week 31 - Preparation Work
Week 32 - Preparation Work
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%30
Assignment2%30
Final Rate1%40
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory142370
Assignment28220
Reading6016
Individual Work9019
Midterm Examination19110
Final Examination19110
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)125
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PÇ-1
PÇ-2
PÇ-3
PÇ-4
PÇ-5
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PÇ-7
PÇ-8
PÇ-9
PÇ-10
OÇ-1
4
3
5
2
2
3
3
5
3
2
OÇ-2
4
5
4
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
OÇ-3
3
5
5
1
1
3
3
5
3
3
OÇ-4
2
5
4
1
1
3
3
4
3
2
OÇ-5
2
5
4
1
1
4
2
5
3
2
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026