Information Package / Course Catalogue
Statistics in Psychological Counseling and Guidance Research
Course Code: PDR510
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

The aim of this course is to process basic statistical information practically using SPSS statistics program.

Course Content

Planning to use statistical techniques suitable for research design, these technique gain skills of interpreting the application and findings, basic statistical techniques usage and applications, data entry and processing and SPSS based statistics applications and analysis.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Assoc. Prof. Mehmet Taha ESER
Learning Outcomes
1.Understanding of statistical procedures suitable for research questions and hypotheses
2.To learn computer based analysis of basic statistical processes
3.Individual application on basic statistical processes.
4.Reporting of research findings and results.
5.Interpretation of research findings and results.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Büyüköztürk, Ş. (2004). SPSS Destekli İstatistik Uygulamaları.
2.Brace, N., Kemp, R. & Snelgar, R. (2000). SPSS for psychologist. NY: MacMillan.
3.Hinkle, D.E., Wiersma, W. & Jurs, S.G. (1998). Applied statistics fort he behavioral sciences. MA: Houghton Mifflin.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 3 - Theoretical
Research and statistical analysis
Week 4 - Theoretical
Editing the data
Week 5 - Theoretical
Distribution and change measurements
Week 6 - Theoretical
Hypothesis testing: Significancy
Week 7 - Theoretical
Hypothesis testing: Decision making
Week 8 - Intermediate Exam
Midterm Exam
Week 9 - Theoretical
Correlation
Week 10 - Theoretical
T-Tests
Week 11 - Theoretical
Variance analysis: One way
Week 12 - Theoretical
Variance Analysis: Bi-directional
Week 13 - Theoretical
Chi-square test
Week 14 - Theoretical
Regression analysis
Week 15 - Theoretical
Data reporting and interpretation
Week 16 - Final Exam
Final Exam
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%20
Final Examination1%60
Assignment1%20
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory142370
Assignment101120
Individual Work140114
Midterm Examination19110
Final Examination110111
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)125
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PÇ-1
PÇ-2
PÇ-3
PÇ-4
PÇ-5
PÇ-6
PÇ-7
PÇ-8
PÇ-9
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PÇ-13
OÇ-1
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
OÇ-2
4
4
5
5
4
3
4
5
4
5
4
4
4
OÇ-3
4
5
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
4
4
5
OÇ-4
4
4
4
5
4
3
3
5
4
4
4
4
5
OÇ-5
5
5
5
4
5
3
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026