Information Package / Course Catalogue
Experimental Design
Course Code: VZO624
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: Third Cycle (Doctorate Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 1
Prt.: 0
Credit: 1
Lab: 0
ECTS: 2
Objectives of the Course

Main principles in experimental designs, experimental error, establish an experiment design,determining group number and sample size, critic and discussion of the results, types of experiment designs

Course Content

Finding a subject in scientific studies,experimental pre-studies, establish groups, determining the size of groups and repeat numbers, using proper analyse methods, explain the analyses, several experimental designs

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.Collect data for research a subject
2.Determine sample and sample size
3.Determine proper group number and repeat groups
4.Choose proper analyse methods
5.Discuss experiment results
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Özdamar, K. (1999): SPSS ile Biyoistatistik. Kaan Kitabevi, Eskişehir.
2.Tekin, M.E. (2010): Örneklerle Bilgisayarda İstatistik. Selçuk Üniversitesi Basımevi, Konya
3.Sümbüloğlu, K, Sümbüloğlu, V. (1990): Biyoistatistik. Hatiboğlu Yayınları:53, Ankara
4.Mrode, R.A. (2005): Linear Models for the Prediction of Animal Breeding Values. CABI publishing, Cambridge, USA.
5.Petrie, A., Watson, P. (1999): Statistics for Veterinary and Animal Science. Blackwell Science Ltd.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Important points in designing an experiment
Week 2 - Theoretical
The experimental error subject
Week 3 - Theoretical
Making a proper experiment design
Week 4 - Theoretical
Deciding group number
Week 5 - Theoretical
Deciding group size
Week 6 - Theoretical
Deciding the sample size
Week 7 - Theoretical
Comparing two samples
Week 8 - Theoretical
(Midterm exam) Comparing three or more samples
Week 9 - Theoretical
Comparing three or more samples
Week 10 - Theoretical
Random parcel experiment design
Week 11 - Theoretical
Random block experiment design
Week 12 - Theoretical
Factorial experiment design
Week 13 - Theoretical
Latin square experiment design
Week 14 - Theoretical
Reporting the experiment result
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Quiz1%5
Verbal Examination1%5
Midterm Examination1%20
Final Examination1%70
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory140114
Assignment30515
Reading1044
Midterm Examination1516
Final Examination110111
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)50
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
PÇ-10
OÇ-1
5
OÇ-2
5
OÇ-3
5
OÇ-4
5
OÇ-5
5
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026