MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND GENETICS | |||||
Bachelor | TR-NQF-HE: Level 6 | QF-EHEA: First Cycle | EQF-LLL: Level 6 |
Course Code | Course Name | Semester | Theoretical | Practical | Credit | ECTS |
REK5201 | Research Methods I | Spring | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
This catalog is for information purposes. Course status is determined by the relevant department at the beginning of semester. |
Language of instruction: | Turkish |
Type of course: | Non-Departmental Elective |
Course Level: | Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle) |
Mode of Delivery: | Face to face |
Course Coordinator : | Prof. Dr. HASAN KEMAL SUHER |
Recommended Optional Program Components: | None |
Course Objectives: | Development of skills in advertising and marketing research with respect to generating research questions, following correct methods in order to reach reliable results, planning qualitative and quantitative studies, developing questionnaries, coding data and analyzing the data with the SPSS program and reporting the findings. |
The students who have succeeded in this course; 1)The students who succeeded in this course; The students will be able to define what marketing and advertising research is, what kinds of information it can provide, and how it is used by marketing management. 2)To identify and explain alternative research methods and their relative strengths and weaknesses. 3)To determine which advertising and marketing research methods will be suitable to analyze which types of marketing problems. 4)To identify and describe major types of measurement techniques and data collection methods. 5)To analyze data obtained through marketing research using the SPSS software. |
This course provides a broad overview of social sciences researches especially marketing and advertising research from a practical and applied perspective. Students will learn the basics of research and how to conduct a research project. |
Week | Subject | Related Preparation |
1) | Introduction | |
2) | Social Research - Research Design | |
3) | Conceptualism, Operational Defination and Mesurement | |
4) | Sampling - Reability and Validity | |
5) | Research Techniques (Survey Research) | |
6) | Research Techniques (Survey Research) | |
7) | Research Techniques (Focus Group) | |
8) | Qualitative Data Analysis | |
9) | Quantative Data Analysis (Introduction to Statistics and Hypothesis Testing) | |
10) | Introduction to SPSS (Menus and Data Entry) | |
11) | Frequency Tables and Descriptive Statistics | |
12) | Cross Tables and Chi-Square Analysis | |
13) | T-Test | |
14) | One Way of Analysis (ANOVA) |
Course Notes / Textbooks: | Earl Babbie. The Practice of Social Research, 12th Edition (America: Wadsworth, 2010) Roger D. Wimmer ve Joseph R. Dominick, Mass Media Research, An Introduction (America: Wadsworth, 2011) 9. Basım Darren George and Paul Mallery, SPSS For Windows Step By Step, A Simple Guide and Reference, 10th Edition (America: Pearson, 2010) |
References: | Arthur Asa Berger, Media and Communication Research Methods, An Introduction to Qualitative and Quantitative Approaches (Sage Publications, 2000) John W. Creswell, Research Design, Qualitative, Quantitative and Mixed Methods Approaches, 2nd Edition (Sage Publications, 2003) Ian Brace, Questionnaire Design, How to Plan, Structure and Write Survey Material for Effective Market Research (İngiltere: Kogan Page, 2004) Filiz Çakar, Sosyal Bilimlerde İstatistik (Alfa Yayınları, 2000) Şener Büyüköztürk, Veri Analizi El Kitabı, İstatistik, Araştırma Deseni, SPSS Uygulamaları ve Yorum, 4. Basım (Pegem yayıncılık, 2004) Darren George and Paul Mallery, SPSS For Windows Step By Step, A Simple Guide and Reference, 6th Edition (America: Pearson, 2006) Andy Field, Discovering Statistics Using SPSS, 2nd Edition (Sage Publications, 2005) |
Semester Requirements | Number of Activities | Level of Contribution |
Attendance | 14 | % 0 |
Homework Assignments | 2 | % 10 |
Project | 1 | % 20 |
Midterms | 1 | % 30 |
Final | 1 | % 40 |
Total | % 100 | |
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK | % 40 | |
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK | % 60 | |
Total | % 100 |
Activities | Number of Activities | Workload |
Course Hours | 14 | 42 |
Study Hours Out of Class | 14 | 42 |
Project | 14 | 28 |
Homework Assignments | 2 | 30 |
Midterms | 1 | 25 |
Final | 1 | 25 |
Total Workload | 192 |
No Effect | 1 Lowest | 2 Low | 3 Average | 4 High | 5 Highest |
Program Outcomes | Level of Contribution | |
1) | Utilize the wealth of information stored in computer databases to answer basic biological questions and solve problems such as diagnosis and treatment of diseases. | 3 |
2) | Acquire an ability to compile and analyze biological information, clearly present and discuss the conclusions, the inferred knowledge and the arguments behind them both in oral and written format. | 4 |
3) | Develop critical, creative and analytical thinking skills. | 5 |
4) | Develop effective communication skills and have competence in scientific speaking, reading and writing abilities in English and Turkish. | 3 |
5) | Gain knowledge of different techniques and methods used in genetics and acquire the relevant laboratory skills. | 4 |
6) | Detect biological problems, learn to make hypothesis and solve the hypothesis by using variety of experimental and observational methods. | 4 |
7) | Gain knowledge of methods for collecting quantitative and qualitative data and obtain the related skills. | 3 |
8) | Conduct research through paying attention to ethics, human values and rights. Pay special attention to confidentiality of information while working with human subjects. | 5 |
9) | Obtain basic concepts used in theory and practices of molecular biology and genetics and establish associations between them. | 4 |
10) | Search and use literature to improve himself/herself and follow recent developments in science and technology. | 5 |
11) | Be aware of the national and international problems in the field and search for solutions. | 4 |