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 |
BA2312 | Business Research Methods | Fall | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
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Language of instruction: | English |
Type of course: | Non-Departmental Elective |
Course Level: | Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle) |
Mode of Delivery: | Face to face |
Course Coordinator : | Prof. Dr. AHMET ERKUŞ |
Course Lecturer(s): |
Dr. Öğr. Üyesi GÜLBERK GÜLTEKİN SALMAN Prof. Dr. İPEK ALTINBAŞAK FARİNA |
Recommended Optional Program Components: | None |
Course Objectives: | This course is intended primarily for those who expect business and marketing intelligence to be an important part of their professional work. This includes not only those who plan to do marketing research, but those planning to go into other marketing jobs or who expect to be users of marketing research or clients of research departments or research vendors. Thus this course is aimed at the manager who is the ultimate user of business and marketing research and who is responsible for determining the scope and direction of research activities conducted on his/her behalf. |
The students who have succeeded in this course; I. Helps students understand the business and marketing research process and why it takes time and money to do it right. II. Develops ability to think conceptually and develop abstract ideas or concepts to more concrete solutions or results. III. Improves teaming and group effectiveness skills. IV. Develops skills in obtaining and interpreting secondary data using internet and library sources. V. Develops ability to conduct primary and secondary research, analyze results, develop findings, report and interpret results. VI. Improves written and verbal communication skills. VII. Builds up the knowledge of data analysis techniques. |
1st Week: Introduction and Early Phases of Business/Marketing Research 2nd Week: Defining the Business/Marketing Research Problem 3rd Week: Research Design 4th Week: Exploratory Research Design: Secondary Data and Qualitative Research 5th Week: Descriptive Research Design: Survey and Observation 6th Week: Measurement and Scaling: Fundamentals and Comparative Scaling 7th Week: Measurement and Scaling: Noncomparative Scaling Techniques 8th Week: Midterm 9th Week: Questionnaire Form Design 10th Week: Sampling: Design and Procedures 11th Week: Data Analysis: Examining Differences and Investigating Associations 12th Week: Qualitative Data Analysis 13th Week: Data Analysis by SPSS: Preliminary Steps 14th Week: Report writing |
Week | Subject | Related Preparation |
1) | 1st Week: Introduction and Early Phases of Business/Marketing Research | |
2) | 2nd Week: Defining the Business/Marketing Research Problem | |
3) | 3rd Week: Research Design | |
4) | 4th Week: Exploratory Research Design: Secondary Data and Qualitative Research | |
5) | 5th Week: Descriptive Research Design: Survey and Observation | |
6) | 6th Week: Measurement and Scaling: Fundamentals and Comparative Scaling | |
7) | 7th Week: Measurement and Scaling: Noncomparative Scaling Techniques | |
8) | 8th Week: Review | |
9) | 9th Week: Questionnaire Form Design | |
10) | 10th Week: Sampling: Design and Procedures | |
11) | 11th Week: Data Analysis: Examining Differences and Investigating Associations | |
12) | 12th Week: Qualitative Data Analysis | |
13) | 13th Week: Data Analysis by SPSS: Preliminary Steps | |
14) | 14th Week: Report writing |
Course Notes / Textbooks: | Required Text: Marketing Research: An Applied Orientation by Naresh K. Malhotra, Prentice-Hall, 6th edition. |
References: | Optional Texts: Research Methods for Business by Uma Sekaran and Roger Bougie, Wiley and Sons, 5th edition, 2010. Research Methods for Business Students, Mark Saunders, Adrian Thornhill, and Philip Lewis, 5th edition, Pearson Education Europe, Middle East & Africa. |
Semester Requirements | Number of Activities | Level of Contribution |
Quizzes | 5 | % 25 |
Midterms | 1 | % 30 |
Final | 1 | % 45 |
Total | % 100 | |
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK | % 55 | |
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK | % 45 | |
Total | % 100 |
Activities | Number of Activities | Workload |
Course Hours | 14 | 40 |
Study Hours Out of Class | 15 | 56 |
Quizzes | 5 | 5 |
Midterms | 1 | 2 |
Final | 1 | 2 |
Total Workload | 105 |
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 |