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MIML5310Research Meth. And Tech. In Architecture3+0+0ECTS:7.5
Year / SemesterFall Semester
Level of CourseSecond Cycle
Status Elective
DepartmentDEPARTMENT of ARCHITECTURE
Prerequisites and co-requisitesNone
Mode of Delivery
Contact Hours14 weeks - 3 hours of lectures per week
LecturerProf. Dr. Sonay ÇEVİK
Co-LecturerLECTURER DR. Kıymet SANCAR ÖZYAVUZ
Language of instructionTurkish
Professional practise ( internship ) None
 
The aim of the course:
The objective of the course is to make students at the graduate level define, plan, execute, and complete a research project, and understand the basic principles of scientific investigation and the architectural research fields/metods/ process.
 
Programme OutcomesCTPOTOA
Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to :
PO - 1 : Learn to Research areas strategies and methods in Architecture3,53,5,6,
PO - 2 : Reach to researches in the field and utilize to efficaciously from them3,53,5,6,
PO - 3 : Interpret and use to Specialized theoretical and practical knowledge3,53,5,6,
PO - 4 : Prepare to example-framework of scientific research proposal3,51,3,5,6,
PO - 5 : Transmit to their research supporting with quantitative and qualitative data as written, oral and visual3,51,3,5,6,
CTPO : Contribution to programme outcomes, TOA :Type of assessment (1: written exam, 2: Oral exam, 3: Homework assignment, 4: Laboratory exercise/exam, 5: Seminar / presentation, 6: Term paper), PO : Learning Outcome

 
Contents of the Course
Concept of research, its types and techniques, various approach to research problem. Quantitative and qualitative research. Problem definition and objective statement of research, stating hypothesis, research design, content, procedures, and time planning of research. Strategies, methods and techniques of data gathering, data analyzing, hypothesis testing, comparison, classification and evaluation in research. Statistical techniques: Parametric and non-parametric data analysis. Basic statistics,. Advanced statistics for data analyzing, hypothesis testing, classification etc. Communicating the research results: Techniques of writing report, articles and papers. Problems of reliability and validity in research.
 
Course Syllabus
 WeekSubjectRelated Notes / Files
 Week 1Concept of research, its types and techniques, various approaches to research problem.
 Week 2Problem definition and objective statement of research,
 Week 3The composing of the research program taking account of sample research programs
 Week 4Stating hypothesis
 Week 5research design, content, procedures, and time planning of research
 Week 6Sample selection in research
 Week 7Strategies, methods and techniques of data gathering, data analyzing, hypothesis testing,
 Week 8Basic statistics,
 Week 9Statistical techniques
 Week 10data collection methods: Interview, observation
 Week 11data collection methods: Ask questions, archive, literals etc
 Week 12Communicating the research results: Techniques of writing report,
 Week 13Articles and papers
 Week 14Reference systems in scientific research, problems of reliability and validity in research
 Week 15The evaluation of the course content in line with the works carried out within the period.
 Week 16End-of-term exam Quantitative and qualitative research Comparison, Classification and evaluation in research.
 
Textbook / Material
1Çepni, Salih. 2007; Araştırma ve Proje Çalışmalarına Giriş, Trabzon.
2Çepni, Salih (edt). 2007; Fen ve Teknoloji Öğretimi, Ankara.
3Bayram, Nuran. 2004; Sosyal Bilimlerde SPSS ile Veri Analizi, Bursa.
4Büyüköztürk, Şener; Kılıç Çakmak, Ebru vd. 2015; Bilimsel Araştırma Yöntemleri, Ankara.
5Berg, Bruce L.. 2016; Sosyal Bilimlerde Nitel Araştırma Yöntemleri, Konya.
 
Recommended Reading
 
Method of Assessment
Type of assessmentWeek NoDate

Duration (hours)Weight (%)
Mid-term exam 9 23/11/2021 3 30
Homework/Assignment/Term-paper 12 21/12/2021 1 20
End-of-term exam 16 18/01/2022 3 50
 
Student Work Load and its Distribution
Type of workDuration (hours pw)

No of weeks / Number of activity

Hours in total per term
Yüz yüze eğitim 3 15 45
Sınıf dışı çalışma 5 13 65
Arasınav için hazırlık 4 4 16
Arasınav 3 1 3
Uygulama 0 0 0
Ödev 5 13 65
Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık 7 4 28
Dönem sonu sınavı 3 1 3
Total work load225