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SBE5001@Scientific Research and Puplication Ethics3+0+0ECTS:7.5
Year / SemesterFall Semester
Level of CourseThird Cycle
Status Compulsory
Department
Prerequisites and co-requisitesNone
Mode of Delivery
Contact Hours14 weeks - 3 hours of lectures per week
LecturerDr. Öğr. Üyesi Hüseyin YADİGAROĞLU
Co-LecturerPROF. DR. Mine GÖZÜBÜYÜK TAMER
Language of instructionTurkish
Professional practise ( internship ) None
 
The aim of the course:
Gaining basic knowledge and skills about "scientific research" and "ethics in scientific processes" to students in post graduate education.
 
Programme OutcomesCTPOTOA
Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to :
PO - 1 : Describe the concepts of scientific research and scientific ethics.1
PO - 2 : Explain the relationship between scientific research methods and ethical awareness.1
PO - 3 : Plan a scientific research according to ethical rules and evaluate ethics? contribution to the research.1
PO - 4 : Understand the importance of ethical values in scientific research.1
PO - 5 : Evaluate the findings related to the level of originality and similarity in scientific researches1
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
Basic concepts (science, research, scientific knowledge, ethics and morality), Science philosophy and history, Scientific research (definition, process, methods, etc.) Qualitative research (features, approaches, process, research problem, sample, data collection, , etc.), Ethics, Social sciences and ethics, Academic ethics, Research ethics, Publication ethics, Regulations related to the scientific research and publication ethics, Originality and similarity report in thesis studies.
 
Course Syllabus
 WeekSubjectRelated Notes / Files
 Week 1Basic concepts and definitions (science, research, scientific knowledge, ethics - morality)
 Week 2Science philosophy and history; scientific research (definition, process, types, methods)
 Week 3Traditions of positivist social science and interpretive social science
 Week 4Academic publication process and IMRAD format
 Week 5Academic article writing, article publishing process and databases
 Week 6Referencing and quoting (APA, Chiago)
 Week 7Ethical violations, plagiarism, falsification and slicing
 Week 8What is quantitative research? Quantitative Research Process? Design? Sampling
 Week 9Mid-term exam
 Week 10Screening method (questionnaire, how to prepare a questionnaire)
 Week 11Entering the questionnaire, data analysis (chi-square test, etc.)
 Week 12What is qualitative research? Research process? Design? Sampling? research pattern
 Week 13Field research/ interview technique/ focus group/ observation
 Week 14Discourse analysis/critical discourse analysis
 Week 15Qualitative data analysis
 Week 16End-of-term exam
 
Textbook / Material
1Kırbaş, Dursun-Çevik, Ekim (2017), Bilimsel Araştırma Yöntemleri ve Araştırma Etiği, Nobel Tıp Kitabevleri, İstanbul.
2Güler, Ahmet - Halıcıoğlu M. B. -Taşğın, Serkan (2015), Sosyal Bilimlerde Nitel Araştırma, 2.Baskı, Seçkin Yayıncılık, Nr. 125, Ankara
3Sayım, Fehat (2017), Sosyal Bilimlerde Araştırma ve Tez Yazım Yöntemleri, 2.Baskı, Seçkin Yayıncılık, Nr. 145, Ankara.
 
Recommended Reading
1Yıldırım, Ali -Şimşek, Hasan (2016), Sosyal Bilimlerde Nitel Araştırma Yöntemleri, 10.Baskı, Seçkin Yayıncılık, Nr. 76, Ankara.
2Erkuş, Adnan (2017), Davranış Bilimleri İçin Bilimsel Araştırma Süreci, 5.Baskı, Seçkin Yayıncılık, Nr. 22, Ankara.
3Baş, Türker-Akturan, Ulun (2013), Nitel Araştırma Yöntemleri, 2.Baskı, Seçkin Yayıncılık, Nr. 66, Ankara.
4Altunışık, Remzi vd. (2012), Sosyal Bilimlerde Araştırma Yöntemleri, 7.Baskı, Sakarya Yayıncılık, Adapazarı.
5Neuman, W. Lawrence (2009), Understanding Research, Pearson Education, INC., USA.
6Baysen, Engin
7 Çakmak, Nermin (2017), "Bilgi Dünyası ve İntihal", Bilgi Dünyası, 18 (1), 1-7.
 
Method of Assessment
Type of assessmentWeek NoDate

Duration (hours)Weight (%)
Mid-term exam 9 18/11/2022 1 30
Quiz 12 16/12/2022 1 20
End-of-term exam 16 13/01/2022 2 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 14 42
Sınıf dışı çalışma 8 14 112
Arasınav için hazırlık 12 2 24
Arasınav 2 1 2
Ödev 3 2 6
Kısa sınav 1 1 1
Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık 12 3 36
Dönem sonu sınavı 2 1 2
Total work load225