RESEARCH METHODS IN HEALTH

HCM260

Course Code: HCM260
Semester: Fourth Term (Spring)
Theory+Practice: 3 + 0
ECTS: 4

Course Type

Compulsory Course

Course Level

Bachelor's Degree

Year of Study

Semester

Fourth Term (Spring)

ECTS

Name of Lecturer(s)

Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

Gain knowledge production, use and evaluation skills development,
Examine the research design, data collection instruments, examinin their validity and credibility,
Learn scaling and scientific report writing.

Mode of Delivery

Face to face

Prerequisites

Yes(HCM257)

Recommended Optional Programme Components

There is no recommended optional programme component for this course.

Course Description

Research designs, data sources and methods, reliability and validity, scaling and report writing rules are introduced.

Course Contents

WEEK	TOPICS
1^st Week	Research types
2^nd Week	General information about research
3^rd Week	Data collection methods
4^th Week	Scaling and scales
5^th Week	Causal relationships
6^th Week	Sampling
7^th Week	Planning and conducting steps of research
8^th Week	Midterm exam
9^th Week	Constructing data collection tools
10^th Week	Survey method
11^th Week	Ethics rules in research
12^th Week	Preparing data to analyze
13^th Week	Report writing
14^th Week	Evaluation and presentation of research reports
15^th Week	Evaluation and presentation of research reports

Recommended or Required Reading

John W. Creswell. Araştırma Deseni: Nitel, Nicel ve Karma Yöntem Yaklaşımları
Yalçın Karagöz. SPSS - AMOS Uygulamalı Nicel-Nitel-Karma Bilimsel Araştırma Yöntemleri ve Yayın Etiği

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture
Practice

Assessment Methods and Criteria

	Quantity	Percentage (%)
Mid-term	1	20
Project	1	50
Total(%)		70
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%)		70
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%)		30
Total(%)		100

ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload

Activities	Quantity	Duration (Hour)	Total Workload (Hour)
Midterm exam	1	1	1
Preparation for Quiz	0	0	0
Individual or group work	14	2	28
Preparation for Final exam	1	15	15
Course hours	14	3	42
Preparation for Midterm exam	1	10	10
Laboratory (including preparation)	0	0	0
Final exam	1	2	2
Homework	0	0	0
Project	1	20	20
Total Work Load			118
Total Work Load / 30 (h)			3.93
ECTS Credit of the Course			4

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Work Placement(s)

Programme Qualifications / Learning Outcomes

	LO1	LO2	LO3
K1	X	X	X
K2	X	X	X
K3
K4
K5
K6
K7	X	X	X
K8	X	X	X
K9
K10