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Master's of Exercise and Sportive Performance with Thesis

SABE606

RESEARCH METHODOLOGIES

Course Code
SABE606
Semester
Second Term (Spring)
Theory+Practice
3 + 0
ECTS
8
Course TypeCompulsory Course
Course LevelMaster's Degree With Thesis
Year of Study1
SemesterSecond Term (Spring)
ECTS8
Name of Lecturer(s) -
Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

  1. learn the study designs used in halth research
  2. design and conduct an epidemiologic study and write the study report
Mode of DeliveryFace to face
PrerequisitesNo
Recommended Optional Programme ComponentsSABE 605 Biyoistatistik
Course DescriptionThe most distinctive and basic feature of contemporary life is that scientificness, scientific attitudes and behaviors have been made an inseparable part of daily life. Research is an integral part of science and science is an integral part of research. Research; It is the period of collecting, analyzing, interpreting, evaluating and reporting data in a planned and systematic way in order to seek reliable and valid solutions to problems. In this course, starting from the importance of science and theory, the stages of a research in the field of health from the beginning to the end will be examined in detail. The research processes, which are connected to each other as links of a chain, will be explained theoretically and practically.
Course Contents
WEEK TOPICS
1st Week INTRODUCTION TO MEETING AND RESEARCH METHODS,GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH METHODS
2nd Week PLANNING STAGES AND EXECUTING THE RESEARCH,RESEARCH METHODS IN HEALTH
3rd Week QUALITATIVE RESEARCH METHODS (FOCUS GROUP,CONTENT ANALYSIS,OBSERVATION, INTERVIEW)
4th Week DESCRIPTIVE STUDIES (Case Reports and Case Series,Correlation Studies)
5th Week ANALYTICAL STUDIES (CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES,SURVEY METHOD)
6th Week CROSS-SECTIONAL RESEARCH METHOD CONTINUED
7th Week ANALYTICAL STUDIES,CASE-CONTROL STUDIES
8th Week CONTINUING CASE-CONTROL STUDIES
9th Week ANALYTICAL STUDIES, COHORT/LONGITUNAL STUDIES
10th Week MID EXAM 1
11th Week COHORT/LONGITUDUNAL STUDIES
12th Week EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES (Intervention Studies) ; CLINICAL TRIALS
13th Week CONTINUE EXPERIMENTAL/CLINICAL STUDIES
14th Week SYSTEMATIC REVIEW AND META-ANALYSIS RESEARCH
Recommended or Required Reading1. Assoc. Dr. Derya Gökmen (Author and Editor; other authors); Scientific Research Methods; Ankara University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Biostatistics, Faculty of Medicine Publication No: 468; Ankara 2018.
2. Prof. Dr. Reha Alpar, ?APPLIED STATISTICS and VALIDITY-RELIABILITY with Examples from Sports, Health and Education Sciences? Detay Publishing, Ankara 2010.
3. Prof. Dr. Kadir Sümbüloğlu, Prof. Dr.Vildan Sümbüloğlu, Research Techniques in Health Sciences: Ankara.
4. Health Research Methodology: A Guide for Training in Research Methods A Guide for Training in Research Methods, second edition, World Health Organization Regional Office for the Western Pacific Manila,
2001 (.pdf available online).
5. The lecturer of the course, Prof. Dr. Current lecture notes and other electronic books etc. given by Mehtap Akçil Ok from oys.baskent.edu.tr (moodle) learning and management system. helpful resources.
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
  • Lecture
  • Discussion
  • Questions/Answers
  • Practice
  • Project
  • Problem Solving
  • Presentation
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Quantity Percentage (%)
Mid-term 1 30
Assignment 1 15
Project 1 20
Total(%) 65
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 65
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 35
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 11 154
Preparation for Final exam 1 25 25
Course hours 14 2 28
Preparation for Midterm exam 1 24 24
Laboratory (including preparation) 0 0 0
Final exam 1 2.5 2.5
Homework 1 1 1
Project 1 1 1
Performance Practice 1 2 2
Total Work Load238.5
Total Work Load / 30 (h)7.95
ECTS Credit of the Course8
Language of InstructionTurkish
Work Placement(s)No

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