DEPARTMENT OF MANAGEMENT

COURSE
Code / Name / Level / Year / Semester
BUS602 / SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH METHODS / Graduate / I / Spring
Status / Number of ECTS Credits / Class Hours Per Week / Total Hours Per Semester
Obligatory / 7,5 / 3 / 45
Instructor / Prof.Dr. Hüseyin PADEM
Working Time:
/ Saturday 09:00 – 12:00
E-mail address: /
1.  LEARNING OBJECTIVES AND GOALS / To teach the students basic concepts in scientific researches and methodology and to enable them to write scientific papers , thesis and books in a universally accepted pattern.
The course is entitled with the chapters that are designed specially to teach the students and researchers to be able to understand the main strategies and methods of scientific research in the field of interest. In this sense; importance of planning and designing of a research ,scientific method, accuracy and viability of a scientific research , research categories , literature review , measurement strategies , data collection , types of research approaches , survey studies , testing validity , data analysis and interpretation , T-test and statistical data analysis , ethical aspects of scientific research and publishing , principles of research design and methodology are the topics to be covered in the course.
2.  GRADING POLICY / Mid-Term Exams % 30
Presentation % 10
Homework and participation %20
Final Exam %40
3.  COURSE READINGS AND TEXTS / 1-  Marczyk, G., DeMatteo, D., Festinger, G., 2005. Essentials of Research Design and Methodology. John Wiley & sons, Inc., USA
2-  Saunders, M., Lewis, P., Thornhill, A., 2007. Research Methods for Business Students. Pearson Education. UK.
3-  Lester, J.D., 1995. Writting Research Papers. Harper Collins College Pub. USA
4.  LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION / English
5.  SCHEDULE OF LECTURES AND READINGS
Date / Class Hours / Topic / Method / Reading
Week 1 / 3 / Introduction and Overview / Lectures, Practical Sessions, Exercises, Presentation, Recitation, Demonstration / -  Marczyk, G., DeMatteo, D., Festinger, G., 2005. Essentials of Research Design and Methodology. John Wiley & sons, Inc., USA
-  Saunders, M., Lewis, P., Thornhill, A., 2007. Research Methods for Business Students. Pearson Education. UK.
-  Lester, J.D., 1995. Writting Research Papers. Harper Collins College Pub. USA
Week 2 / 3 / Planning and Designing a Research Study
Week 3 / 3 / General Approaches for Controlling Artifact and Bias
Week 4 / 3 / Data Collection, Assessment Methods, and
Measurement Strategies
Week 5 / 3 / Presantation
Week 6 / 3 / General Types of Research Designs and Approaches
Week 7 / 3 / Validity
Week 8 / 3 / Data Preparation, Analyses, and Interpretation
Week 9 / 3 / Mid-term
Week 10 / 3 / Scientific Research Methods / Lectures, Practical Sessions, Exercises, Presentation, Recitation, Demonstration
Week 11 / 3 / Ethical Considerations in Research
Week 12 / 3 / Presantation
Week 13 / 3 / Disseminating Research Results
Week 14 / 3 / Distilling Principles of Research Design and Methodology
Week 15 / 3 / Presantation

Prof.Dr. Hüseyin PADEM