Information Package / Course Catalogue
| Guidance and Psychological Counseling | |||||
| Bachelor | Length of the Programme: 4 | Number of Credits: 240 | TR-NQF-HE: Level 6 | QF-EHEA: First Cycle | EQF: Level 6 |
ECTS Course Information Package
| School/Faculty/Institute | Faculty of Education | |||||
| Course Code | MATH 233 | |||||
| Course Title in English | Statistics I | |||||
| Course Title in Turkish | Statistics I | |||||
| Language of Instruction | EN | |||||
| Type of Course | Flipped Classroom | |||||
| Level of Course | Intermediate | |||||
| Semester | Fall | |||||
| Contact Hours per Week |
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| Estimated Student Workload | 130 hours per semester | |||||
| Number of Credits | 5 ECTS | |||||
| Grading Mode | Standard Letter Grade | |||||
| Pre-requisites | None | |||||
| Co-requisites | None | |||||
| Expected Prior Knowledge | None | |||||
| Registration Restrictions | Only Undergraduate Students | |||||
| Overall Educational Objective | To learn about descriptive and inferential statistical procedures in order to apply descriptive statistical techniques while interpreting different data sets. | |||||
| Course Description | This course covers the basic concepts and procedures in descriptive and inferential statistics. The course begins with introducing the scales of measurements, methods for describing and summarizing frequency distributions, the concepts of central tendency, location of scores and standardized distributions followed by methods for hypothesis testing and describing relationships between two (or more) variables. The course then introduces probability theory as a background for understanding inferential statistics. |
Course Learning Outcomes and CompetencesUpon successful completion of the course, the learner is expected to be able to:1) appreciate the importance of statistics and data analysis; 2) tabulate and graph data by using the appropriate methods of frequency distributions 3) understand and discriminate the interconnections between the notions of central tendency (mean, mode, median); 4) understand the concepts of variability (range, variance, standard deviation) and apply these concepts when required; 5) understand the basics of hypothesis testing; 6) analyze data by using spreadsheet software (e.g., MsExcel, SPSS). |
| Program Learning Outcomes/Course Learning Outcomes | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1) Scientific competence, knowledge, skills and effective teaching methods and strategies in order to provide psychological help. | ||||||
| 2) Knowledge that will enable students to develop the skills to cope with problems they encounter in the school environment. | ||||||
| 3) Basic knowledge about developmental processes from early childhood to adulthood and the characteristics and issues unique to each stage. | ||||||
| 4) Knowledge about the tools used in school counseling services and being equipped to develop relevant programs. | ||||||
| 5) Competence in vocational guidance and counseling practices. | ||||||
| 6) Understanding of human relations and interaction. | ||||||
| 7) Knowledge, experience and skills in scientific methods in order to conduct research studies in behavioral sciences. | ||||||
| 8) Awareness of the necessity of lifelong learning, accessing information, and monitoring developments in education, science, and technology. An ability to solve problems related to the field, continuously developing and renewing oneself, and having critical thinking and questioning skills. An ability to use information technologies. | ||||||
| 9) Ability to communicate effectively in both verbal and written Turkish; ability to use English at least in the European Language Portfolio B2 General Level. | ||||||
| 10) Knowledge about past and present regulations and legislations regarding professional applications of the field and being equipped to contribute to its further development. | ||||||
| 11) Sensitivity for different cultures, values and democratic rights of individuals; the knowledge of national culture and history, and using that knowledge in increasing awareness and involvement in national and international social, cultural, artistic, and technological developments. | ||||||
| 12) A sense of professional and ethical responsibility, and awareness of national and universal sensitivity expressed in the Basic Law of National Education. |
Relation to Program Outcomes and Competences
| N None | S Supportive | H Highly Related |
| Program Outcomes and Competences | Level | Assessed by | |
| 1) | Scientific competence, knowledge, skills and effective teaching methods and strategies in order to provide psychological help. | S | Exam |
| 2) | Knowledge that will enable students to develop the skills to cope with problems they encounter in the school environment. | S | Exam |
| 3) | Basic knowledge about developmental processes from early childhood to adulthood and the characteristics and issues unique to each stage. | N | |
| 4) | Knowledge about the tools used in school counseling services and being equipped to develop relevant programs. | N | |
| 5) | Competence in vocational guidance and counseling practices. | N | |
| 6) | Understanding of human relations and interaction. | N | |
| 7) | Knowledge, experience and skills in scientific methods in order to conduct research studies in behavioral sciences. | H | Exam |
| 8) | Awareness of the necessity of lifelong learning, accessing information, and monitoring developments in education, science, and technology. An ability to solve problems related to the field, continuously developing and renewing oneself, and having critical thinking and questioning skills. An ability to use information technologies. | H | Exam |
| 9) | Ability to communicate effectively in both verbal and written Turkish; ability to use English at least in the European Language Portfolio B2 General Level. | N | |
| 10) | Knowledge about past and present regulations and legislations regarding professional applications of the field and being equipped to contribute to its further development. | N | |
| 11) | Sensitivity for different cultures, values and democratic rights of individuals; the knowledge of national culture and history, and using that knowledge in increasing awareness and involvement in national and international social, cultural, artistic, and technological developments. | N | |
| 12) | A sense of professional and ethical responsibility, and awareness of national and universal sensitivity expressed in the Basic Law of National Education. | N |
| Prepared by and Date | MAHMUT KERTİL , June 2018 |
| Course Coordinator | BENGİ BİRGİLİ |
| Semester | Fall |
| Name of Instructor | Asst. Prof. Dr. MAHMUT KERTİL |
Course Contents
| Week | Subject |
| 1) | Introduction to the statistics |
| 2) | Scales of measurement Discrete and continuous variables |
| 3) | Frequency distributions |
| 4) | Measures of central tendency |
| 5) | Central tendency and shape of distribution (cont’d.) |
| 6) | Measures of variability |
| 7) | Measures of variability (cont’d.) Statistic Lab: Using MsExcel or SPSS |
| 8) | Midterm Examination |
| 9) | z-scores: location of scores and standardized distributions |
| 10) | Standardized distributions (cont’d.) Statistic Lab: Using MsExcel or SPSS |
| 11) | Probability, normal distribution and samples |
| 12) | Introduction to hypothesis testing |
| 13) | Introduction to hypothesis testing Statistic Lab: Using MsExcel or SPSS |
| 14) | Introduction to t-statistic |
| 15) | Final Examination Period |
| 16) | Final Examination Period |
| Required/Recommended Readings | Gravetter, F. J. & Wallnau L. B. (2009). Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences (9th ed.). Thomson Learning. (Required) | |||||||||||||||
| Teaching Methods | Flipped learning, Direct instruction, Group work on some classroom activities, Laboratory work | |||||||||||||||
| Homework and Projects | Students will be assigned four homework through the whole semester | |||||||||||||||
| Laboratory Work | Laboratory work will be held once in two weeks. In laboratory work, students are expected to use MsExcel or SPSS in order to apply the statistical concepts that they learned in the course. | |||||||||||||||
| Computer Use | Computer use is necessary during laboratory work. | |||||||||||||||
| Other Activities | In-class group works on some problems will be conducted. | |||||||||||||||
| Assessment Methods |
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| Course Administration |
kertilm@mef.edu.tr - Office Hours: by appointment |
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ECTS Student Workload Estimation
| Activity | No/Weeks | Hours | Calculation | ||||
| No/Weeks per Semester | Preparing for the Activity | Spent in the Activity Itself | Completing the Activity Requirements | ||||
| Course Hours | 14 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 70 | ||
| Project | 4 | 8 | 32 | ||||
| Midterm(s) | 1 | 8 | 2 | 10 | |||
| Final Examination | 1 | 16 | 2 | 18 | |||
| Total Workload | 130 | ||||||
| Total Workload/25 | 5.2 | ||||||
| ECTS | 5 | ||||||