| School/Faculty/Institute |
Faculty of Economics, Administrative and Social Sciences |
| Course Code |
PSYC 381 |
| Course Title in English |
Independent Study I |
| Course Title in Turkish |
Bağımsız Çalışma I |
| Language of Instruction |
EN |
| Type of Course |
Independent Studies,Project |
| Level of Course |
Advanced |
| Semester |
Spring |
| Contact Hours per Week |
| Lecture: 3 |
Recitation: 0 |
Lab: 0 |
Other: 0 |
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| Estimated Student Workload |
138 hours per semester |
| Number of Credits |
6 ECTS |
| Grading Mode |
Standard Letter Grade
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| Pre-requisites |
None |
| Co-requisites |
None |
| Expected Prior Knowledge |
None |
| Registration Restrictions |
Only Undergraduate Students |
| Overall Educational Objective |
To become familiar with the steps of scientific research projects conducted by the faculty members from different areas of psychology and to be able to integrate psychological research practice in those research projects. |
| Course Description |
This course is aimed to expand students’ skills in conducting and evaluating research in psychology. Students will engage in different steps of research projects including data collection, coding, or writing manuscripts together with the faculty member in a specific project. Students will also be able to critically evaluate empirical studies in psychology. At the end of the course students will write a formal research paper or present findings verbally. |
Course Learning Outcomes and Competences
Upon successful completion of the course, the learner is expected to be able to:
1) evaluate literature findings and scientific articles in area of interest in psychology;
2) engage in intense data coding process;
3) collect data (if needed);
4) evaluate the findings of research through the means of SPSS;
5) write or present research findings in an empirical format;
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| Program Learning Outcomes/Course Learning Outcomes |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
Relation to Program Outcomes and Competences
| N None |
S Supportive |
H Highly Related |
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Program Outcomes and Competences |
Level |
Assessed by |
| Prepared by and Date |
BANU FEMİR GÜRTUNA , March 2022 |
| Course Coordinator |
BANU FEMİR GÜRTUNA |
| Semester |
Spring |
| Name of Instructor |
Asst. Prof. Dr. HİLAL ŞEN |
Course Contents
| Week |
Subject |
| 1) |
Introduction of the project |
| 2) |
Reading-1 |
| 3) |
Reading-2, Data Collection/Coding |
| 4) |
Reading-3, Data Collection/Coding |
| 5) |
Reading-4, Data Collection/Coding |
| 6) |
Data Collection/Coding |
| 7) |
Project Meeting, Data Collection/Coding |
| 8) |
Data Collection/Coding |
| 9) |
Data Collection/Coding |
| 10) |
Reading about the research question, Data Collection/Coding |
| 11) |
Reading about the research question, Data Collection/Coding |
| 12) |
Data Analysis |
| 13) |
Data Analysis |
| 14) |
Presentations |
| 15) |
Final Examination Period |
| 16) |
Final Examination Period |
| Required/Recommended Readings | Course content and assessment methods are provided as a general guideline. Depending on the project needs, the content or assessment is subject to change. |
| Teaching Methods | Flipped learning |
| Homework and Projects | Literature search, Data collection, data coding, data analysis. |
| Laboratory Work | Students will use the lab SPSS facilities to enter and analyse the data they have collected as well as to do literature review for their empirical paper. |
| Computer Use | Students will work with SPSS to enter and analyse the data they have collected as well as to do literature review for their empirical paper. |
| Other Activities | Students will be asked to read each week’s articles prior to that week’s classroom session. Data collection or data coding process will also be discussed. |
| Assessment Methods |
| Assessment Tools |
Count |
Weight |
| Attendance |
14 |
% 30 |
| Homework Assignments |
14 |
% 10 |
| Presentation |
1 |
% 20 |
| Project |
1 |
% 30 |
| Paper Submission |
1 |
% 10 |
| TOTAL |
% 100 |
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| Course Administration |
senh@mef.edu.tr
Office Hour: TBA
This is a joint course meaning that depending on the research projects one or more faculty members might work with independent study students under the same course.
Students are expected to prepared for the class materials.
Students are expected to treat university personnel and one another respectfully at all times; this includes showing respect for class content and for others’ opinions.
The commitment of acts of cheating, lying, and deceit in any of their diverse forms such as plagiarism, and copying during examinations is dishonest and will not be tolerated.
Academic dishonesty and plagiarism: YÖK Disciplinary Regulation.
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