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| Unit | INSTITUTE OF NATURAL AND APPLIED SCIENCES |
| AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS (MASTER) (WITH THESIS) | |
| Code | BYETE1 |
| Name | Scientific Research Methods and Ethics |
| Term | 2018-2019 Academic Year |
| Term | Fall |
| Duration (T+A) | 3-0 (T-A) (17 Week) |
| ECTS | 6 ECTS |
| National Credit | 3 National Credit |
| Teaching Language | Türkçe |
| Level | Belirsiz |
| Type | Enstitü Bilimsel Araştırma Yöntemleri |
| Mode of study | Yüz Yüze Öğretim |
| Catalog Information Coordinator | Prof. Dr. HAYDAR ŞENGÜL |
| Course Instructor |
The current term course schedule has not been prepared yet.
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Course Goal / Objective
To have basic knowledge about scientific research methods and designing and conducting research process, to have responsibility of obeying scientific ethics principles in all their scientific activities
Course Content
Concept of science, knowledge, research, relation between research-science and philosophy, stage of research (problem definition, setting hypothesis, planning research) research variables, methods of collecting data, role of statistics in research, sampling methods, introducing basic statistical and econometric methods, concept of ethics and sciences ethics, principles of ethics in science, reasons for unethical conduct in scientific research, to prevent and to avoid unethical conduct
Course Precondition
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Course Learning Outcomes
| Order | Course Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|
| LO01 | Can understand basic concept of science, scientific methods, knowledge and research processes |
| LO02 | Can plan a research processes |
| LO03 | Have knowledge of basic concept of ethics and sciences ethics |
| LO04 | Can understand and accept principles of sciences ethics |
| LO05 | Can recognize unethical conduct in scientific research and publications |
Relation with Program Learning Outcome
| Order | Type | Program Learning Outcomes | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| PLO01 | - | Able to further develop and deepen knowledge acquired based on the undergradute level proficiencies in the fields of farm management and agricultural policy | |
| PLO02 | - | Able to comprehend interactions among related disciplines and field of agricultural economics | |
| PLO03 | - | Able to use theoretical and practical knowledge of agricultural economics in their specialization area | |
| PLO04 | - | Able to prepare reports on developments in national economy and agricultural sector; able to critically evaluate historical and actual developments in agriculture and economy; able to observe and interpret economics related publications | |
| PLO05 | - | Able to use software widely used in agricultural economics | |
| PLO06 | - | Able to combine data of actual developments with his knowledge, data and findings obtained in various disciplines and interpret them while supporting them with qualitative and quantitative data and also forming new knowledge through synthesis | |
| PLO07 | - | Ability to take the lead in multidisciplinary teams and work in teams | |
| PLO08 | - | Able to critically evaluate specialized knowledge and abilities acquired in agricultural economics and direct his/her own learning process | |
| PLO09 | - | Constantly adapt himself to new scientific developments | |
| PLO10 | - | Able to use acquired and digested agricultural economics knowledge in multidisciplinary studies, able to explain them, to transfer them to others, able to examine conclusions critically | |
| PLO11 | - | Able to transfer research results using verbal, written and visual tools | |
| PLO12 | - | Able to collect data according to scientific methods in order to solve economic problems, able to supervise and interprete data collected while taking into consideration social, scientific and ethical values | |
| PLO13 | - | Able to develop analytical approaches in order to solve complicated problems that cannot be forecast beforehand in applications of agricultural economics and policy; able to design research process; able to produce solutions by taking on responsibility and to evaluate and justify solutions |
Week Plan
| Week | Topic | Preparation | Methods |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Introducing concept of Science, knowledge, research, relation between research-science and philosophy | Lecture notes, literature reviews | |
| 2 | Proccess of scientific research, stage of research (problem definition, setting hypothesis, planning research) | Literature reviews, reading | |
| 3 | Gathering data and data collection methods | Lecture notes, literature reviews | |
| 4 | Designing and application of questionnaire | Literature reviews, reading | |
| 5 | Sampling | Lecture notes, literature reviews | |
| 6 | Role of statistics in scientific research | Literature reviews, reading | |
| 7 | Introduction to some statistical and econometric analysis | Lecture notes, literature reviews | |
| 8 | Mid-Term Exam | Preparation for exam | |
| 9 | Testing research hypothesis, testing interpreting findings | Literature reviews, reading | |
| 10 | Reporting research | Lecture notes, literature reviews | |
| 11 | Preparing research proposal/project | Literature reviews, reading | |
| 12 | Introducing basic concept of ethics,research and sciences ethics | Lecture notes, literature reviews | |
| 13 | Principles of science ethics | Literature reviews, reading | |
| 14 | Reasons for unethical conduct in scientific research | Lecture notes, literature reviews | |
| 15 | To prevent and to avoid unethical conduct | Lecture notes, literature reviews | |
| 16 | Term Exams | Preparation for exam | |
| 17 | Term Exams | Preparation for exam |