Course Code	Semester	Course Name	LE/RC/LA	Course Type	Language of Instruction	ECTS
PSK7002	7	Project I	3/0/0	CC	Turkish	5

Course Goals	The aim of the course is to enable students to do a research including the sequences of planning, implementing, evaluating and reporting which would preferebly nominate them for graduate studies.
Prerequisite(s)	Course Code Course Name…
Corequisite(s)	Course Code Course Name…
Special Requisite(s)	Basic skills of doing research and writing research raports aquired in previous research and data analysis lessons.
Instructor(s)	Assoc. Prof. Melis Seray Özden Yıldırım, Assist. Prof. Dr. Ece Naz Ermiş, Assist. Prof. Dr. Nida Ateş, Assoc. Prof. Ayhan Erbay, Lecturer Dr. Fatma Çam Kahraman
Course Assistant(s)	Yrd. Doç. Dr. Aysın Turpoğlu Çelik, Yrd. Doç. Dr. Ayşem Çalışkur, Yrd.Doç.Dr. Serra İçellioğlu
Schedule	Thursday ,, 12:00-15:00, 4C-7/9/11/13/15, Ataköy Campus
Office Hour(s)	Tuesday, 11.00-12.00
Teaching Methods and Techniques	-
Principle Sources	Balcı,A.(2000) Sosyal Bilimlerde Araştırma,Ankara: Pegem Akademi Baloğlu,B.(2009).Sosyal Bilimlerde Araştırma Yöntemleri.İstanbul:Der Cebeci,S.(2010)Bilimsel Araştırma ve Yazma teknikleri.İstanbul.Alfa Gürsakal,N.(2000). Sosyal Bilimlerde Araştırma Yöntemleri.İstanbul.Nobel. Hamdi İslamoğlu,A.H. Sosyal Bilimlerde Araştırma Yöntemleri  (SPSS Uygulamalı)İstanbul:Beta Yayınevi. Ural,A.,Kılıç,İ.(2005). Bilimsel Araştırma Süreci ve SPSS ile Veri Analizi.İstanbul Darren,G. Mallery,P.(2005). SPSS for Windows.Step by Step. New York: Pearson Gardner,R.C.(2001) Psychological Statistics Using SPSS for Windows. New York:Prentice Hall. Morgan G.A., Griego, O.V.(19989 Easy Use and Interpretation of SPSS for Wındows New Jersey: Colorado State University.
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Course Schedules
Week	Contents	Learning Methods
1. Week	A General review of research steps	lecture and discussions
2. Week	More about the fundemental steps of doing research: Citation Rules	lecture and discussions
3. Week	Principles and importance of literature review	lecture and discussions
4. Week	Selection of research topics by the students	İndividual and group meeting with the supervisors.
5. Week	Selection of research topics by the students	Individual and group meeting with the supervisors.
6. Week	Application
7. Week	Application
8. Week	Application
9. Week	Application
10. Week	Application
11. Week	Application
12. Week	Application
13. Week	Application
14. Week	Reporting and presenting research	Lectures and discussions
15. Week	Presentations of group projects	Class presentations
16. Week	Presentations of group projects	Class presentations
17. Week	Presentations of group projects	Class presentations

Assessments
Evaluation tools	Quantity	Weight(%)
Project(s)	1	100

Program Outcomes PO-1 Ability to integrate both theorical and practical knowledge in different domains of psychology. PO-2 Apply major concepts, theoretical perspectives, empirical findings of psychology on both theory and implication. PO-3 Understanding the difference between science, art, philosophy and common sense paralel to evolution of human life and cognition. PO-4 Gain interdisciplinary perspectives about the evolution of human being and societies. PO-5 Design, run experiment research; collect, analyze and interpret research data; write research reports effectively. PO-6 Ability to Access and use of information effectively; browse interdisciplinary literature, use databases and other information sources properly. PO-7 Gain analytical and critical thinking and writing skills. PO-8 Use appropriately the technical language of science of psychology in oral and written communication and presentation skills. PO-9 High comprehension of at least a foreign language. PO-10 Improve attitudes, abilities and motivation that bring out self efficiacy, talent and creativity. PO-11 Develop skills and abilities for self critisicm and self growth. PO-12 Achieve personal implements for team working. PO-13 Increase sensitivity and awareness to reflect on communication and problem solving processes. PO-14 Ability to develop social sensitivity and consciousness to conduct social responsibility projects. PO-15 Develop leadership skills and management of human relations. PO-16 Professional ethical consciousness. PO-17 Interact effectively and work productively with others. PO-18 Apply technical knowledge of psychology to problem solving processes in professional work settings.

Learning Outcomes LO-1 To develop a research model LO-2 To contruct a literature study to illustrate the theoretical relationship between the relevant variables LO-3 To utilize research resources effectively and properly LO-4 To be able to integrate the content of literature meaningfully LO-5 To use effective presentations technigues LO-6 To recognize and remember fundamental research steps LO-7 To define variables a research model contains

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