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Course Name	Turkish	Mühendis.İleri Araş.Yöntem.
	English	Advanced Research Methods in Engineering
Course Code	TEK 543	Credit	Lecture (hour/week)	Recitation (hour/week)	Laboratory (hour/week)
Semester	1	3	3	-	-
Course Language		Turkish
Course Coordinator		Emel Önder Karaoğlu Emel Önder Karaoğlu
Course Objectives		The objective of the course is to provide and teach the followings: 1. The knowledge on current research methods and their applications in field of engineering. 2. The approaches used to identify research problems based on the current state of art and literature. 3. The knowledge needed to design, plan and construct a research process feasible to answer research questions. 4. The knowledge on data collection and analysis methods for the best practices to address research problems, to interpret and conclude the results. 5. The ways used to present and communicate the results of a research in an appropriate formats and contexts with ethical conduct and accountability
Course Description		Research theory and practice, key components and definitions, ways of conducting research, research formats, research concept in the field of engineering. Literature search, review and citation practices. Research framework, identification of the research topic, formulating research questions. Ethical issues in scientific research. Methods for research design: quantitative, qualitative and mixed methods. Sampling principles and techniques. Methods for data analysis: some elementary and advanced statistics, special tools and models. Scientific reporting and presentation of research
Course Outcomes		M.Sc. students who successfully pass this course gain knowledge, skill and competency in the following subjects; 1. Understand the fundamental concepts of research in connection with the field of engineering. 2. Identify and review the relevant literature in relation to the research topic. 3. Frame and define the research questions and hypotheses. 4. Identify key methodological elements within the research paradigm. 5. Approach research problems in a structured manner and prepare a formal research proposal. 6. Describe different research methods & discuss their relevance in relation to specific research tasks. 7. Design the research methodology (sample, data collection and analysis) based on quantitative and/or qualitative approaches. 8. Understand and be able to implement best practices in data analysis and interpretation. 9. Demonstrate communication skills (written and oral) to explain an engineering research exercise 10. Understand the ethical obligations and the protection of intellectual property in engineering research
Pre-requisite(s)		-
Required Facilities		-
Other		-
Textbook		Creswell, J. W., Creswell, J. D. (2018). Research Design: Qualitative, Quantitative, and Mixed Methods Approaches (5th Ed.), SAGE Publications, ISBN-10:1506386709
Other References		1. Thiel, D. V. (2014). Research Methods for Engineers, Cambridge University Press, UK, ISBN 978-1-107-03488-4. 2. Research Methods for Postgraduates (2016). In T. Greenfield and S. Greener (Eds.), 3rd Ed., John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., UK, ISBN: 9781118341469. 3. How to Keep Your Research Project on Track: Insights from When Things Go Wrong. (2018). In K. Townsend. M. N.K. Saunders (Eds.), Edward Elgar Publishing, UK. 4. Dharmapalan, B. (2012). Scientific Research Methodology, Alpha Science International, ISBN:1842657372, 9781842657379. 5. Sabo, R., Boone, E. (2013). Statistical Research Methods: A Guide for Non-Statisticians, Springer New York Heidelberg Dordrecht London, ISBN 978-1-4614-8707-4 ISBN 978-1-4614-8708-1 (eBook),DOI 10.1007/978-1-4614-8708-1. 6. Patience, G.S., (2013). Experimental Methods and Instrumentation for Chemical Engineers, Elsevier B.V. ISBN: 978-0-444-53804-8

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