COURSE INFORMATION Course Title: RESEARCH METHODS

Code	Course Type	Regular Semester	Theory	Practice	Lab	Credits	ECTS
ARCH 410	A	8	3	0	0	3	4

Language:	English
Compulsory/Elective:	Compulsory
Classroom and Meeting Time:
Course Description:	-
Course Objectives:	1. Alternative research strategies and research to the student of architecture spread over a wide range of research methods into the more simple ones to complex techniques, aimed to identify in a systematic manner. 2. One problem of converting a research problem, making the ability to discuss and provide written. 3. When designing the research student, a variety of information gathering, information analysis and evaluation methods and techniques to understand the basic properties of weak and strong sides and choose to use a critical perspective evaluate. 4. The course dealt with issues considered to illustrate applications

COURSE OUTLINE

Week	Topics
1	Concept of research, its types and techniques, various approaches to research problem
2	Quantitative and qualitative research problem
3	Problem definition and objective statement of research
4	Stating hypothesis, research design, content, procedures, and time planning of research
5	Strategies, methods and techniques of data gathering, data analysing, hypothesis testing
6	Comparison
7	Classification and evaluation in research
8	Statistical techniques: Parametric and non-parametric data analysis
9	Basic statistics
10	Correlation, regression, variate data analysis
11	Advanced statistics for data analysing, hypothesis testing, classification etc.
12	Communicating the research results: Techniques of writing report
13	Articles and papers
14	Problems of reliability and validity in research

Prerequisite(s):
Textbook:	Floyd, J. Fowler, Survey Research Methods, Los Angeles Sage Publication, 2009 Zeisel, J., (1981), "Inquiry by Design: Tools for Environment-Behavior Research", Cambridge: Cambridge University Press Creswell, John W., "Research Design: Qualitative & Quantitative Approaches", Thousand Oaks, Calif.: Sage Publications, 1994
Other References:	Creswell, John W., "Qualitative Inquiry and Research Design: Choosing Among Five Tradition"s, Thousand Oaks, Calif.: Sage Publications, 1998
Laboratory Work:
Computer Usage:
Others:	No

COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES

1	The ability to use theoretical and practical knowledge of architectural design
2	Interpreting and forming new types of knowledge by combining the knowledge from various other disciplines
3	Solving the problems by making use of the research methods
4	Systematically presenting new strategic approaches by supporting qualitative and quantitative data, in written, oral and visual form to the groups in and out of the area
5	Paying regard to social, scientific, cultural and ethical values during the collecting, interpreting, practicing and announcing processes of the area related data

COURSE CONTRIBUTION TO... PROGRAM COMPETENCIES (Blank : no contribution, 1: least contribution ... 5: highest contribution)

No	Program Competencies	Cont.
Integrated second cycle study program in Architecture (5 years) Program

COURSE EVALUATION METHOD

Method	Quantity	Percentage
Homework	2	10
Presentation	1	30
Term Paper	1	50
	Total Percent:	100%

ECTS (ALLOCATED BASED ON STUDENT WORKLOAD)

Activities	Quantity	Duration(Hours)	Total Workload(Hours)
Course Duration (Including the exam week: 16x Total course hours)	16	3	48
Hours for off-the-classroom study (Pre-study, practice)	16	2	32
Mid-terms			0
Assignments	2	5	10
Final examination			0
Other	1	10	10
Total Work Load:			100
Total Work Load/25(h):			4
ECTS Credit of the Course:			4