CYPRUS INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY

INSTITUTE OF GRADUATE STUDIES AND RESEARCH

SYLLABUS
2022-2023 Fall Semester
2008-2009 Spring Semester
Weekly Course
Course Code Course Name Course Type Hours Credits ECTS
T A L

ENGI660 Advanced Research Methods for Engineering Required 3 0 1 0

Prerequisite Prerequisite to
Language of
Instruction English

Course Lecturer Assoc. Prof. Dr. Hüseyin Öztoprak Office Hours

Monday, 16.30-19.30
Schedule
E-mail hoztoprak@ciu.edu.tr

Phone 2432 Office / Room No ST226

1) This course will provide an introduction to analysing data using statistical methods, e.g., descriptive, bivariate and multivariate analyses.
Course 2) It will demonstrate different ways of analysing data, presenting the results of analyses and interpreting their meaning.
Objectives 3) Students undertaking the module will gain practical experience in using Stata.
4) By the end of the module students will be able to demonstrate an understanding of the concepts and theories of statistical data analysis,
describe and use a variety of statistical methods, present the outputs of data analysis in an appropriate way and be able to use statistical software.

1 Agresti, Alan, and Barbara Finlay. 2008. Statistical Methods for the Social Sciences. 4th edition. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice-Hall.

Textbooks 2 Freedman, David, Robert Pisani, and Roger Purves. 2007. Statistics. 4th edition. New York, NY: W. W. Norton & Company.
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References 3
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WEEK TOPICS
Week 1 Introduction

Week 2 Introduction to Statistics

Week 3 Descriptive Statistics

Week 4 Descriptive Statistics

Week 5 Central Tendency

Week 6 Central Tendency

Week 7 Introduction to Stata

Week 8 Statistical Tests

Week 9 Statistical Tests

Week 10 Exam

Week 11 Correlation

Week 12 Correlation

Week 13 Linear Regression

Week 14 Linear Regression

Week 15 Exam

Weight in
Evaluation Tool Date Total (%)
Final 40
Evaluation Midterm 20
Tools Project 40