Dear Graduate Students,

The Center for Advancing Learning and Teaching (ÖGEM) will be organizing a workshop titled "Graduate Students Ask: Decision Points in Research Methods."

This event is aimed at graduate students studying social sciences and related disciplines.

The Decision Points in Research Methods workshop offers an engaging, interactive session where graduate students in the social sciences can bring their questions about research methodology and discuss them with experts. Throughout the session, participants will explore critical methodological decisions encountered in the research process, such as selecting a research method, choosing data collection strategies, determining analytical approaches, defining a sample, and articulating research limitations, through practical examples.

Facilitators: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Merve Zayim Kurtay & Prof. Dr. Yeşim Çapa Aydın

Workshop Date: February 10, 2026, at 15:00

Location: Faculty of Education - EFD13

To participate in the workshop, please click here to fill out the registration form. The language of the workshop is Turkish.

The workshop capacity is limited to 45 participants. The first 45 applicants to submit the registration form (in the order of their applications) will be accepted. Participation status will be communicated to students via email after the registration process is completed.

BIO

Dr. Merve Zayim-Kurtay is an Associate Professor in Educational Administration and Planning in the Department of Educational Science at Middle East Technical University (METU). She received her MA and PhD in Educational Administration and Planning from METU and completed her postdoctoral studies at Vrije Universiteit Brussel. Her research interests include higher education, organizational change, trust, social justice, and leadership.

Prof. Yeşim Çapa-Aydın is a faculty member in the Department of Educational Sciences at Middle East Technical University and serves as Director of the Center for Advancing Learning and Teaching (ODTÜ ÖGEM). She earned her PhD in quantitative research, measurement, and evaluation from The Ohio State University. Throughout her career, she has contributed to at least 30 research projects and authored over 35 scholarly articles focusing on assessment and feedback in higher education, faculty professional development, performance evaluation, and the measurement and modeling of psychological constructs.