Courses
| Course | Instructor | Participants | Payment | |
| 1 | COURSE ON SCALE ADAPTATION, VALIDITY, AND RELIABILITY | Proff. Hakan BAYDUR | 20 | 1500 TL |
| 2 | COURSE ON RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS IN HEALTH SCIENCES | Ass. Prof. Deniz AKYILDIZ, Asst. Prof. Dr Semra PINAR |
15 | 1500 TL |
| 3 | META-ANALYSIS and GRADE COURSE | Proff. Zekiye KARAÇAM Proff. Pınar OKYAY Proff. Filiz ABACIGİL Asst. Prof. Döndü KURNAZ |
30 | 1500 TL |
| 4 | SYSTEMATIC REVIEW and PREPARATION FOR PUBLICATION COURSE | Proff. Zekiye KARAÇAM Proff. Pınar OKYAY Proff. Filiz ABACIGİL Asst. Prof. Döndü KURNAZ |
30 | 1500 TL |
Date: Thursday, November 27, 2025
Course Instructor: Prof. Hakan BAYDUR
Course Fee: 1500 TL
Course Title: Cultural Adaptation of Self-Report Scales and Classical Psychometric Analyses (Validity and Reliability)
Course Purpose: The purpose of this course is to enable participants to adapt self-report scales to the Turkish language and conduct the classical psychometric analyses necessary for validity and reliability.
Course Duration: 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Course Capacity: 20 Participants
Who can attend the course: Researchers and research assistants who have not received any previous training in scale adaptation and validity-reliability and who want to work in this field
Prerequisite for Course Participation: Basic knowledge of statistics and analysis with SPSS.
Course Program:
-Cultural Adaptation of Self-Report Scales
- Linguistic validity and cultural adaptation of scales.
-Classical Psychometric Analyses (Validity – Reliability)
- Psychometric analyses applied in scale adaptation studies
- Descriptive criteria
- Reliability
- Validity
- Demonstration (SPSS, AMOS, LISREL, JAMOVI application)
Date: Thursday, November 27, 2025
Course Instructors: Assoc. Prof. Deniz AKYILDIZ, Asst. Prof. Semra PINAR
Course Fee: 1500 TL
Course Title: Randomized Controlled Trials in Health: Design, Implementation, and Reporting Training
Course Objectives: This course aims to provide fundamental knowledge and skills regarding the design, implementation, data analysis, and reporting processes of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) in healthcare. Participants are expected to understand the building blocks of the RCT process and enhance their competence in research protocol development and evaluation.
Course Capacity: 15 People
Who Can Participate:Academicians, undergraduate and graduate students, healthcare professionals, and researchers working in midwifery, nursing, medicine, pharmacy, dentistry, and other healthcare fields who plan to conduct RCTs or wish to improve their knowledge and skills in this area.
Prerequisite for Participation in the Course: Participants are expected to have taken at least one research methods course during their schooling. This prerequisite aims to provide the methodological background necessary to understand the fundamental concepts of RCTs.
Course Program:
| Hour | |
| 09.00-09.30 |
Module 1: Introduction to RCTs and Their Importance
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| 09.30-10.30 |
Module 2: Study Planning and RCT Protocol Preparation
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| 10.30-10.45 | Coffee Break |
| 10.45-12.00 |
Module 3: Study Planning and RCT Protocol Preparation
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| 12.00-13.00 | LUNCH BREAK |
| 13.00-13.45 |
Ethics and Registration Process
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| 13.45-14.30 |
Module 5: Study Conduct
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| 14.30-14.45 | Coffee Break |
| 14.45-15.15 |
Module 6: Data Analysis and Evaluation
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| 15.15-16.00 |
Module 7: Reporting Process
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| 16.00-16.15 | Coffee Break |
| 16.15-17.00 | Hands-on Session: Critical Review of Published RCTs with the Cochrane |
Date: Thursday, November 27, 2025
Course Instructors: Prof. Zekiye KARAÇAM, Prof. Pınar OKYAY, Prof. Filiz ABACIGİL, Asst. Prof. Döndü KURNAZ
Course Fee: 1500 TL
Course Title: Conducting Meta-Analysis, Creating a GRADE Profile, and Reporting the Results
Course Purpose: To equip participants with the knowledge and skills to conduct meta-analysis and GRADE, and to report their results in accordance with international writing standards.
Course Capacity: 30 Participants
Who Can Participate: Graduate students, faculty, and individuals with at least a bachelor´s degree who wish to conduct research on the topic.
Prerequisites for Participation: NONE
Course Program:
| Hour | |
| 09.00-10.30 | -Basic principles for meta-analysis and an introduction to meta-analysis programs -Preparing the dataset for meta-analysis |
| 10.30-11.00 | Coffee Break |
| 11.00 -13.00 | -Conducting meta-analysis -Reporting meta-analysis findings• Detailed writing of study procedures |
| 13.00-14.00 | LUNCH BREAK |
| 14.00 -15.00 | -Introduction and importance of GRADE -Preparation of the dataset for GRADE |
| 15.00-15.30 | Coffee Break |
| 15.30-17.30 | -Grade profile creation -Reporting of GRADE findings |
| 17.30-18.30 | Evaluating the course and answering questions |
Date: Wednesday, November 26, 2025
Course Instructors: Prof. Zekiye KARAÇAM, Prof. Pınar OKYAY, Prof. Filiz ABACIGİL, Asst. Prof. Döndü KURNAZ
Course Fee: 1500 TL
Course Title: Conducting Systematic Reviews and Preparing for Publication
Course Purpose: To equip participants with the knowledge and skills to conduct systematic reviews and write research articles in accordance with international writing standards.
Course Capacity: 30 Participants
Who Can Participate: Graduate students, faculty, and individuals with at least a bachelor´s degree who wish to conduct research on the topic.
Prerequisites for Participation: NONE
Kurs Programı
| Hour | |
| 09.00-10.30 | -Introduction to systematic review and meta-analysis writing standards - Writing the introduction to systematic review and meta-analysis articles |
| 10.30-11.00 | Coffee Break |
| 11.00 -13.00 | - Writing the methods section in a systematic review and meta-analysis article - Conducting searches and selecting studies - Extractingdata |
| 13.00-14.00 | LUNCH BREAK |
| 14.00 -15.00 | - Assessment of article bias risk |
| 15.00-15.30 | Coffee Break |
| 15.30-17.30 | - Writing the findings and discussion sections -Reviewing/evaluating a sample systematic review article |
| 17.30-18.30 | Evaluating the course and answering questions |
