Course Information

Course Information
Course Title Code Semester L+U Hour Credits ECTS
Specialization Field Course LEE 500 4 + 0 4.0 10.0
Prerequisites None
Language of Instruction Turkish
Course Level Graduate
Course Type
Mode of delivery Face to face
Course Coordinator
Instructors Gürcan SAMTAŞ
Assistants
Goals To ensure that the students who starts their thesis study masters the issues related to their thesis, carries out and finalizes their thesis.
Course Content Informing and evaluating the basic studies carried out in the field.
Learning Outcomes - Ability to understand basic primary and secondary sources about the thesis topic.
- Ability to use databases to follow current publications related to the thesis field.
- Ability to evaluate contemporary approaches and methods related to the thesis.
- Ability to create solution suggestions for problems that may arise during the use of sources, methods and writing stages of the thesis work.
- Ability to evaluate previous studies in the field from a critical and comparative perspective.
- Ability to explain the necessity of academic ethical rules.
- Ability to plan the stages of research to contribute to science.
- Ability to evaluate the long-term consequences of the thesis study in the field of science and society.
Weekly Topics (Content)
Week Topics Learning Methods
1. Week Informing and evaluating the basic studies carried out in the field. Course Hours
2. Week Interpretation of current approaches and methods related to the thesis Course Hours
3. Week Determination of data collection and methods to be used in the thesis Course Hours
4. Week Following the literature regarding the field and method. Course Hours
5. Week Literature follow-up about the theoretical background of the thesis study. Course Hours
6. Week General evaluation in the context of theoretical framework, method and basic works. Course Hours
7. Week Preparation of the provisional plan of the thesis study and determination of its main and subheadings. Course Hours
8. Week Reading and evaluating the thesis within the time-space limits and temporary plan. Course Hours
9. Week Preparing and presenting reports. Course Hours
10. Week Literature tracking, note taking and evaluation. Course Hours
11. Week Completing the deficiencies in primary sources. Course Hours
12. Week Comment, evaluation and analysis. Course Hours
13. Week Solution of existing problems in the context of method and content. Course Hours
14. Week Evaluation, report preparation and presentation. Course Hours
Relations with Education Attainment Program Course Competencies
Program Requirements Contribution Level DK1 DK2 DK3 DK4 DK5 DK6 DK7 DK8 Measurement Method
PY6 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -
PY7 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -
PY8 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -
*DK = Course's Contrubution.
0 1 2 3 4 5
Course's Level of contribution None Very Low Low Fair High Very High
Method of assessment/evaluation Written exam Oral Exams Assignment/Project Laboratory work Presentation/Seminar
ECTS credits and course workload
Event Quantity Duration (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Course Hours 14 4 56
Research 14 14 196
Midterm 1 1 1 1
Final 1 2 2
Total Workload 255
ECTS Credit of the Course 10.0