COURSE UNIT TITLE

: M.SC. THESIS

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
ARC 5099 M.SC. THESIS COMPULSORY 0 0 0 30

Offered By

Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR YEŞIM KAMILE AKTUĞLU

Offered to

Structural Construction Design
Architectural Design

Course Objective

To enable the student to show that he / she can carry out an independent piece of research on a theme in a scientifically sound manner and to demonstrate his/her ability to address a specific problem in a scientifically sound, ethical, thorough and precise manner in the course of a given period of time, and to help the student to communicate his or her findings convincingly.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Comprehend ethical guidelines to follow in research.
2   Comprehend and how to avoid plagiarism.
3   Address and solve a specific problem in a scientifically sound, thorough and precise manner in the course of a given period of time.
4   To learn how to deal with data sets or information gathered to reach a solution for the problem being tackled.
5   To learn how to present the thoughts and findings in a convincing way.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Studies in solving the problem being studied for the thesis.
2 Studies in solving the problem being studied for the thesis.
3 Studies in solving the problem being studied for the thesis.
4 Studies in solving the problem being studied for the thesis.
5 Studies in solving the problem being studied for the thesis.
6 Studies in solving the problem being studied for the thesis.
7 Studies in solving the problem being studied for the thesis.
8 Studies in solving the problem being studied for the thesis.
9 Studies in solving the problem being studied for the thesis.
10 Studies in solving the problem being studied for the thesis.
11 Studies in solving the problem being studied for the thesis.
12 Studies in solving the problem being studied for the thesis.
13 Studies in solving the problem being studied for the thesis.
14 Studies in solving the problem being studied for the thesis.

Recomended or Required Reading

The subject of the thesis-related books and articles

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Conversation, discussion, guidance, criticising, suggestions about thesis executed and planned.

Assessment Methods

Successful / Unsuccessful


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Students' qualifications on literature survey on the topic, data collection using several methods, compilation, analysis and reporting are assessed by the report they prepare within the scope of the lecture and other studies.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

To be announced.

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Case study 28 ,5 14
Technical trip 4 7,5 30
Archive research 10 10 100
Writing thesis report 13 7,5 98
Interviews (Oral history) 13 2,5 33
Field study (Documentation and analyse) 30 10 300
Reading 26 5 130
Inquary 8 5 40
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 745

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10
LO.11
LO.21
LO.3111
LO.411
LO.511