COURSE UNIT TITLE

: THESIS

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
OPR 6900 THESIS COMPULSORY 0 0 0 30

Offered By

Opera

Level of Course Unit

Third Cycle Programmes (Doctorate Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR ZIBELHAN DAĞDELEN

Offered to

Opera

Course Objective

This course aims to transfer of scientific ethics and work of the supervising faculty member to the students, providing the ability to follow current literature related to the thesis topic, to follow new developments, to evaluate and to discuss.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To independently design and conduct all stages of a research project within the framework of one or a few problems,
2   To define and apply the theoretical framework and the methods to be used in the chosen research subject
3   To analyse, synthesize and interpret the collected data about the research project,
4   To follow the scientific and ethics values in the stages of data collection, evaluation and publication,
5   To present the results of the research in written and aural forms.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 The title of the thesis specified with the instructor
2 Subjects specified with the instructor
3 Subjects specified with the instructor
4 Subjects specified with the instructor
5 Subjects specified with the instructor
6 Subjects specified with the instructor
7 Subjects specified with the instructor
8 Subjects specified with the instructor
9 Subjects specified with the instructor
10 Subjects specified with the instructor
11 Subjects specified with the instructor
12 Subjects specified with the instructor
13 Subjects specified with the instructor
14 Subjects specified with the instructor

Recomended or Required Reading

Referances Related to Seminar Subject:

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

The lessons are held individually with each student. The advisor guides the students in every stage of the research and thesis and the lessons are based on discussion. The advisor expects students to be ready for every
step of the research and have the ability to make decisions individually.

Assessment Methods

Successful / Unsuccessful


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

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Project:
The student has to design and conduct a research using the theories, methods and techniques of the main field and present the results of research process in the required format as written text.

Class attendancy:
The attendancy point will be based on (a) the attendancy status, (b) the quality of the student s answers to the instructer s questions, (c) the student s contribution to providing a positive learning environment.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

1. Attendance to 70 % of lectures is compulsory.
2. Every kind of plagiarism is subject to official investigation
3. Deadline of assignments and presentations should be strictly followed.
4. Projects delivered after the deadline will not be evaluated.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

zibelhan.dagdelen@deu.edu.tr
Phone:+90 232 4129570
d.eytemiz@deu.edu.tr
Phone:+90 232 4129506

Office Hours

Thursday: 15.00-16.00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Guided Problem Solving 14 2 28
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 6 84
Preparation for project 14 40 560
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 672

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8
LO.1334
LO.25354
LO.35355
LO.4
LO.54555

CONTACT INFORMATION
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Phone: +90(232) 412 12 12 - Fax: +90 (232) 464 81 35

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