COURSE UNIT TITLE

: THESIS STUDY

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
DKH 6199 THESIS STUDY COMPULSORY 0 0 0 30

Offered By

Obstetrics and Gynaecology Nursing

Level of Course Unit

Third Cycle Programmes (Doctorate Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR MERLINDA ALUŞ TOKAT

Offered to

Obstetrics and Gynaecology Nursing

Course Objective

In this course, the student whose thesis study has been admitted by the institute board is aimed to interpret the up-to-date literature, advance research methods and new developments in the thesis regarding the thesis topic, to conduct the research, to write the thesis according to thesis writing framework and to publish the articles produced from the thesis with the help of the knowledge and experiences of the thesis advisor in the scientific field and in accordance with the scientific and ethical principles.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Students use the knowledge in scientific studies that s/he has interpreted, developed and deepened regarding the thesis field.
2   they analyse, interpret and synthesize the knowledge of science philosophy, nursing concepts, theories and models, advanced research and other positive science knowledge
3   They identify and interpret the issues related to the thesis topic, and solve them in direction of scientific and ethical values by using scientific research methods.
4   They use information, research and evidence based practice results that have been evaluated critically while conducting advanced level studies independently.
5   They transfer the up- to- date knowledge that s/he follows in the field o

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Literature reviewLiterature review
2 Literature review
3 Planning the thesis
4 Planning the thesis
5 Planning the thesis
6 Writing thesis proposal
7 Writing thesis proposal
8 Writing thesis proposal
9 Collecting thesis data
10 Collecting thesis data
11 Collecting thesis data
12 Reporting the thesis
13 Reporting the thesis
14 Reporting the thesis

Recomended or Required Reading

Evidence Based nursing , http://www.science.at/journals/medicine/nurse.html
2. National Guideline Clearinghouse, http://www.guideline.gov
3. Best Practice Guidelines, http://www.rnao.org/bestpractices
4. Cochrane collaboration Review
5. Melander, Sheıla Drake Case Studies In Critical Care Nursing: A Guide For Application And Review ., Saunders Com. 2001i
6. Craig, V. Jean (Ed.) The Evidence Based Practice Manual For Nurses ., Churchill Livingstone, Incorporated 2002

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Thesis writing
Printing the thesis

Assessment Methods

Successful / Unsuccessful


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

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Doç.Dr.Merlinda Aluş Tokat
e-mail: merlinda.alus@deu.edu.tr
tel: 02324124770
Doç.Dr.Dilek Bilgiç
e-mail: dilek.bilgic@deu.edu.tr
tel: 02324126968
Dr.Öğr.Üyesi Hande Yağcan
e-mail: hande.dag@deu.edu.tr
tel: 02324124775

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 10 25 250
Project Preparation 20 25 500
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 750

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14PO.15PO.16PO.17
LO.155
LO.2555
LO.3555555
LO.455
LO.5555

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