Dokuz Eylül University Information Package / Courses Catalog

General Description

History

The Division of Science and Mathematics Fields Education Mathematics Teacher has offered Master of Science Degree since 1998.

Qualification Awarded

Mathematics Teacher Education, Master's Degree

Level of Qualification

Second Cycle (Master's Degree)

Specific Admission Requirements

First Cycle Degree in the same or in related disciplines, Transcript, Acceptable score on ALES (Academic Personnel and Graduate Education Entrance Exam) or Equivalent GRE, GMAT score. Acceptable score on Language Proficiency Tests. Acceptable weighted score based on the first cycle cumulative grade point average (GPA) and ALES score. The exceptions to the requirements of ALES and Foreign Language Proficiency scores is announced by the Graduate School. However, ALES requirement is waived for the admissions to the second cycle graduate programs offered by the Conservatory and the departments of Fine Arts Faculty, where students are admitted only by the Artistic Aptitude Test as well as for the graduates of doctorate /arts proficiency/medical residency/ dental residency/ veterinary residency/ pharmaceutical residency programs. Final admission is based on the evaluation of the related academic unit committee. International student admission requirements are decided by the Graduate School Executive Committee.

Specific Arrangements for Recognition of Prior Learning (Formal, Non-Formal and Informal)

Successful students who have completed at least one semester in the graduate program of another institute within the university or another higher education institution may apply for a transfer in the announced dates if the quota is determined by the Board of Directors. The conditions for admission of the transfer are determined by the institute board.

Exemption requests of students for the courses taken at graduate program of another department/university with a successful grade are evaluated by the Administrative Board of the Institute by the recommendation of the head of the departments according to the provisions of Dokuz Eylül University Exemption and Adaptation Directives.

Qualification Requirements and Regulations

The program consists of a minimum of seven courses, a seminar course and a thesis study, but not less than 21 local credits. The program contains compulsory and elective courses. The student workload for a semester is 30 ECTS, the total workload required to complete the master's program with thesis is 120 ECTS.

In addition to midterm and final exams, learning activities such as reports, assignments, quizzes, seminar presentations and project studies can be used in the performance evaluation of the student during the semester. In order for the student to be successful in this course, this grade must be at least 75 out of 100 (at least 2.50 out of 4.00). Seminar, thesis work and specialization courses are evaluated as successful / unsuccessful.

Profile of the Programme

The program is designed to promote personal and professional growth for mathematics education fields. The language of instruction is Turkish.
There are also given in English in the education program. Approximate amount of these courses in the program is 12%.

Key Learning Outcomes

1	To be able to develop his/ her subject matter knowledge at professional level.
2	To be able to design research in his/ her field.
3	To be able to evaluate researches conducted in field regarding their effectiveness.
4	To be able to conduct researches based on developing educational software by use of information technologies.
5	To be able to make statistics of her/his research s field specific.
6	To be able to make a qualitative analysis of research carried out in the field of mathematics education.
7	To be able to study learning theories.
8	To be able to establish the relationship between learning theories and teaching strategies.
9	To be able to develop critical thinking and problem solving skills.
10	To be able to prepare teaching materials and search effectiveness of it.
11	To be able to make leadership a unique and interdisciplinary studies.
12	To be able to adopt the principles of professional development and lifelong learning.
13	To be able to share verbally and written information related to the field of national and international level.
14	To be able to become information and conscious about social responsibility and ethical values in the field.

Occupational Profiles of Graduates with Examples

The graduates of the division of Science and Mathematics Fields Education Mathematics Teacher enjoy productive careers in public and private schools run by the Ministry of National Education as teachers and work in these institutions as educational technologists, researchers and senior advisers and in many other areas of the public service as civil servants.

Access to Further Studies

Graduates who successfully completed the Masters Degree may apply to doctorate (third cycle) programmes in the same or in related disciplines.

Course Structure Diagram with Credits

Semester	No	Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type of Course	T	P	L	ECTS
Academic Plan consists of 2 compulsory and 17 elective courses. There is a total of 17 elective courses included in the department elective courses pool; 8 courses in fall and 9 courses in the spring semester. The ratio of compulsory courses to elective courses in the curriculum is 6 / 143 ECTS.
T: Theoretical P: Practice L: Laboratory B: Spring Semester G: Fall Semester H: Full Year
1 .Semester:
G	1	FMM 5041	TENDENCIES IN MATHEMATICS EDUCATION RESEARCH METHODS	COMPULSORY	3	0	0	10
G	2	EBE 5039	SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH METHODS AND PUBLICATION ETHICS	COMPULSORY	3	0	0	5
G	0	-	ELECTIVE COURSE	ELECTIVE	-	-	-	15
TOTAL:								30

1 .Semester Elective:
Semester	No	Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type of Course	T	P	L	ECTS
G	1	EBE 5003	STATISTICAL METHODS AND APPLICATION	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	5
G	2	FMM 5031	FUNDAMENTAL CONCEPTS IN ANALYSIS AND TEACHING THESE CONCEPTS	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	7
G	3	FMM 5033	INTRODUCTION TO MATHEMATICS EDUCATION LITERATURE	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	10
G	4	FMM 5047	THEORIES AND CURRENT APPROACHES IN MATHEMATICS EDUCATION	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	10
G	5	FMM 5043	TEACHING HIGH SCHOOL MATHEMATICS ON SELECTED SUBJECT	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	8
G	6	FMM 5045	QUALITATIVE RESEARCH METHODS I: DATA COLLECTION & MAKING SENSE OF DATA	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	10
G	7	FMM 5035	DESIGNING RESEARCH IN MATHEMATICS EDUCATION	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	10

2 .Semester:
Semester	No	Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type of Course	T	P	L	ECTS
B	1	FMM 5040	ACADEMIC WRITING PRACTICE IN MATHEMATICS EDUCATION	COMPULSORY	3	0	0	8
B	2	FMM 5096	SEMINAR	COMPULSORY	0	2	0	3
B	0	-	ELECTIVE COURSE	ELECTIVE	-	-	-	19
TOTAL:								30

2 .Semester Elective:
Semester	No	Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type of Course	T	P	L	ECTS
B	1	EBE 5002	TEST DEVELOPMENT TECHNIQUES	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	5
B	2	EBE 5000	USING OF COMPUTER IN ACCESING AND REPORTING THE KNOWLEDGE	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	5
B	3	FMM 5000	FUNDAMENTAL CONCEPTS IN GEOMETRY AND TEACHING THESE CONCEPTS	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	8
B	4	FMM 5048	LITERATURE REVIEW, METHODOLOGICAL DESIGNS AND APPLICATIONS IN MATHEMATICS EDUCATION	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	10
B	5	FMM 5042	THEORIES AND TENDENCIES IN MATHEMATICS EDUCATION	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	9
B	6	FMM 5044	RESEARCH FIELDS IN MATHEMATICS EDUCATION	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	8
B	7	FMM 5046	QUALITATIVE RESEARCH METHODS II: DATA ANALYSIS	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	10
B	8	FMM 5036	METHODOLOGICAL DESIGN AND APPLICATIONS IN MATHEMATICS EDUCATION RESEARCH	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	10

3.Semester:
Semester	No	Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type of Course	T	P	L	ECTS
G	1	FMM 5199	THESIS	COMPULSORY	0	0	0	30
TOTAL:								30

4.Semester:
Semester	No	Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type of Course	T	P	L	ECTS
B	1	FMM 5199	THESIS	COMPULSORY	0	0	0	30
TOTAL:								30

Examination Regulations, Assessment and Grading

Students must attend classes, practices and examinations. In order for students to qualify for midterms they should attend 70% of the theoretical classes and 80% of the application/lab classes. Students attendance is followed by their Instructor. For almost all required and elective courses there are two written examinations: One midterm examination (given during each semester and dates of which are announced by the Department in the first month of the semester) and one final exam. The instructor announces the weekly course content, the course book and how students will be evaluated and the dates of the exams to the students and the Institute at the beginning of the semester. The instructor evaluated the students depending on their midterm and final grades, attendance to the class, their additional work such as projects, presentations and assignments which were presented at the beginning of the semester.
A make up exam is offered for graduate classes. Upon the approval of the Institute Board students can take the exam from the lessons that they have already passed in order to increase their GPA.
To be able to pass a lesson a graduate student must have minimum CB.
See for the DEU Graduate School Regulations for more information.
http://www.deu.edu.tr/DEUWeb/Icerik/Icerik.php KOD=13260

Graduation Requirements

The programme consists of a minimum of seven courses delivered within the graduate programme of the department and in related fields, one seminar course, and thesis, with a minimum of 21 local credits. The total ECTS credits of the programme is 120 ECTS. Graduation requirements in detail are explained in the section Qualification Requirements and Regulations.

Mode of Study (Full-Time, Part-Time, E-Learning )

Full-time

Programme Director or Equivalent

The Division of Science and Mathematics Fields Education Mathematics Teacher 35150, Buca-Izmir-Turkey
Web Page: http://ebe.deu.edu.tr/ lang=1&menu_id=5
Head of Department:
Prof. Dr. Esra BUKOVA GÜZEL
esra.bukova@deu.edu.tr

AKTS/DS Coordinator:
Asst. Prof. Dr. Ayten ERDURAN
erduranayten@gmail.com

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