Dokuz Eylül University Information Package / Courses Catalog

General Description

History

Dokuz Eylul University Institute of Social Sciences, Department of Econometrics was established in 1986. Data management and analysis Second Cycle Program is carried out by the Department of Econometrics, Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences. The Department of Econometrics conducts education and research on related subjects, by making use of mathematics, statistics and operations research, by analyzing various problems related to economics and business and making the most appropriate decisions. The language of instruction of the program is Turkish.

Qualification Awarded

Master's Degree in Data Management and Analysis

Level of Qualification

Second Level (Master's Level)

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)

The student's application showing the course contents and the transcript, the recommendation of the advisor, the opinion of the department chair and the institute management, based on the petition regarding which of the courses that the student took while enrolled in the graduate program of another university and was successful after enrolling in the same graduate program at the same university, should be counted from the minimum course load. determined by the decision of the board. The courses taken by the students participating in the exchange programs from the host university are considered as elective or compulsory courses.

Qualification Requirements and Regulations

2 years, 2 semesters per year, 16 weeks per semester, 120 ECTS in total.

Profile of the Programme

The Department of Econometrics, which conducts the Data Management and Analysis Master's Program at Dokuz Eylul University Social Sciences Institute, continues its education and training activities with its teaching staff consisting of 5 Professors, 6 Associate Professors, 1 Doctoral Faculty Member and 5 Research Assistants. In the Econometrics Department, there are two seminar rooms and a wireless network connection in the rooms. The language of the courses offered in the program is Turkish.

Key Learning Outcomes

1	To be able to find and improve appropriate means and tools to collect data properly.
2	To be able to summarize data and generate information in order to help decision making.
3	To be able to make basic and advanced statistical analyses.
4	To be able to visualize and present data properly and meaningfully.
5	To be able to use current information technologies for data management and analysis.
6	To be able to effectively use information technologies, statistics and operations research tools and techniques in sync.

Occupational Profiles of Graduates with Examples

Access to Further Studies

May apply to third cycle programmes.

Course Structure Diagram with Credits

Semester	No	Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type of Course	T	P	L	ECTS
Courses in the Data Management and Analysis master's program are compulsory and optional, and students who successfully complete the courses in 2 semesters are required to write and succeed in the thesis in their final semester. There are no prerequisites for taking the courses. In the courses of the program, the ability to benefit from other disciplines that form the basis of Econometrics, Operations Research and Statistics and to have advanced knowledge about these disciplines are gained.
T: Theoretical P: Practice L: Laboratory B: Spring Semester G: Fall Semester H: Full Year
1 .Semester:
G	1	SBE 5000	TECHNIQUES OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH AND PUBLICATION ETHICS	COMPULSORY	3	0	0	5
G	2	VYA 5013	INTRODUCTION TO BIG DATA AND DATA SCIENCE	COMPULSORY	3	0	0	6
G	3	VYA 5019	APPLIED STATISTICS	COMPULSORY	3	0	0	6
G	4	VYA 5017	STATISTICAL PROGRAMMING LANGUAGES	COMPULSORY	3	0	0	7
G	5	VYA 5015	MATHEMATICS FOR DATA SCIENCE	COMPULSORY	3	0	0	6
TOTAL:								30

1 .Semester Elective:
Semester	No	Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type of Course	T	P	L	ECTS

2 .Semester:
Semester	No	Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type of Course	T	P	L	ECTS
B	1	VYA 5098	FIELD STUDY	COMPULSORY	2	0	0	2
B	2	VYA 5096	SEMINAR	COMPULSORY	0	2	0	2
B	3	VYA 5026	STATISTICAL LEARNING	COMPULSORY	3	0	0	6
B	4	VYA 5022	SUPERVISED MACHINE LEARNING	COMPULSORY	3	0	0	6
B	5	VYA 5016	UNSUPERVISED LEARNING METHODS	COMPULSORY	3	0	0	6
B	0	-	ELECTIVE COURSE	ELECTIVE	-	-	-	8
TOTAL:								30

2 .Semester Elective:
Semester	No	Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type of Course	T	P	L	ECTS
B	1	VYA 5018	DATA VISUALISATION	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	4
B	2	VYA 5024	TIME SERIES AND FORECASTING TECHNIQUES	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	4
B	3	VYA 5020	SPATIAL DATA ANALYSIS	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	4

3.Semester:
Semester	No	Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type of Course	T	P	L	ECTS
G	1	VYA 5099	THESIS	COMPULSORY	0	1	0	30
TOTAL:								30

4.Semester:
Semester	No	Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type of Course	T	P	L	ECTS
B	1	VYA 5099	THESIS	COMPULSORY	0	1	0	30
TOTAL:								30

Examination Regulations, Assessment and Grading

Evaluation and assessment methods for each course is defined in the the Course Description Form which is prepared by related faculty member / s and included in the information package. Exams and course success notes is subject to the relevant articles of the DEU Regulation on Graduate Education.
Dokuz Eylul University, Graduate Education Regulation web address: http://www.sbe.deu.edu.tr/sbe/mevzuat

Graduation Requirements

Second Cycle (Masters Degree) Program with thesis is comprised of courses (at least 56 ECTS), a seminar (2 ECTS) and field study (2 ECTS) and thesis (60 ECTS), in total 120 ECTS credits. Students must have minimum Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) of 2.50/4.00 and completed all the courses with at least CB/ S / TP grades.

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