COURSE UNIT TITLE

: GUIDED UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH II

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
MAT 4074 GUIDED UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH II ELECTIVE 4 0 0 7

Offered By

Mathematics

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR ASLI GÜÇLÜKAN ILHAN

Offered to

Mathematics

Course Objective

The aim of this course is to stimulate the students' interest in research in mathematics by working on problems through discussions in the groups guided by the instructor. It will be an opportunity for students who wish to follow a graduate program in mathematics by gaining a research experience during their undergraduate program.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Will be able to ask, discuss and investigate problems which lead to research in mathematics.
2   Will be able to use what they have learned in their other courses to investigate their research problems.
3   Will be able to use the literature related with their research problems.
4   Will be able to present their study on the research problems by a talk or poster.
5   Will be able to write an article on their study on their research problems.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Asking questions and looking for problems to investigate
2 Asking questions and looking for problems to investigate
3 Asking questions and looking for problems to investigate
4 Determination of the research problems of the groups
5 Making related literature survey on the research problems
6 Making related literature survey on the research problems
7 Learning what have already been done on the research problems and planning what to do
8 Presentation of the research problems the groups have decided to investigate.
9 Discussions on the groups' investigation on their research problems
10 Discussions on the groups' investigation on their research problems
11 Discussions on the groups' investigation on their research problems
12 Discussions on the groups' investigation on their research problems
13 Preparing a talk or poster to present their study on the problems
14 Writing an article for their study on their problems

Recomended or Required Reading

The related literature on the problems that the groups have decided to investigate.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Discussion, Presentation, Lecture Notes.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 STA TERM WORK (ANNUAL)
2 PRS PRESENTATION
3 RPT REPORT
4 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) STA * 0.50 + PRS * 0.25 + RPT * 0.25


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

50% of the letter grade will consist of term work, 25% will be the project report and 25% will be the project presentation.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

Students must determine the project topic and/or research article they will present within the first two weeks. They are required to have over 70% attendance in order to take the final exam.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

e-posta: asli.ilhan@deu.edu.tr
Ofis: (232) 301 85 97

Office Hours

Monday: 14:40-16:40

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 4 56
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 4 56
Preparing presentations 1 15 15
Project Preparation 1 35 35
Participating Lectures and Field Studies 2 2 4
Project Final Presentation 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 167

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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