COURSE UNIT TITLE

: PH.D. THESIS

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
GEE 6099 PH.D. THESIS COMPULSORY 0 0 0 30

Offered By

Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR MÜMTAZ ÇOLAK

Offered to

Economic Geology
Applied Geology

Course Objective

To enable the student to show that he/she can carry out an indepent piece of research on a theme in a scintifically sound manner and to demonstrate his/her ability to address a specific problem in a scintifically sound, ethical, through and precise manner in the course of a given period time, and to help the student to communicate his or her findings convicigly.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Comprehend ethical guidelines to follow in research and how to avoid plagiarism
2   Address and solve a specific problem in a scientifically sound, through and precise manner in the course of a given period of time
3   To learn how to deal with data sets or information gathered to reach a solution for the problem being tackled and how to present the thoughs and findings in a convincing way

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Studies towards solving the problem being studied for the PhD thesis
2 Studies towards solving the problem being studied for the PhD thesis
3 Studies towards solving the problem being studied for the PhD thesis
4 Studies towards solving the problem being studied for the PhD thesis
5 Studies towards solving the problem being studied for the PhD thesis
6 Studies towards solving the problem being studied for the PhD thesis
7 Studies towards solving the problem being studied for the PhD thesis
8 Studies towards solving the problem being studied for the PhD thesis
9 Studies towards solving the problem being studied for the PhD thesis
10 Studies towards solving the problem being studied for the PhD thesis
11 Studies towards solving the problem being studied for the PhD thesis
12 Studies towards solving the problem being studied for the PhD thesis
13 Studies towards solving the problem being studied for the PhD thesis
14 Studies towards solving the problem being studied for the PhD thesis

Recomended or Required Reading

Books and papers related to the subject being studied.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Researches and presentations

Assessment Methods

Successful / Unsuccessful


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

LO1, 2 and 3 evaluated by presentation.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

mumtaz.colak@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Field study 40 4 160
Reading 120 4 480
Preparing presentations 5 14 70
Design Project 1 40 40
Final 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 751

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14
LO.14445
LO.23444
LO.355