COURSE UNIT TITLE

: PH.D. RESEARCH

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
PLN 6098 PH.D. RESEARCH COMPULSORY 3 0 0 9

Offered By

Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR EBRU ÇUBUKÇU

Offered to

City and Regional Planning
Urban Design
City and Regional Planning

Course Objective

The objectives of the Research course are to introduce the sub-components of research process to the Ph D student, and enhance the share of academic experiences with the advisor, practice of academic ethical behavior and identification of methods and issues relative to the thesis

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To develop the ability to define and evaluate the data relative the research,
2   To develop the ability to compare and criticize different approaches relative to the research.
3   To develop the ability to design and organize the research sucject
4   To develop the ability to evalaute the results relative to the research.
5   To develop the ability to prepare proposals relative to the research.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Determination of the research subject and explanation of its importance
2 Research and analysis on the subject determined by the student and the advisor
3 Research and analysis on the subject determined by the student and the advisor
4 Research and analysis on the subject determined by the student and the advisor
5 Research and analysis on the subject determined by the student and the advisor
6 Research and analysis on the subject determined by the student and the advisor
7 Research and analysis on the subject determined by the student and the advisor
8 Research and analysis on the subject determined by the student and the advisor
9 Research and analysis on the subject determined by the student and the advisor
10 Research and analysis on the subject determined by the student and the advisor
11 Research and analysis on the subject determined by the student and the advisor
12 Research and analysis on the subject determined by the student and the advisor
13 Research and analysis on the subject determined by the student and the advisor
14 Research and analysis on the subject determined by the student and the advisor

Recomended or Required Reading

Books, articles, and documents relative to the research subject

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

The course will be held by conferences, lectures and discussions. Active participation to the course is expected

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 ASG ASSIGNMENT
2 PRS PRESENTATION
3 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE ASG * 0.50 + PRS * 0.50


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Student will be evaluated according to his ability to gather, examine and report the data relative to research at the end of the term.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

To be announced.

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 3 42
Preparing presentations 1 10 10
Preparing assignments 1 98 98
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 5 65
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 215

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13
LO.11
LO.211
LO.31
LO.411
LO.51