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Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS LOG 5099 M.SC. 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 DURMUŞ ALI DEVECI

Offered to

Logistics Engineering

Course Objective

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

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Comprehend ethical guidelines to follow in research 2   Comprehend and how to avoid plagiarism 3   Address and solve a specific problem in a scientifically sound, thorough and precise manner in the course of a given period of time 4   To learn how to deal with data sets or information gathered to reach a solution for the problem being tackled 5   To learn how to present the thoughts 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 Studying to understand the given or selected problem or subject to decide the approaches to follow in the pursuit of the solution 2 Studying to understand the given or selected problem or subject to decide the approaches to follow in the pursuit of the solution 3 Carrying out a literature search to find books or papers containing information related to the subject being studied and reading them 4 Carrying out a literature search to find books or papers containing information related to the subject being studied and reading them 5 Carrying out a literature search to find books or papers containing information related to the subject being studied and reading them 6 Classifying the literature according to their significance towards reaching a solution for the problem or subject concerned with, and creating a database of useful information 7 Classifying the literature according to their significance towards reaching a solution for the problem or subject concerned with, and creating a database of useful information 8 Classifying the literature according to their significance towards reaching a solution for the problem or subject concerned with, and creating a database of useful information 9 Classifying the literature according to their significance towards reaching a solution for the problem or subject concerned with, and creating a database of useful information 10 A review on the progress made 11 A review on the progress made 12 A review on the progress made 13 A review on the progress made 14 Thesis Defense

Recomended or Required Reading

Books and articles about thesis subject

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods

Successful / Unsuccessful

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Students qualifications on literature survey on the topic, data collection using several methods, compilation, analysis and reporting are assessed by oral thesis examination following their submission of their thesis

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) Case study 5 3 15 Reading 40 4 160 Field study 40 4 160 Design Project 80 3,5 280 Project Preparation 27 5 135 TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 750

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LO PO.1 PO.2 PO.3 PO.4 PO.5 PO.6 PO.7 PO.8 PO.9 PO.10 PO.11 PO.12 PO.13 LO.1 5 5 5 5 3 4 4 5 5 5 3 5 4 LO.2 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 5 5 5 3 5 4 LO.3 5 5 5 5 5 4 5 5 5 3 5 5 4 LO.4 5 5 5 4 4 4 5 5 5 3 5 4 5 LO.5 4 5 4 5 4 5 5 4 5 4 5 5 4