COURSE UNIT TITLE

: THESIS

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
FMF 6199 THESIS COMPULSORY 0 0 0 30

Offered By

Physics Teacher Education

Level of Course Unit

Third Cycle Programmes (Doctorate Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR SERAP ÇALIŞKAN

Offered to

Physics Teacher Education

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 and how to avoid plagiarism.
2   Address and solve a specific problem in a scientifically sound, thorough 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 thoughts and findings in a convincing way.
4   Making a connection between interesting areas in science education and other disciplines
5   Making a connection between selected subject and current studies in literature.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Studies in solving the problem being studied for the thesis
2 Studies in solving the problem being studied for the thesis
3 Studies in solving the problem being studied for the thesis
4 Studies in solving the problem being studied for the thesis
5 Studies in solving the problem being studied for the thesis
6 Studies in solving the problem being studied for the thesis
7 Studies in solving the problem being studied for the thesis
8 Presentation and discussing studies as homework
9 Studies in solving the problem being studied for the thesis
10 Studies in solving the problem being studied for the thesis
11 Studies in solving the problem being studied for the thesis
12 Studies in solving the problem being studied for the thesis
13 Studies in solving the problem being studied for the thesis
14 Studies in solving the problem being studied for the thesis

Recomended or Required Reading

Books and articles, thesis.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Survey, discussing, presentation

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

Homeworks and presentations determine students' achievement

Assessment Criteria

Students' Performance is evaluated by literature research, analyzing and organizing of data, reporting of findings, presentation of research in the end of semester

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

Attendance to the course is important

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

serap.caliskan@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Out of course hours in weekday

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Report presentation 1 2 2
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 35 490
Preparing assignments 5 25 125
Preparing report 1 30 30
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 647

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14
LO.133333333
LO.2333
LO.33333
LO.4333
LO.5333333