COURSE UNIT TITLE

: THESIS

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
YBS 6199 THESIS COMPULSORY 0 1 0 30

Offered By

Management Information Systems

Level of Course Unit

Third Cycle Programmes (Doctorate Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR VAHAP TECIM

Offered to

Management Information Systems

Course Objective

The course aims to deliver, with the supervision of a thesis advisor, to the student the ability to deal with a current problem in MIS and the ability to present its results in a thesis format.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Formulate a current research question related to MIS field,
2   Collect data for the solution of the problem(s),
3   Review solution methods available in the literature,
4   Construct a solution strategy to the problem,
5   Compare the strategy to the available strategies,
6   Employ different methods and identify their differences,
7   Arrange the results of the solution,
8   Assess the pros and cons of the results critically,
9   Interpret and discuss the outcome of the solution.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Determining with thesis advisor
2 Determining with thesis advisor
3 Determining with thesis advisor
4 Determining with thesis advisor
5 Determining with thesis advisor
6 Determining with thesis advisor
7 Determining with thesis advisor
8 Determining with thesis advisor
9 Determining with thesis advisor
10 Determining with thesis advisor
11 Determining with thesis advisor
12 Determining with thesis advisor
13 Determining with thesis advisor
14 Determining with thesis advisor

Recomended or Required Reading

Management Information Systems: Managing the Digital Firm, 16th Edition. Kenneth C. Laudon, New York University. Jane P. Laudon, New York University.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

The activities are detailed in the 'Assessment Methods' and 'Workload Calculation' sections.

Assessment Methods

Successful / Unsuccessful


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

It will be announced.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

The rules applied by the department apply.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Prof.Dr. Vahap TECIM
vahap.tecim@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

It will be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Tutorials 12 30 360
Practice (Reflection) 14 5 70
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 2 28
Preparing assignments 7 2 14
Preparing presentations 4 20 80
Reading 10 12 120
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 672

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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