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Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type Of Course	D	U	L	ECTS
DEN 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 NIL KULA

Offered to

NAVAL ARCHITECTURE
MARINE CHEMISTRY
MARINE LIVING RESOURCES
UNDERWATER ARCHAELOGY
MARINE GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS
PHYSICAL OCEANOGRAPHY

Course Objective

To enable the student to demonstrate that she/he can carry out an independent piece of research on a theme in marine sciences in a scientifically sound manner and to exhibit her/his 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 credibly.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1	Comprehend ethical guidelines to follow in any research activity.
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	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

Recomended or Required Reading

The subject of the thesis-related books and articles

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Application and Presentation

Assessment Methods

Successful / Unsuccessful

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

Application and Presentation

Assessment Criteria

Students qualifications on literature survey on the topic, data collection using several methods, compilation, analysis and reporting are assessed by an 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)
Tutorials	70	11	770
Lectures	60	12	720
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)			1490

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
LO.1	4	3	3	5	3	3	5	4	4	5	3	3
LO.2	4	5	4	4	3	3	3	3	4	3	3	4
LO.3	5	5	3	4	5	3	4	4	4	4	4	3
LO.4	4	3	4	5	4	3	5	4	5	3	4	3
LO.5	4	3	4	4	3	3	3	4	3	5	4	4

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Description of Individual Course Units

Offered By

Level of Course Unit

Course Coordinator

Offered to

Course Objective

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

Mode of Delivery

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

Recomended Optional Programme Components

Course Contents

Recomended or Required Reading

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

Assessment Criteria

Language of Instruction

Course Policies and Rules

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Office Hours

Work Placement(s)

Workload Calculation

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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