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Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS EES 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

Offered to

ENVIRONMENTAL EARTH SCIENCES

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 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 Studies in solving the problem being studied for the thesis 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

The subject of the thesis-related books and articles

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Presentations

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

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

English

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) Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 5 70 Preparing presentations 2 10 20 Field study 20 5 100 Reading 50 3 150 Web Search and Library Research 100 4 400 TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 740

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