COURSE UNIT TITLE

: PH.D. THESIS

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
GIS 6099 PH.D. 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 OKAN FISTIKOĞLU

Offered to

GEOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS (ENGLISH)

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
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

Researches on related articles.

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

English

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Doç. Dr. Okan Fıstıkoğlu

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Tutorials 14 15 210
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 22,5 315
Reading 14 16 224
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 749

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13
LO.14222322224422
LO.24223233242233
LO.32432224322232
LO.42342242232234
LO.53224422223324

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