COURSE UNIT TITLE

: M.SC. SEMINAR

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
MTE 5096 M.SC. SEMINAR COMPULSORY 0 2 0 3

Offered By

Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR MUSTAFA NURAN

Offered to

MARINE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS ENGINEERING

Course Objective

The aim of the seminar is to enable and encourage the students to do literature search on a given or selected topic, to give them the opportunity to learn synthesizing the information gathered from the searched literature, to analyze, interpret and discuss the findings in the light of available literature, to compile the results in the form of a report and to submit them before an audience.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Search literature to do a detailed research on a given or selected subject.
2   Gather, synthesize, analyze and interpret the results of the literature search to reach a solution for a pre-determined problem or subject within or outside their areas of interest.
3   Prepare a substantial report based on the findings of the literature search and feel confidence to submit them before an audience.
4   A literature review as a result of the findings, depending on a detailed preparation of a report and defending the findings to the listeners.
5   To prepare a scientific report.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Studying to understand the given or selected problem or subject to decide the approaches to follow in the pursuit of the solution.
2 Studying to understand the given or selected problem or subject to decide the approaches to follow in the pursuit of the solution.
3 Carrying out a literature search to find books or papers containing information related to the subject being studied and reading them.
4 Carrying out a literature search to find books or papers containing information related to the subject being studied and reading them.
5 Carrying out a literature search to find books or papers containing information related to the subject being studied and reading them.
6 Carrying out a literature search to find books or papers containing information related to the subject being studied and reading them.
7 A review on the progress made.
8 Classifying the literature according to their significance towards reaching a solution for the problem or subject concerned with, and creating a database of useful information.
9 Classifying the literature according to their significance towards reaching a solution for the problem or subject concerned with, and creating a database of useful information.
10 Writing up the report about the problem or subject being studied
11 Writing up the report about the problem or subject being studied
12 Writing up the report about the problem or subject being studied
13 Writing up the report about the problem or subject being studied
14 Presentation of the report in the form of power point presentation in front of an audience.

Recomended or Required Reading

Books and articles about seminar subject.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Cooperative and active teaching and learning strategies.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 PRS PRESENTATION
2 PAR PARTICIPATION
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE PRS * 0.40 + PAR * 0.10 + FIN * 0.50
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) PRS * 0.40 + PAR * 0.10 + RST * 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)

mustafa.nuran@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Tutorials 13 2 26
Preparing presentations 1 30 30
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 1 13
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 69

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11
LO.15
LO.25
LO.35
LO.435
LO.533