COURSE UNIT TITLE

: UNDERGRADUATE THESIS

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
KAR 4026 UNDERGRADUATE THESIS COMPULSORY 2 0 0 3

Offered By

Comparative Literature

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR HÜLYA KAYA

Offered to

Comparative Literature

Course Objective

The objective of this course is to enable students in skills related to research, data gathering, analysis, interpreting results and writing a thesis in line with criteria of writing scientific texts.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To conduct scientific research on a field subject.
2   To analyse the gathered data.
3   To draw conclusions from analysed data.
4   To check the reliability of conclusions drawn from data.
5   To write an undergraduate thesis as a scientific text in line with criteria and ethics of publication.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction to course content
2 Scientific research methods
3 Gathering relevant data
4 Reliability of data and source
5 Categorizing and relating data
6 Interim Assessment
7 Midterm
8 Methods and criteria of data analysis
9 How to draw scientific conclusions from data
10 How to check conclusions in terms of scientific criteria
11 Rules of writing a thesis as a scientific text
12 Ethics in science and intellectual property rights
13 Non-ethical behaviour in science
14 Contributions of scientific publication to the field of study
15 General Assessment
16 Final Exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Guides for writing an undergraduate thesis published by various universities.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1. Lectures
2. Discussions

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 FIN FINAL EXAM
3 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 + FIN * 0.60
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 + RST * 0.60


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

To be announced at the beginning of semester.

Assessment Criteria

1. Assessment of mid-term exam will be based on questions regarding theory and practice of classes until the exam date.
2. Assessment of final exam will be based on questions regarding this course's content.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

1. 70 % attendance is compulsory.
2. Participation in the mid-term exam, in in-class activities and in the final exam will be taken into consideration for assessment.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

To be announced at the beginning of semester.

Office Hours

To be announced at the beginning of semester.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 2 28
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 10 2 20
Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10
Preparation for final exam 1 20 20
Midterm 1 2 2
Final 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 82

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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