- Course Code
- PSS505
- Semester
- Third Term (Fall)
- Theory+Practice
- 0 + 0
- ECTS
- 30
| Course Type | Compulsory Course |
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| Course Level | Master's Degree With Thesis |
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| Year of Study | 2 |
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| Semester | Third Term (Fall) |
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| ECTS | 30 |
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| Name of Lecturer(s) |
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| Learning Outcomes |
At the end of this course, the students;
- Learn how to find and form research questions about their master?s thesis.
- Learn to choose suitable variables for their research topic.
- Learn to form hypotheses to study different types of research questions.
- Learn to develop methodologies to understand relationship between and among variables.
- Become acquainted with standards of manuscript preparation.
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| Mode of Delivery | Face to face |
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| Prerequisites | No |
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| Recommended Optional Programme Components | None |
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| Course Description | This course consists of the literature review and choosing methodology stages of the research thesis preparation. |
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| Course Contents |
| WEEK |
TOPICS |
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1st Week |
Forming Research Questions I |
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2nd Week |
Forming Research Questions II |
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3rd Week |
Literature Review I |
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4th Week |
Literature Review II |
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5th Week |
Literature Review III |
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6th Week |
Literature Review IV |
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7th Week |
Choosing Variables |
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8th Week |
Operational Definitions of Variables |
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9th Week |
Choosing Research Design I |
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10th Week |
Choosing Research Design II |
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11th Week |
Writing the Introduction of Master?s Thesis I |
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12th Week |
Writing the Introduction of Master?s Thesis II |
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13th Week |
Writing the Introduction of Master?s Thesis III |
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14th Week |
Writing the Introduction of Master?s Thesis IV |
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15th Week |
Writing the Introduction of Master?s Thesis V |
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| Recommended or Required Reading | American Psychological Association. (2020). Publication manual of the American Psychological Association (7th ed.). American Psychological Association. https://doi.org/10.1037/0000165-000
* The primary textbook for this course is renewed every year.
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| Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods |
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| Assessment Methods and Criteria |
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Quantity |
Percentage (%) |
| Project |
2 |
100 |
| Total(%) |
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100 |
| Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) |
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100 |
| Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) |
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0 |
| Total(%) |
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100 |
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| ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload |
| Activities |
Quantity |
Duration (Hour) |
Total Workload (Hour) |
| Midterm exam |
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| Preparation for Quiz |
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| Individual or group work |
14 |
55 |
770 |
| Preparation for Final exam |
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| Course hours |
15 |
3 |
45 |
| Preparation for Midterm exam |
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| Laboratory (including preparation) |
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| Final exam |
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| Homework |
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| Project |
2 |
40 |
80 |
| Total Work Load | 895 |
| Total Work Load / 30 (h) | 29.83 |
| ECTS Credit of the Course | 30 |
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| Language of Instruction | Turkish |
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| Work Placement(s) | No |
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