SEMINAR

IAED604

Course Code: IAED604
Semester: Fourth Term (Spring)
Theory+Practice: 0 + 0
ECTS: 15

Course Type

Compulsory Course

Course Level

Doctorate Of Science

Year of Study

Semester

Fourth Term (Spring)

ECTS

Name of Lecturer(s)

Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

To make a literature review for the field to be researched and to present it in scientific quality
To carry out academic problem identification, development and analysis
Interpreting, examining and evaluating scientific resources for the field
To gain the ability to define their problems, to decide in which framework they will deal with the issue, and how to determine their boundaries

Mode of Delivery

Face to face

Prerequisites

Recommended Optional Programme Components

Course Description

This course is a seminar course that aims to enable students to concentrate on research. It is aimed that the students who take this course determine their thesis topics in the field they want to specialize in, using their theoretical knowledge of artistic and scientific research techniques they have acquired throughout their education life. It is intended for them to define their problems, to decide in which framework they will deal with the subject, how to determine their boundaries, and to clarify the method they will use.

Course Contents

WEEK	TOPICS
1^st Week	Introduction to the Seminar Course
2^nd Week	Students Present their Research Interests Related Selections and Topics
3^rd Week	General Discussion on Thesis or Research Topics and Related Topics
4^th Week	Discussion on the Purpose and Method of the Thesis or Research Topic Selected by the Students
5^th Week	Students' Presentations on Literature Studies
6^th Week	Presentation of Selected Theses / Research Articles from the Literature I
7^th Week	Presentation of Selected Theses / Research Articles from the Literature II
8^th Week	MIDTERM
9^th Week	Student Presentations on the Criticism of Similar Studies and Research and the Difference of New Studies Targeted I
10^th Week	Student Presentations on the Criticism of Similar Studies and Research and the Difference of New Studies Targeted II
11^th Week	Presentation of the Subject Headings of the Thesis or Research by Determining the 'Out Line' I
12^th Week	Presentation of the Subject Headings of the Thesis or Research by Determining the 'Out Line' II
13^th Week	Presenting the Bibliography of the Thesis or Research, General Evaluation of the Thesis or Research Topics II Presenting the Bibliography of the Thesis or Research, General Evaluation of the Thesis or Research Topics II
14^th Week

Recommended or Required Reading

Nader Ale Ebrahim,Practical Guide to Write a PhD Thesis and publish papers based on the Thesis, Article ? November 2013. http://aleebrahim.info/
Stefan Ruger, How to write a good PhD thesis and survive the viva, http://people.kmi.open.ac.uk/stefan/thesis-writing.pdf

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture
Discussion
Questions/Answers
Practice
Report Preparation
Presentation

Assessment Methods and Criteria

	Quantity	Percentage (%)
Mid-term	1	40
Assignment	1	20
Total(%)		60
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%)		60
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%)		40
Total(%)		100

ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload

Activities	Quantity	Duration (Hour)	Total Workload (Hour)
Midterm exam	1	3	3
Preparation for Quiz	0	0	0
Individual or group work	14	20	280
Preparation for Final exam	1	10	10
Course hours	14	3	42
Preparation for Midterm exam	1	12	12
Laboratory (including preparation)	0	0	0
Final exam	1	3	3
Homework	5	20	100
Total Work Load			450
Total Work Load / 30 (h)			15
ECTS Credit of the Course			15

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Work Placement(s)

Programme Qualifications / Learning Outcomes

	LO1	LO2	LO3	LO4
K1	X	X	X	X
K2	X	X	X	X
K3	X	X	X	X
K4	X	X	X	X
K5	X	X	X	X
K6	X	X	X	X
K7
K8
K9
K10