Information Package

Master's of Insurance and Risk Management with Thesis

IRM521

SEMINAR

Course Code
IRM521
Semester
Third Term (Fall)
Theory+Practice
0 + 0
ECTS
10
Course TypeCompulsory Course
Course LevelMaster's Degree With Thesis
Year of Study2
SemesterThird Term (Fall)
ECTS10
Name of Lecturer(s) -
Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

  1. Learn how to use the methods
  2. Learn how to plan the research
  3. Learn the ethics rules
  4. Increase the scientific writing skills
  5. Get the scientific thinking power
Mode of DeliveryFace to face
PrerequisitesNo
Recommended Optional Programme ComponentsNone
Course DescriptionDescription of science and analytical thinking, reporting process; sub-categories of report and contents, quotations and bibliography; literature researching and data collecting are studied.
Course Contents
WEEK TOPICS
1st Week What is science? Scientific thinking methods; students' presentations
2nd Week Scientific method and elements of scientific method; students' presentations
3rd Week Ethics in scientific works
4th Week Sorts of research and subject determining
5th Week Sources, methods of getting and using them
6th Week Formation of a scientific hypothesis
7th Week Rules for scientific writing
8th Week Midterm
9th Week Rules for scientific writing
10th Week Researc plan, basic concepts, aim-problem relation
11th Week Data collecting technics
12th Week Research writing; making reference and quotation
13th Week Research writing; tables, figures, bibliography
14th Week Researh writing
Recommended or Required ReadingThe literature on the subject of the thesis/the seminar/the project.
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
  • Report Preparation
  • Presentation
  • Lecture
  • Discussion
  • Questions/Answers
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Quantity Percentage (%)
Project 1 50
Attendance 1 30
Presentation of Article 1 20
Total(%) 100
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 100
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 0
Total(%) 100
ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload
Activities Quantity Duration (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Midterm exam
Preparation for Quiz
Individual or group work 14 15 210
Preparation for Final exam
Course hours 14 3 42
Preparation for Midterm exam
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam
Homework 1 50 50
Total Work Load302
Total Work Load / 30 (h)10.06
ECTS Credit of the Course10
Language of InstructionTurkish
Work Placement(s)No
LO1 LO2 LO3 LO4 LO5
K1 X
K2 X X
K3 X X
K4 X
K5 X X
K6
K7 X X
K8 X
K9 X X
K10 X