TYPE OF COURSE UNIT	Compulsory Course
LEVEL OF COURSE UNIT	Master's Degree With Thesis
YEAR OF STUDY	2
SEMESTER	Third Term (Fall)
NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED	10
NAME OF LECTURER(S)	Associate Professor Burçe Akcan
LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT	At the end of this course, the students; 1) Determine a question in the axis of communication studies, prepare as research proposal and prepare thesis process 2) Practice academic writing by being aware of academic violations 3) Present an academic study.
MODE OF DELIVERY	Face to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE	No
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT	None
COURSE DEFINITION	To acquire a critical understanding of the current issues and debates within both academic and professional contexts of communication, public relations and publicity.
COURSE CONTENTS	WEEK TOPICS 1st Week Singificancy of thesis; why to write a thesis, expectations on thesis 2nd Week Singificancy of thesis; why to write a thesis, expectations on thesis 3rd Week Making review of a master thesis in terms of its configuration and content by lecturer. 4th Week Making review of a master thesis in terms of its configuration and content by lecturer. 5th Week Making review of a doctoral thesis in terms of its configuration and content by lecturer. 6th Week Making review of a doctoral thesis in terms of its configuration and content by lecturer. 7th Week 1st midterm 8th Week Evaluation of selected thesis by students. 9th Week Presentation of thesis proposals. 10th Week Presentation of thesis proposals. 11th Week 2nd midterm 12th Week Article presentation. 13th Week Article presentation. 14th Week General discussion and recommandations.
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING	The literature on the subject of the thesis/the seminar/the project.
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS	Lecture,Discussion,Presentation,Case Study
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA	Quantity Percentage(%) Mid-term 2 20 Project 1 20 Total(%) 40 Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 40 Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 60 Total(%) 100
ECTS WORKLOAD	Activities Number Hours Workload Midterm exam Preparation for Quiz Individual or group work Preparation for Final exam 1 40 40 Course hours 14 3 42 Preparation for Midterm exam 1 20 20 Laboratory (including preparation) Final exam 1 4 4 Homework 2 15 30 Article application for publication 1 15 15 Research 2 40 80 Book Presentation 1 2 2 Article 1 32 32 Weekly Articles and Resource Research 1 35 35 Total Workload 300 Total Workload / 30 10 ECTS Credits of the Course 10
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION	Turkish
WORK PLACEMENT(S)	No