| TYPE OF COURSE UNIT | Compulsory Course |
| LEVEL OF COURSE UNIT | Master's Degree With Thesis |
| YEAR OF STUDY | 1 |
| SEMESTER | Second Term (Spring) |
| NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED | 10 |
| NAME OF LECTURER(S) | Professor Özcan Yağcı
Associate Professor Burçe Akcan
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| LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT |
At the end of this course, the students;
1) determines a question in the axis of communication studies and prepare as research proposal.
2) lays the groundwork for thesis progress.
3) practices academic writing by being aware of academic violations
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| MODE OF DELIVERY | Face to face |
| PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE | No |
| RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT | None. |
| COURSE DEFINITION | The research subject that the student have chosen is discussed by focusing on issues about the selection of a thesis subject, the preparation of the thesis proposal, rules of academic writing, various solurions that can be encountered during the preparation of the thesis, violation of academic principles and presentation skills. |
| COURSE CONTENTS | | WEEK | TOPICS |
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| 1st Week | Significancy of thesis; why to write a thesis, expectations on thesis | | 2nd Week | Significancy 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 | Making review of selected thesis by students. | | 8th Week | 1st midterm | | 9th Week | Presentation of thesis proposals. | | 10th Week | Academic violations. | | 11th Week | 2nd midterm | | 12th Week | Article presentation. | | 13th Week | Article presentation. | | 14th Week | General discussion and recommandations. |
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| RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING | The literature on the subject of the thesis/the seminar/the project. |
| PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS | Lecture,Discussion,Case Study,Presentation |
| ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA | |
| LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION | Turkish |
| WORK PLACEMENT(S) | No |
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