TYPE OF COURSE UNIT	Compulsory Course
LEVEL OF COURSE UNIT	Doctorate Of Science
YEAR OF STUDY	2
SEMESTER	Fourth Term (Spring)
NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED	30
NAME OF LECTURER(S)	-
LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT	At the end of this course, the students; 1) gain the skill to position their prospective dissertation topic within the fundamental topics of political science, 2) gain the skill to critically evaluate the literature on their prospective dissertation topic, 3) gain the skill to relate their dissertation research questions with the respective literature's findings and theoretical approaches and present the question's contribution to the literature.
MODE OF DELIVERY	Face to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE	No
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT	None
COURSE DEFINITION	The objective of seminar is to ease the transition to thesis writing for students who are at the thesis stage. In this line, Seminar aims to develop students' skills to write a research question (thesis subject) that does not overlook the "essentials" of an academic/scientific thesis. This requires that student develops and defends a research question which blends the theory, case study and literature knowledge that the student is assumed to have in a logical, consistent and complete way while avoiding plagiarism trap.
COURSE CONTENTS	WEEK TOPICS 1st Week Review of general and current issues in Political Science 2nd Week Review of general and current issues in Political Science, Selected Work, general discussion of issues 3rd Week Review of general and current issues in Political Science 4th Week Review of Selected Research Work - Theoretical 5th Week Review of Selected Research Work - Empirical 6th Week Review of Selected Research Work - Article 7th Week Review of Selected Research Work - Book 8th Week Literature Review Reports - Discussion 9th Week Literature Review Reports - Discussion 10th Week Literature Review Reports - Discussion 11th Week Literature Review Reports - Discussion 12th Week Article Presentation and Feedback 13th Week Article Presentation and Feedback 14th Week General Review
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING	Craig Parsons, How to Map Arguments in Political Science, Oxford University Press, Oxford ve New York, 2007. Sanford F. Schram and Brian Caterino(eds.), Making Political Science Matter: Debating Knowledge, Research, and Method, NYU Press, New York, 2006. Patrick Thaddeus Jackson, The Conduct of Inquiry in International Relations: Philosophy of Science and its Implications for the Study of World Politics, Routledge, London, 2011. Ralph Berry, The Research Project: How to Write It, Routledge, London, 2004.
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS	Lecture,Discussion,Other,Case Study
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA	Quantity Percentage(%) Total(%) 0 Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 0 Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 100 Total(%) 100
ECTS WORKLOAD	Activities Number Hours Workload Midterm exam Preparation for Quiz Individual or group work 14 10 140 Preparation for Final exam 1 650 650 Course hours 14 3 42 Preparation for Midterm exam Laboratory (including preparation) Final exam 1 72 72 Homework Total Workload 904 Total Workload / 30 30,13 ECTS Credits of the Course 30
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION	Turkish
WORK PLACEMENT(S)	No