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	15
NAME OF LECTURER(S)	-
LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT	At the end of this course, the students; 1) Learn how to use the method 2) Learn to do research planning. 3) Learn scientific ethics rules 4) Scientific writing skills increase 5) Scientific thinking gains strength
MODE OF DELIVERY	Face to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE	No
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT	No
COURSE DEFINITION	Preparing to thesis
COURSE CONTENTS	WEEK TOPICS 1st Week 2nd Week What is science? Scientific thought methods. Student presentations 3rd Week Scientific method and elements of scientific method. Student presentations 4th Week Ethics in scientific studies 5th Week Types of research and topic determination. 6th Week Resources, methods of accessing resources and utilization techniques. 7th Week Establishing a hypothesis, determining a method, drafting a draft, preparing a temporary bibliography 8th Week Scientific writing rules. 9th Week Midterm 10th Week Scientific writing rules. 11th Week Research plan, basic concepts, purpose-problem relation. 12th Week Data collection techniques. 13th Week Writing of the research: quote, text transfer 14th Week Writing of research: tables, figures, bibliography 15th Week Write your research
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING	.
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS	Project,Presentation,Discussion
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA	Quantity Percentage(%) Mid-term 1 40 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 14 25 350 Preparation for Final exam Course hours 14 3 42 Preparation for Midterm exam Laboratory (including preparation) Final exam 1 2 2 Homework 3 20 60 Total Workload 454 Total Workload / 30 15,13 ECTS Credits of the Course 15
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION	Turkish
WORK PLACEMENT(S)	No