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)	Assistant Professor Pınar Türkdemir
LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT	At the end of this course, the students; 1) learn about research topic determination methods for master's theses, 2) learn how to choose variables suitable for thesis topics, 3) learn what kinds of hypotheses need to be set up to explore different questions, 4) learn to develop appropriate methodologies for detecting relationships between variables, 5) have knowledge about thesis writing standards.
MODE OF DELIVERY	Face to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE	No
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT
COURSE DEFINITION	This course includes the stages of literature review and method selection in the process of preparing students' master's theses.
COURSE CONTENTS	WEEK TOPICS 1st Week Formation of Research Questions I 2nd Week Formation of Research Questions II 3rd Week Literature Review I 4th Week Literature Review II 5th Week Literature Review III 6th Week Literature Review IV 7th Week Determining the Variables 8th Week Making Functional Definitions of Variables 9th Week Determination of Research Method I 10th Week Determination of Research Method II 11th Week Writing the Introduction Part of the Master's Thesis I 12th Week Writing the Introduction Part of the Master's Thesis II 13th Week Writing the Introduction Part of the Master's Thesis III 14th Week Writing the Introduction Part of the Master's Thesis IV
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING	Karasar, N. (2016). Bilimsel araştırma yöntemi. 31. Baskı. Ankara: Nobel Yayın Dağıtım. Eldoğan, D., Korkmaz, L., Helvacı, E., Yeniçeri, Z. ve Kökdemir, D. (2015). Akademik yazım kuralları kitapçığı. Ankara: Başkent Üniversitesi.
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS	Lecture,Discussion,Questions/Answers,Presentation,Report Preparation,Problem Solving,Case Study,Practice
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 14 196 Preparation for Final exam 1 10 10 Course hours 14 1 14 Preparation for Midterm exam Laboratory (including preparation) Final exam Homework 14 5 70 Total Workload 290 Total Workload / 30 9,66 ECTS Credits of the Course 10
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION	Turkish
WORK PLACEMENT(S)	No