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)	Professor Gözen Güner Aktaş Professor Can Mehmet Hersek Professor Adnan Tepecik Associate Professor Umut Şumnu Associate Professor Betül Bilge Özdamar
LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT	At the end of this course, the students; 1) To make a literature review for the field to be researched and to present it in scientific quality 2) To carry out academic problem identification, development and analysis 3) Interpreting, examining and evaluating scientific resources for the field 4) To gain the ability to define their problems, to decide in which framework they will deal with the issue, and how to determine their boundaries
MODE OF DELIVERY	Face to face 50% + E-Learning 50%
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE	No
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT
COURSE DEFINITION	This course is a seminar course that aims to enable students to concentrate on research. It is aimed that the students who take this course determine their thesis topics in the field they want to specialize in, using their theoretical knowledge of artistic and scientific research techniques they have acquired throughout their education life. It is intended for them to define their problems, to decide in which framework they will deal with the subject, how to determine their boundaries, and to clarify the method they will use.
COURSE CONTENTS	WEEK TOPICS 1st Week Introduction to the Seminar Course 2nd Week Students Present their Research Interests Related Selections and Topics 3rd Week General Discussion on Thesis or Research Topics and Related Topics 4th Week Discussion on the Purpose and Method of the Thesis or Research Topic Selected by the Students 5th Week Students' Presentations on Literature Studies 6th Week Presentation of Selected Theses / Research Articles from the Literature I 7th Week Presentation of Selected Theses / Research Articles from the Literature II 8th Week MIDTERM 9th Week Student Presentations on the Criticism of Similar Studies and Research and the Difference of New Studies Targeted I 10th Week Student Presentations on the Criticism of Similar Studies and Research and the Difference of New Studies Targeted II 11th Week Presentation of the Subject Headings of the Thesis or Research by Determining the 'Out Line' I 12th Week Presentation of the Subject Headings of the Thesis or Research by Determining the 'Out Line' II 13th Week Presenting the Bibliography of the Thesis or Research, General Evaluation of the Thesis or Research Topics II Presenting the Bibliography of the Thesis or Research, General Evaluation of the Thesis or Research Topics II 14th Week
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING	Nader Ale Ebrahim,Practical Guide to Write a PhD Thesis and publish papers based on the Thesis, Article ? November 2013. http://aleebrahim.info/ Stefan Ruger, How to write a good PhD thesis and survive the viva, http://people.kmi.open.ac.uk/stefan/thesis-writing.pdf
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS	Lecture,Discussion,Questions/Answers,Practice,Report Preparation,Presentation
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA	Quantity Percentage(%) Mid-term 1 40 Assignment 1 20 Total(%) 60 Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 60 Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 40 Total(%) 100
ECTS WORKLOAD	Activities Number Hours Workload Midterm exam 1 3 3 Preparation for Quiz 0 0 0 Individual or group work 14 20 280 Preparation for Final exam 1 10 10 Course hours 14 3 42 Preparation for Midterm exam 1 12 12 Laboratory (including preparation) 0 0 0 Final exam 1 3 3 Homework 5 20 100 Total Workload 450 Total Workload / 30 15 ECTS Credits of the Course 15
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION	Turkish
WORK PLACEMENT(S)	No