| TYPE OF COURSE UNIT | Elective Course |
| LEVEL OF COURSE UNIT | Bachelor's Degree |
| YEAR OF STUDY | - |
| SEMESTER | - |
| NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED | 3 |
| NAME OF LECTURER(S) | Instructor Özge Yücel
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| LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT |
At the end of this course, the students;
1) Learn a standard methodology for conducting R&D projects,
2) Investigate related case studies,
3) Learn a consistent framework for knowledge organization and the Scientific Method.
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| MODE OF DELIVERY | Face to face |
| PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE | No |
| RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT | None |
| COURSE DEFINITION | This course handles a standard methodology for conducting R&D projects, includes related case studies and a consistent framework for knowledge organization and the Scientific Method. |
| COURSE CONTENTS | | WEEK | TOPICS |
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| 1st Week | Introduction to R&D | | 2nd Week | Introduction to Methodology, Tools and Resources | | 3rd Week | Project Organization | | 4th Week | Project Hierarchy and Task | | 5th Week | Knowledge Representation | | 6th Week | Knowledge Representation | | 7th Week | Knowledge Representation | | 8th Week | Midterm | | 9th Week | The Scientific Method Overview | | 10th Week | The Scientific Method Analysis | | 11th Week | The Scientific Method Hypothesis | | 12th Week | The Scientific Method Synthesis | | 13th Week | The Scientific Method Validation | | 14th Week | The Scientific Method Validation |
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| RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING | Reference Book:
Bock, P., "Getting It Right: R&D Methods for Science and Engineering", Academic Press, 2020.
Additional Resources:
Lecture Notes |
| PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS | Lecture,Discussion,Questions/Answers |
| ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA | | | Quantity | Percentage(%) |
|---|
| Mid-term | 1 | 35 | | Assignment | 2 | 20 | | Total(%) | | 55 | | Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) | | 55 | | Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) | | 45 | | Total(%) | | 100 |
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| ECTS WORKLOAD |
| Activities |
Number |
Hours |
Workload |
| Midterm exam | 1 | 2 | 2 | | Preparation for Quiz | | | | | Individual or group work | | | | | Preparation for Final exam | 1 | 20 | 20 | | Course hours | 14 | 3 | 42 | | Preparation for Midterm exam | 1 | 14 | 14 | | Laboratory (including preparation) | | | | | Final exam | 1 | 2 | 2 | | Homework | 2 | 5 | 10 | | Total Workload | | | 90 |
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| Total Workload / 30 | | | 3 |
|---|
| ECTS Credits of the Course | | | 3 |
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| LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION | English |
| WORK PLACEMENT(S) | No |
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