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 Sinem Kozpınar
LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT	At the end of this course, the students; 1) Learn how to use the methods 2) Learn how to plan the research 3) Learn the ethics rules 4) Increase the scientific writing skills 5) Get the scientific thinking power
MODE OF DELIVERY	Face to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE	No
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT	None
COURSE DEFINITION	Description of science and analytical thinking, reporting process; sub-categories of report and contents, quotations and bibliography; literature researching and data collecting are studied.
COURSE CONTENTS	WEEK TOPICS 1st Week What is science? Scientific thinking methods; students' presentations 2nd Week Scientific method and elements of scientific method; students' presentations 3rd Week Ethics in scientific works 4th Week Sorts of research and subject determining 5th Week Sources, methods of getting and using them 6th Week Formation of a scientific hypothesis 7th Week Rules for scientific writing 8th Week Midterm 9th Week Rules for scientific writing 10th Week Researc plan, basic concepts, aim-problem relation 11th Week Data collecting technics 12th Week Research writing; making reference and quotation 13th Week Research writing; tables, figures, bibliography 14th Week Researh writing
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING	The literature on the subject of the thesis/the seminar/the project.
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS	Report Preparation,Presentation,Lecture,Discussion,Questions/Answers
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA	Quantity Percentage(%) Project 1 50 Attendance 1 30 Presentation of Article 1 20 Total(%) 100 Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 100 Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 0 Total(%) 100
ECTS WORKLOAD	Activities Number Hours Workload Midterm exam Preparation for Quiz Individual or group work 14 15 210 Preparation for Final exam Course hours 14 3 42 Preparation for Midterm exam Laboratory (including preparation) Final exam Homework 1 50 50 Total Workload 302 Total Workload / 30 10,06 ECTS Credits of the Course 10
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION	Turkish
WORK PLACEMENT(S)	No