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	5
NAME OF LECTURER(S)	Associate Professor Süleyman Sezgin Mercan
LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT	At the end of this course, the students; 1) Gain skills to produce and express a scientific research question on international relations and Turkey's international relations.
MODE OF DELIVERY	Face to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE	No
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT	None
COURSE DEFINITION	The objective of seminar is to ease the transition to thesis writing for students who are at the thesis stage. In this line, Seminar aims to develop students' skills to write a research question (thesis subject) that does not overlook the "essentials" of an academic/scientific thesis. This requires that student develops and defends a research question which blends the theory, case study and literature knowledge that the student is assumed to have in a logical, consistent and complete way while avoiding plagiarism trap.
COURSE CONTENTS	WEEK TOPICS 1st Week The content of the course is determined according to the projects and theses students are going to write. 2nd Week
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING	The literature on the subject of the thesis/the seminar/the project.
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS	Questions/Answers,Presentation,Case Study,Project
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA	Quantity Percentage(%) Total(%) 0 Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 0 Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 100 Total(%) 100
ECTS WORKLOAD	Activities Number Hours Workload Midterm exam Preparation for Quiz Individual or group work Preparation for Final exam 1 100 100 Course hours 14 3 42 Preparation for Midterm exam Laboratory (including preparation) Final exam 1 24 24 Homework Total Workload 166 Total Workload / 30 5,53 ECTS Credits of the Course 5
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION	Turkish
WORK PLACEMENT(S)	No