GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION
MA Thesis Proposal/15209
Course Title: MA Thesis Proposal
Credits 0 ECTS 5
Course Semester 1 Type of The Course Compulsory
COURSE INFORMATION
 -- (CATALOG CONTENT)
 -- (TEXTBOOK)
 -- (SUPPLEMENTARY TEXTBOOK)
 -- (PREREQUISITES AND CO-REQUISITES)
 -- LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
  Turkish
 -- COURSE OBJECTIVES
 -- COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES
At the end of this course, the student; Determine the thesis topic by using theoretical and practical knowledge at the level of expertise

 -- MODE OF DELIVERY
  This course is conducted in the form of face-to-face training only.
 --WEEKLY SCHEDULE
1. Week  Research on expertise topics
2. Week  Literature review
3. Week  Literature review
4. Week  Review related publications
5. Week  Review related publications
6. Week  Learning / developing scientific writing rules
7. Week  To learn scientific and professional ethics rules
8. Week  Midterm exam
9. Week  Apply scientific and professional ethics rules
10. Week  Discussion on expertise topics
11. Week  Discussion on expertise topics
12. Week  Determining the subject and method of the thesis
13. Week  Determining the subject and method of the thesis
14. Week  Preparing the thesis proposal according to the thesis proposal writing guide.
15. Week  Preparing the thesis proposal according to the thesis proposal writing guide.
16. Week  Final exam
 -- TEACHING and LEARNING METHODS
 -- ASSESSMENT CRITERIA
 
Quantity
Total Weighting (%)
 Midterm Exams
0
0
 Assignment
5
30
 Application
5
30
 Projects
0
0
 Practice
0
0
 Quiz
1
40
 Percent of In-term Studies  
100
 Percentage of Final Exam to Total Score  
0
 -- WORKLOAD
 Activity  Total Number of Weeks  Duration (weekly hour)  Total Period Work Load
 Weekly Theoretical Course Hours
14
3
42
 Weekly Tutorial Hours
14
1
14
 Reading Tasks
5
4
20
 Searching in Internet and Library
5
4
20
 Material Design and Implementation
0
0
0
 Report Preparing
5
3
15
 Preparing a Presentation
2
2
4
 Presentation
2
2
4
 Midterm Exam and Preperation for Midterm Exam
0
0
0
 Final Exam and Preperation for Final Exam
0
0
0
 Other (should be emphasized)
0
 TOTAL WORKLOAD: 
119
 TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25: 
4.76
 Course Credit (ECTS): 
5
 -- COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM
NO
 PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES
1
2
3
4
5
1Course develops student’s skills of expression and research
2Grasping the inter-disciplinary interaction related to his fieldX
3The ability to use the expert-level theoretical and practical knowledge acquired in his fieldX
4Interpreting and forming new types of knowledge by combining the knowledge from the area and the knowledge from various other disciplinesX
5Solves the issues of his field by using scientific methodsX
6The ability to carry out a specialist study related to his area independentlyX
7Developing new strategic approaches to solve the unforeseen and complex problems arising in the practical processesX
8Coming up with solutions while taking responsibilityX
9Fulfilling the leader role in the environments where solutions are sought for the problems related to his fieldX
10Evaluates issues with a critical eye and encourages learningX
11Transferring the current developments in the area and his/her own work within the national and international environments orally, visually and in written formsX
12Ability to see and develop social relationships and the norms directing these relationships with a critical look and the ability to take action to change these when necessary
13Having proficiency in a foreign language and establishing written and oral communication with that language
14Uses computer programs competent enough for his departmentX
15Using communication technologies efficiently and according to the needs of the departmentX
16Collects data related to the field, reviews and makes conclusions; implements and shares them by considering ethical valuesX
17Develops different perspectives related to the field, plans them and assesses them within the quality frameworkX
18Internalizes the knowledge gained in the field, transforms it into a skill and uses it with interdisciplinary studiesX
 -- NAME OF LECTURER(S)
   (Prof. Ayten KOÇ AYDIN)
 -- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)
   (https://websitem.gazi.edu.tr/site/aytenaydin)
 -- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)
   (aytenaydin@gazi.edu.tr)