GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION
SEMINAR/5590003
Course Title: SEMINAR
Credits 3 ECTS 7.5
Semester 1 Compulsory/Elective Compulsory
COURSE INFO
 -- LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
  Turkish
 -- NAME OF LECTURER(S)
  Professor İlyas Doğan
 -- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  http://www.websitem.gazi.edu.tr/site/ilyasdogan
 -- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  ilyasdogan@gazi.edu.tr, il.dogan@gmail.com
 -- LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT
Determination of research subjects
Testing hypotheses
To improve skills in scientific methods
Comparison of scientific research methods
Awakening about plagiarisation and violation of ethics, ethics of science
Scientific representation methods
To improve skills at excel at public speaking and expression
Important issues in writing scientific texts
Evolution of scientific thoughts, methods of scientific criticism
 -- MODE OF DELIVERY
  The mode of delivery of this course is Face to face
 -- PREREQUISITES AND CO-REQUISITES
  There is no prerequisite or co-requisite for this course.
 -- RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENTS
  There is no recommended optional programme component for this course.
 --COURSE CONTENT
1. Week  What is the scientific thought?
2. Week  What is the scientific thought?
3. Week  Research methods
4. Week  Research methods
5. Week  Research methods
6. Week  Analyzing an illustrated thesis
7. Week  Reference research and ability to use data bases
8. Week  Important issues in researches on theoretical subjects
9. Week  The main features of sociological researches
10. Week  Study on thesis project
11. Week  Presentation at workshop
12. Week  Presentation at workshop
13. Week  Presentation at workshop
14. Week  Debates on evolution of scientific history
15. Week  Research methods in social sciences
16. Week  Relativity problem in social sciences
 -- RECOMMENDED OR REQUIRED READING
  Any kind of scientific study about scientific research methods is used as course material.
 -- PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS
  Lecture, Question & Answer
 -- WORK PLACEMENT(S)
  Representation, criticising on representation conducted
 -- ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA
 
Quantity
Percentage
 Mid-terms
0
0
 Assignment
2
2
 Exercises
0
0
 Projects
0
0
 Practice
0
0
 Quiz
0
0
 Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade  
40
 Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade  
60
 -- WORKLOAD
 Efficiency  Total Week Count  Weekly Duration (in hour)  Total Workload in Semester
 Theoretical Study Hours of Course Per Week
16
3
48
 Practising Hours of Course Per Week
15
2
30
 Reading
15
2
30
 Searching in Internet and Library
15
1
15
 Designing and Applying Materials
0
 Preparing Reports
0
 Preparing Presentation
15
2
30
 Presentation
15
2
30
 Mid-Term and Studying for Mid-Term
0
 Final and Studying for Final
0
 Other
0
 TOTAL WORKLOAD: 
183
 TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25: 
7.32
 ECTS: 
7.5
 -- COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM
NO
 PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES
1
2
3
4
5
1X
2X
3X
4X
5X
6X
7X
8X
9X
10X