Erciyes University - Info Package

Course unit title	Level of course unit	Course unit code	Type of course unit	Semester of course unit	Local credit	ECTS credit	Syllabus
THESIS STUDIES 2	Second cycle	CENG 712		3	25.00	25.00	Print

Description of course unit

Prerequisites and course requisities	None.
Language of instruction	ENGLISH
Coordinator	Assist.Prof.Dr. Bilal BABAYİĞİT
Lecturer(s)	Lecturers of the department.
Teaching assitant(s)	None
Mode of delivery	Face-to-face
Course objective	The objective of this course is to enable the student to show that he / she can carry out an independent piece of research on a theme in a scientifically sound manner and to demonstrate his/her ability to address a specific problem in a scientifically sound, ethical, thorough and precise manner in the course of a given period of time, and to help the student to communicate his or her findings convincingly.
Course description	This thesis covers the independent study by the student following theoretical and applied courses under supervision of an advisor. The student overviews, gathers, assesses and analyzes the data, and presents the outcomes in written manner under supervision of the advisor.

Course contents

Learning outcomes of the course unit

1	Able to assess information on thesis topic acquired in specialty level.
2	Able to acquire the data required.
3	Able to abide by scientific and ethical limits while gathering, evaluating and publishing data for thesis study
4	Able to design and develop techniques to solve problems in thesis study and evaluate the outputs.
5	Able to develop approach towards complex problems in thesis study and undertake responsibility.
6	-
7
8
9
10

*Contribution level of the course unit to the key learning outcomes

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
41
42
43
44
45
Number of stars refer to level of contribution from 1 (the least) to 5 (the most)

Planned learning activities, teaching methods and ECTS work load

	Quantity	Time (hour)	Quantity*Time (hour)
Lectures (face to face teaching)	14	5	70
Study hours out of classroom (study before and after the class)	0	0	0
Homework	0	0	0
Presentation / seminar	4	15	60
Quiz	0	0	0
Preparation for midterm exams	0	0	0
Midterm exams	0	0	0
Project (term paper)	0	0	0
Laboratuar	0	0	0
Field study	0	0	0
Preparation for final exam	0	0	0
Final exam	0	0	0
Research	14	35	490
Total work load			620
ECTS			25.00

Assessment methods and criteria

Evaluation during semester	Quantity	Percentage
Midterm exam	0	0
Quiz	0	0
Homework	1	100
Semester total		100
Contribution ratio of evaluation during semester to success		40
Contribution ratio of final exam to success		60
General total		100

Recommended and required reading

Textbook	Recent books on research subject
Additional references	Recent journal and conference papers on research subject

Files related to the course unit