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
DEPERTMENTAL SEMINAR	Third cycle	SKY518		1	7.00	7.00	Print

Description of course unit

Prerequisites and course requisities	None
Language of instruction	Turkish
Coordinator	Asist. Prof. M. İnanç Özekmekçi
Lecturer(s)	Asist. Prof. M. İnanç Özekmekçi
Teaching assitant(s)	None
Mode of delivery	Seminar, Presentation
Course objective	To test the research and analytical skills of the students and to prepare them for writing their thesis
Course description	A course based on research and oral and written presentation of a topic of students' choice in order to prepare them for thesis writing.

Course contents

1	Introduction
2	Identification of research topics
3	Research for abstract
4	Research for abstract
5	Presentation of abstracts
6	Feedback
7	Research for the final paper
8	Research for the final paper
9	Research for the final paper
10	First draft of papers due
11	Feedback
12	Presentation of the final versions
13	Presentation of the final versions
14	Presentation of the final versions
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Learning outcomes of the course unit

1	Research skills
2	Analytical skills
3	Preparation for thesis
4	Oral and written presentation skills
5	data analysis
6	defining research problem
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*Contribution level of the course unit to the key learning outcomes

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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	3	42
Study hours out of classroom (study before and after the class)	14	1	14
Homework	0	0	0
Presentation / seminar	2	28	56
Quiz	0	0	0
Preparation for midterm exams	0	0	0
Midterm exams	0	0	0
Project (term paper)	1	14	14
Laboratuar	0	0	0
Field study	0	0	0
Preparation for final exam	0	0	0
Final exam	0	0	0
Research	1	24	24
Total work load			150
ECTS			6.00

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		0
Contribution ratio of final exam to success		0
General total		0

Recommended and required reading

Textbook	none
Additional references	none

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