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 1	Second cycle	ELL811		3	25.00	25.00	Print

Description of course unit

Prerequisites and course requisities	SUCCESS IN PH.D. COURSES
Language of instruction	ENGLISH
Coordinator	HASAN BAKTIR
Lecturer(s)	HASAN BAKTIR
Teaching assitant(s)	NO
Mode of delivery	MEETING
Course objective	PREPARE PH.D. THEISIS
Course description	INCREASING RESEARCH AWARENESS AND WRITING WELL-ORGANIZED AUTHENTIC PH.D. THESIS

Course contents

1	RESEARCH ON PROPER/POSSIBLE THESIS TOPIC
2	PREPARE AN OUTLINE FOR THE SELECTED TOPIC
3	PRESENTATION OF THE OUTLINE
4	ACCESS TO NECESSARY RESOURCES
5	LITERATURE REVIEW
6	FIRST DRAFT OF THE CHAPTERS
7	CORRECTION OF THE DRAFT
8	WRITING THE REST OF THE THESIS
9	THESIS DEFENSE
10	SUBMITTING THE REVISION TO THE INSTITUTE
11	APPROVAL
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Learning outcomes of the course unit

1	AWARENESS OF TOPIC
2	AWARENESS OF RESEARCH
3	AWARENESS OF ACCESS TO THE RESOURCES
4	CRITICAL THINKING
5	COMPETENCE IN EVALUATION OF DATA AND MATERIAL
6	COMPETENCE IN WELL-ORGANIZED WRITING
7	COMPETENCE IN ARGUEMENT
8	COMPETENCE IN RESOLUTION
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10	-

*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)	5	2	10
Study hours out of classroom (study before and after the class)	36	11	396
Homework	6	10	60
Presentation / seminar	6	2	12
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	5	30	150
Total work load			628
ECTS			25.00

Assessment methods and criteria

Evaluation during semester	Quantity	Percentage
Midterm exam	0	0
Quiz	0	0
Homework	6	40
Semester total		40
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	MLA HANDBOOK
Additional references	RESOURCES ON PH.D. TOPICS

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