INTRODUCTION TO THESIS AND SEMINAR PROGRAMME COURSE DESCRIPTION

Code	Name of the Course Unit	Semester	In-Class Hours (T+P)	Credit	ECTS Credit
INF587	INTRODUCTION TO THESIS AND SEMINAR	3	0	0	18

GENERAL INFORMATION
Language of Instruction :	Turkish
Level of the Course Unit :	MASTER'S DEGREE, TYY: + 7.Level, EQF-LLL: 7.Level, QF-EHEA: Second Cycle
Type of the Course :	Compulsory
Mode of Delivery of the Course Unit	-
Coordinator of the Course Unit	Assist.Prof. AHMAD RESHAD NOORI
Instructor(s) of the Course Unit	Assist.Prof. AYLİN ECE KAYABEKİR
Course Prerequisite	No

OBJECTIVES AND CONTENTS
Objectives of the Course Unit:	This course aims to develop the skills of students to acquire new information through research on professional issues and to report and present this information in front of the public.
Contents of the Course Unit:	This course includes the presentation of the research reports prepared by the students regarding the aim of the course.

KEY LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT (On successful completion of this course unit, students/learners will or will be able to)
To be able to make suggestions on academic issues.
To be able to conduct interdisciplinary research.
To be able to report their preparations and research
To be able to gain experience by seeing and trying to share their knowledge in front of the community.
To be able to improve their written and oral communication skills.

WEEKLY COURSE CONTENTS AND STUDY MATERIALS FOR PRELIMINARY & FURTHER STUDY
Week	Preparatory	Topics(Subjects)	Method
1	-	Determination of seminar topics	-
2	-	Determination of seminar topics	-
3	-	Individual study	-
4	-	Individual study	-
5	-	Individual study	-
6	-	Individual study	-
7	-	Individual study	-
8	-	MID-TERM EXAM	-
9	-	Individual study	-
10	-	Individual study	-
11	-	Individual study	-
12	-	Individual study	-
13	-	Individual study	-
14	-	Presentations	-
15	-	Presentations	-
16	-	FINAL EXAM	-
17	-	FINAL EXAM	-

SOURCE MATERIALS & RECOMMENDED READING

ASSESSMENT
Assessment & Grading of In-Term Activities	Number of Activities	Degree of Contribution (%)	Description

Level of Contribution
0	1	2	3	4	5

KNOWLEDGE
Theoretical
	Programme Learning Outcomes	Level of Contribution
		0	1	2	3	4	5
1	Students could be define and formulate complex engineering problems.
2	Students develop the knowladge an mathematic, science and engineering

KNOWLEDGE
Factual
	Programme Learning Outcomes	Level of Contribution
		0	1	2	3	4	5
1	Able to reach widely informationsby means of modern methods and techniques applied in engineering.
2	They acquire to reach and provide new knowledge at high level

SKILLS
Cognitive
	Programme Learning Outcomes	Level of Contribution
		0	1	2	3	4	5
1	Students use computer hardware and software for the solution of civil engineering problems
2	Students can find or reach data and design experiment on field and labrotory for solving civil engineering problems
3	They applicate modern design methods in solution problems
4	They acquire skills in understanding and aplication in social environment

SKILLS
Practical
	Programme Learning Outcomes	Level of Contribution
		0	1	2	3	4	5
1	Students use modern planning and mangement techniques in engineering projects
2	They transform the knowledge that already have in to the application
3	They can work in different fields
4	They acquire skills in learning and aplication in their profession

OCCUPATIONAL
Autonomy & Responsibility
	Programme Learning Outcomes	Level of Contribution
		0	1	2	3	4	5
1	Can take responsibility for solving problems in engineering
2	Could lead in working group for having ethic rules
3	They are conscious of ethic responsibilty
4	They can make a leadership in work team
5	They are conscious of defining new data and acquire skill reaching evaluate data

OCCUPATIONAL
Learning to Learn
	Programme Learning Outcomes	Level of Contribution
		0	1	2	3	4	5
1	Students constanly renews themselves adopt to new conditions
2	They can reache the knowledge that they are researching
3	They asses and comment the knowledge

OCCUPATIONAL
Communication & Social
	Programme Learning Outcomes	Level of Contribution
		0	1	2	3	4	5
1	Can read an article and evaluate for the solution of problems
2	They follow the new developments in engineering
3	They are conscious on the responsibility of their profesion

OCCUPATIONAL
Occupational and/or Vocational
	Programme Learning Outcomes	Level of Contribution
		0	1	2	3	4	5
1	They inform to people in any problems or issues in order to solve the problems
2	They also renew their information on the point under the different conditions
3	They inform on the issues of solution of engineering problem to different social groups in oral or writing

WORKLOAD & ECTS CREDITS OF THE COURSE UNIT
Workload for Learning & Teaching Activities
Type of the Learning Activites	Learning Activities (# of week)	Duration (hours, h)	Workload (h)
Lecture & In-Class Activities	0	0	0
Preliminary & Further Study	0	0	0
Land Surveying	0	0	0
Group Work	0	0	0
Laboratory	0	0	0
Reading	14	25	350
Assignment (Homework)	0	0	0
Project Work	0	0	0
Seminar	0	0	0
Internship	0	0	0
Technical Visit	0	0	0
Web Based Learning	0	0	0
Implementation/Application/Practice	0	0	0
Practice at a workplace	0	0	0
Occupational Activity	0	0	0
Social Activity	0	0	0
Thesis Work	0	0	0
Field Study	0	0	0
Report Writing	1	90	90
Final Exam	1	2	2
Preparation for the Final Exam	1	18	18
Mid-Term Exam	0	0	0
Preparation for the Mid-Term Exam	0	0	0
Short Exam	0	0	0
Preparation for the Short Exam	0	0	0
TOTAL	17	0	460