INTRODUCTION TO THESIS AND SEMINAR PROGRAMME COURSE DESCRIPTION

Code	Name of the Course Unit	Semester	In-Class Hours (T+P)	Credit	ECTS Credit
EFI690	INTRODUCTION TO THESIS AND SEMINAR	4	0	0	18

GENERAL INFORMATION
Language of Instruction :	English
Level of the Course Unit :	DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY, TYY: + 7.Level, EQF-LLL: 7.Level, QF-EHEA: Third Cycle
Type of the Course :	Compulsory
Mode of Delivery of the Course Unit	-
Coordinator of the Course Unit	Assoc.Prof. ÇAĞLA TUĞBERK ARIKER
Instructor(s) of the Course Unit	Assist.Prof. ARZU SERT ÖZEN
Course Prerequisite	No

OBJECTIVES AND CONTENTS
Objectives of the Course Unit:	The purpose of this course is to guide students on how to plan and execute a thesis or dissertation research project (or an academic paper). Basic topics such as critical thinking, research, and writing in academic language are within the scope of the course.
Contents of the Course Unit:	At the end of the semester, it is aimed for each student to write an article and make a presentation about the thesis topic. In this context, it is planned to teach the student the stages such as determining the research question, obtaining the necessary statistics by conducting a detailed literature review on the subject, and writing down the findings of the research.

KEY LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT (On successful completion of this course unit, students/learners will or will be able to)
Determining the research question of the thesis
Conducting detailed literature research regarding the thesis
Writing and developing a thesis proposal
Creating an article about the thesis topic

WEEKLY COURSE CONTENTS AND STUDY MATERIALS FOR PRELIMINARY & FURTHER STUDY
Week	Preparatory	Topics(Subjects)	Method
1	Reading	Introduction to research (talking about the basic topics of academic research and thesis writing such as research question, hypothesis, methodology)	Content of course and plan
2	Reading	Purpose of scientific research and scientific reporting. Conversation on the scope of the “research question”.	Reading articles and books
3	Reading	Determining the research problem and creating the research question.	Reading articles and books
4	Reading	Literature review and talk on how to conduct an effective literature research.	Reading articles
5	Reading	Talking about methodology (the method of research) and explaining how the relevant data can be obtained.	Article Websites of official institutions of the countries
6	-	Data collection	Determining the methodology (method) for the subject chosen by the students
7	-	Data analysis	Article
8	-	MID-TERM EXAM	-
9	-	Interpretation of data	-
10	-	Interpretation of research findings in academic language	-
11	-	General comment	-
12	-	Presentation	-
13	-	Presentation	-
14	-	Presentation	-
15	-	Presentation	-
16	-	FINAL EXAM	-
17	-	FINAL EXAM	-

SOURCE MATERIALS & RECOMMENDED READING
Academic publications and research such as domestic and international academic articles and theses on the subject chosen by the students.

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

Level of Contribution
0	1	2	3	4	5

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	0	0	0
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	0	0	0
Final Exam	0	0	0
Preparation for the Final Exam	0	0	0
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	0	0	0