Course Information

Course Information

Course Title	Code	Semester	L+U Hour	Credits	ECTS
STUDY OF THESIS	952400719220		0 + 0	0	22.0

Prerequisites

None

Language of Instruction	Turkish
Course Level	Graduate Degree
Course Type	Compulsory
Mode of delivery
Course Coordinator
Instructors	Betül DOĞAN AKKAŞ
Assistants
Goals	The purpose of the course is to contribute academic writing and production of the student to guide his/her for a focused research content.
Course Content	The course includes seminars on academic writing and methodology, as well as feedback sessions concerning the student's thesis.
Learning Outcomes	1) Academic writing 2) Structuring an academic research problem and project 3) Conducting a field research

Weekly Topics (Content)

Week	Topics	Teaching and Learning Methods and Techniques	Study Materials
1. Week	Introduction	Lecture Brainstorming Project Based Learning	Seminar
2. Week	A discussion on the thesis subject	Lecture; Question Answer Brainstorming	Seminar
3. Week	Literature Review	Lecture; Discussion; Case Study	Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
4. Week	Research problem	Lecture; Question Answer	Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
5. Week	Homework	Lecture; Question Answer	Homework
6. Week	Reading week 1	Colloquium	Homework
7. Week	Reading Week 2	Case Study	Homework
8. Week	Presentation of Literature Review	Discussion; Case Study	Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
9. Week	A discussion on the case study	Lecture; Discussion; Case Study	Presentation (Including Preparation Time) Project (Including Preparation and presentation Time)
10. Week	Academic Writing workshop 1	Lecture	Practice (Teaching Practice, Music/Musical Instrument Practice, Statistics, Laboratory, Field Work, Clinic and Polyclinic Practice)
11. Week	Academic Writing workshop 2	Lecture	Practice (Teaching Practice, Music/Musical Instrument Practice, Statistics, Laboratory, Field Work, Clinic and Polyclinic Practice)
12. Week	Writing up 1	Case Study	Homework
	Writing up 2	Lecture; Discussion	Practice (Teaching Practice, Music/Musical Instrument Practice, Statistics, Laboratory, Field Work, Clinic and Polyclinic Practice)
14. Week	Feedback week	Lecture; Problem Solving	Homework

Sources Used in This Course

Recommended Sources

Klotz, A., Prakash, D., Klotz, A., & Prakash, D. (2008). Qualitative methods in international relations (pp. 1-7). Palgrave Macmillan UK.

Relations with Education Attainment Program Course Competencies

Program Requirements	Contribution Level	DK1	DK2	DK3
PY1	5	5	5	5

*DK = Course's Contrubution.

	0	1	2	3	4	5
Level of contribution	None	Very Low	Low	Fair	High	Very High

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ECTS credits and course workload

Event	Quantity	Duration (Hour)	Total Workload (Hour)
Course Duration (Total weeks*Hours per week)	16	8	128
Work Hour outside Classroom (Preparation, strengthening)	16	20	320
Presentation (Including Preparation Time)	1	52	52
Report (Including Preparation and presentation Time)	1	100	100
Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)	16	2	32
Practice (Teaching Practice, Music/Musical Instrument Practice , Statistics, Laboratory, Field Work, Clinic and Polyclinic Practice)	16	2	32
Total Workload
Total Workload / 30 (s)
ECTS Credit of the Course			30

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International Relations (M.A.)
With Thesis

Course Information

Course Information
Weekly Topics (Content)
Sources Used in This Course
Relations with Education Attainment Program Course Competencies
ECTS credits and course workload