ECTS - Seminar
Seminar (UI500) Course Detail
| Course Name | Course Code | Season | Lecture Hours | Application Hours | Lab Hours | Credit | ECTS |
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| Seminar | UI500 | 1. Semester | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Pre-requisite Course(s) |
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| N/A |
| Course Language | Turkish |
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| Course Type | Compulsory Departmental Courses |
| Course Level | Social Sciences Master's Degree |
| Mode of Delivery | Face To Face |
| Learning and Teaching Strategies | Lecture, Discussion, Question and Answer. |
| Course Lecturer(s) |
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| Course Objectives | • to support students to conduct independent research; • to write a research proposal on their thesis topic; • to familiriaze students with the primary research methods that could be applied in their thesis; • to help students to conduct literature review, collect and analyze data for their thesis research. |
| Course Learning Outcomes |
The students who succeeded in this course;
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| Course Content | Preparation of a research question, data collection and analysis, reseach design and results interpretation; preparation of a research proposal on the topic of students` choice (preferably on their thesis or project) and presentation in the class. |
Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies
| Week | Subjects | Preparation |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | A General Introduction to the Course: A Lecture on Drafting Reports of the Research | None |
| 2 | Science, Scientific Method and Reporting; Objective, Importance, Assumptions, Limitations, Method and Definitions | Karasar, Chapter 1, pp. 1-14. |
| 3 | Content and Format: Margins, Line Spacing, Tab, Page Numbers, Chapter and sub-Chapter Titles, Title Page, Jury Page, Foreword and Acknowledgements, Author, Contents Page, Figures and Tables List | Karasar, Chapter 2, pp. 15-28. |
| 4 | Major Parts: Problem, Question, Hypothesis, Research Model, Sample, Data Gathering, Analysis, Interpretation, Time, Costs, Findings, Summary, Judgement and Recommendations | Karasar, Chapter 3, pp. 28-39. |
| 5 | Last Parts: Appencies, Bibliography, Summary, Homeworks and Short Reports, Reserach Proposal, Quoutations, Direct Quotations, Format, Adding and Removing, Correcting the Mistakes, Translation in Quotation, Indirect Quotation, The Measure of Quotation, Misinterpretations and Legal Regulations | Karasar, Chapter 2 and Chapter 3, pp. 39-52. |
| 6 | Showing References, Identifying the Source, Author's Name, Reference Name, Publication Data, Formats of Bibliography, Classification of the Sources, Sorting of the Sources, Footnote, Endnote Formats and Samples | Karasar, Chapter 4, pp. 53-66. |
| 7 | Special Footnote and Bibliography Samples, Types and Numbers of Authors, Types of Publications, Foreign Language Sources, Primary and Secondary Sources | Karasar, Chapter 4, pp. 66-75. |
| 8 | Preparing a Chart, Footnotes for Charts/Graphs, Semi Chart, Elements of Figures and their preparation, Footnotes of Figures, Types of Figures, Verification Checks and Textual Relations of the Chats and Figures | Karasar, Chapter 5, pp. 76-100. |
| 9 | Writing and Multiplying the Thesis: Important roles of writing, Balance, Use of Quotation Marks, Starting the writing, Uniformity, Writing, Corrections, Multiplication | Karasar, Chapter 6, pp. 101-112. |
| 10 | Summary, Judgement and Recommendations, Appendices | Karasar, Chapter 7, pp. 113-130. |
| 11 | In Class Study: Using the word processor, first customization, margins, fonts, parapraphs, page numbers, line spacing customization | none |
| 12 | IN Class Study: Preparing a cover page, Jury page, contents preparation and organization of chapter and sub-chapter titles, writing an abstract, acknowledgements page | none |
| 13 | Direct and indirect quotations' types, functions and types of different footnote formats, preparation and uniformity of the footnotes, preparation and uniformity of bibliography | none |
| 14 | Presentations of the Thesis Proposals | none |
| 15 | Presentations of the Thesis Proposals | none |
| 16 | Presentations of the Thesis Proposals | none |
Sources
| Other Sources | 1. Neuman, W. L. (2012). Toplumsal Araştırma Yöntemleri: Nitel ve Nicel Yaklaşımlar (2 cilt). İstanbul: Yayınodası. |
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| 2. Yildirim, A. Ve Simsek H. (2011). Sosyal Bilimlerde Nitel Arastirma Yontemleri. Ankara: Seckin. | |
| 3. Boke, K. (2009). Sosyal Bilimlerde Arastirma Yontemleri. İstanbul: Alfa. | |
| Course Book | 4. Niyazi Karasar, Araştırmalarda Rapor Hazırlama. Ankara: Nobel, 2014. |
Evaluation System
| Requirements | Number | Percentage of Grade |
|---|---|---|
| Attendance/Participation | 1 | 50 |
| Laboratory | - | - |
| Application | - | - |
| Field Work | - | - |
| Special Course Internship | - | - |
| Quizzes/Studio Critics | - | - |
| Homework Assignments | - | - |
| Presentation | 1 | 50 |
| Project | - | - |
| Report | - | - |
| Seminar | - | - |
| Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury | - | - |
| Final Exam/Final Jury | - | - |
| Toplam | 2 | 100 |
| Percentage of Semester Work | 50 |
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| Percentage of Final Work | 50 |
| Total | 100 |
Course Category
| Core Courses | X |
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| Major Area Courses | |
| Supportive Courses | |
| Media and Managment Skills Courses | |
| Transferable Skill Courses |
The Relation Between Course Learning Competencies and Program Qualifications
| # | Program Qualifications / Competencies | Level of Contribution | ||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 1 | Acquiring the skills of understanding, explaining, and using the fundamental concepts and methodology of international relations. | X | ||||
| 2 | Acquiring the skills of analyzing international relations from a theoretical level. | X | ||||
| 3 | Acquiring the ability to make logical interpretations about the recent either global or national political events. | X | ||||
| 4 | Acquiring different perspectives on international relations. | X | ||||
| 5 | Improving the ability to make analyses about the current and future prospects of global and regional actors. | X | ||||
| 6 | Developing relevant academic and applied research skills in political areas. | X | ||||
| 7 | To improve the academic writing skills pertaining to the academic area. | X | ||||
| 8 | To improve the academic presentation skills pertaining to the academic area. | X | ||||
| 9 | To improve analytical thinking and independent research skills. | X | ||||
| 10 | Acquiring an open-minded behavior through encouraging critical analysis, interpretation, discussions, and/or continuous learning. | X | ||||
| 11 | Improving the ability to effectively develop arguments. | X | ||||
ECTS/Workload Table
| Activities | Number | Duration (Hours) | Total Workload |
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| Course Hours (Including Exam Week: 16 x Total Hours) | 16 | 3 | 48 |
| Laboratory | |||
| Application | |||
| Special Course Internship | |||
| Field Work | |||
| Study Hours Out of Class | 5 | 5 | 25 |
| Presentation/Seminar Prepration | 1 | 52 | 52 |
| Project | |||
| Report | |||
| Homework Assignments | |||
| Quizzes/Studio Critics | |||
| Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury | |||
| Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury | |||
| Total Workload | 125 | ||