ISL 699 - Seminar

A seminar class is based on discussion and lead by students. Basically, this course provides students with the opportunity to think out loud with their colleagues and the class instructor with regard to their intended thesis. Professional academic discussions may only lead to improving students' research ideas; therefore, all students are expected to be actively engaged. To ensure student engagement, each week, following the second week, each student is expected to present their preliminary research proposals, and after that present a final draft of their intended research proposal.

COURSE SCHEDULE:

Week 1: 

• Sharing information about the course and delivering the syllabus

Week 2: 

• To determine a subject-step 1 (theme)

Week 3: 

• To determine a subject-step 2 (theme)
• Second period - (All student participation)

Week 4: 

• The particulars of determining a subject (title)
• From Questions to a problem
• Second period - (few student participation)

Week 5: 

• How to make efficient reading for literature review?
• From Problems to resources (How to read literature)
• Second period - (student participation)

Week 6: 

• How to select and choose your methodology
• Second period - (student participation)

Week 7: 

• Finalizing the methodology
• Second period - (student participation)

Week 8: 

• MIDTERM week

Week 9: 

• To prepare the outline-step 1
• Second period - (student participation)

Week 10: 

• To prepare the outline-step 2
• Second period - (student participation)

Week 11: 

• Writing the proposal-step 1
• Using Microsoft Word automated referencing system

Week 12: 

• Writing the proposal-step 2
• Familiarizing with Microsoft Word automated titles and table of content

Week 13: 

• The final revision of the outline and giving the last shape to the proposal

Week 14: 

• The final presentation of the proposal

Week 15: 

• The final presentation of the proposal

ON WEB; - [TÜBİTAK (Secondary School Students Research Projects-BU MY ESERİM), (High School Students Research Projects), (Undergraduate 2209 / A, 2209 / B and 2241 Projects), (Graduate Projects)] guides - LIBRARY at the University (especially e -KLL) and TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER OFFICE (TTO) Webs, - Undergraduate research assignments / graduation projects; Master's / Ph.D. theses publication rules, - Academic publications, MUCİTLER, PATENTS, KOSGEB / R & D CENTERS / DEVELOPMENT AGENCIES / TECHNOPARKLAR / TUBITAK TEYDEB, KAMAG PROJECTS / WEBSITES RELATED WITH EUROPEAN UNION PROJECTS.

- Projects in different categories, - Inventions / books / biographies related to the inventors - Ahmed Cebbar - History of Islamic Science - Aliya Izzetbegovic - Islam between East and West - Arnold Toynbee - Civilization Trials - Colin Ronan - History of Science: History of Science in World Cultures and Development - Corci Zeydan - History of Islamic Civilizations - Fuat Sezgin - Science and Technology in Islam - Ibn Khaldun - Mukaddime (trans. Suleyman Uludag)

Attendance to the course is mandatory. 70% attendance is required.