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Graduate Education Institute · History and Civilization Studies · Master

ECTS: 7.5 T+P+L: 2+0+0 Compulsory
Coordinator: Prof. Dr. Beytullah KAYA
Prerequisites: TMA 597 - Scientific Research Methods

Course Objective

The aim of the course is to enable students to learn how to do an academic study. In this context, it is aimed to inform students about how to construct an academic study, how to create the content and how to conduct the reporting period. Throughout the semester, it is aimed to guide students to design, conduct and report an academic study. As a result, students are expected to gain proficiency in project and thesis writing.

Course Content

Course Content; In this course, it is aimed to create a research problem, how to make a literature review of the research, to create a research purpose and sub-problems, to construct a research method, to conduct research findings and to form a conclusions section.

Course Learning Outcomes

  1. An academic study; How to create the summary section What will be mentioned in the introduction, The aim of the study and how to create sub-problems, What should be included in the method section, It is aimed to develop skills in the findings and what to do in the results sections.

Core Area Distribution

(22) Humanities%100

Teaching Methods

ExpressionQuestion-AnswerDiscussionExercise and Practice

Assessment & Evaluation

Project / DesignTesting (Essay / Tests: True-Falls, multiple-choice, short answer, matching)

ECTS / Workload

ActivityQuantityDuration (h)Total Workload
Course Duration (Including Exam Week)000
Out of Class Study Period000
Midterm000
Quiz000
Assignment000
Practice000
Final000

Course Schedule

WeekSubjectPreparation
1What is Scientific Research? What are the steps of scientific research?Three articles will be read
2Types of Scientific ResearchThe relevant chapter will be read.
3Scientific Research ProcessThe relevan chapter will be researc.
4Research Issues to be considered in the topic selection.Determine a research topic.
5How to choose the problemA research problem will be determined.
6Writing Research Objective and Sub ProblemsResearch Purpose and Sub-Problems to be written
7ProjectProject
8What is Literature Review and how to make a literature reviewLiterature review related to selected subject
9How to write the Research Method.Research method to be written
10Limitations in Scientific StudiesRelated sections of articles will be examined.
11Writing the findings in scientific research.Findings section of their studies will be written.
12Writing the results in scientific researchThe results section of their work will be written.
13Bibliography rules.The bibliography of the work will be written.
14Preparation of thesis proposalThesis proposal to be developed.
15Project DeliveryProject Delivery