Seminar (UI500) Course Detail

Course Name Course Code Season Lecture Hours Application Hours Lab Hours Credit ECTS
Seminar UI500 1. Semester 0 0 0 0 5
Pre-requisite Course(s)
N/A
Course Language Turkish
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 Coordinator
Course Lecturer(s)
  • Prof. Dr. Gozde Yilmaz
Course Assistants
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;
  • To familiarize students with the scientific research procedures
  • To teach students the importance of good reporting of their research
  • Help students to develop their research design skills
  • Accompanying students to prepare the,ir research proposals prior to their thesis and/or project writing
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.
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
Percentage of Final Work 50
Total 100

Course Category

Core Courses X
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
1 2 3 4 5
1 Gains the ability to understand, explain, and apply the basic concepts and methodologies of international relations X
2 Gains the ability to analyze international relations at a theoretical level X
3 Gains the ability to interpret current global and national political issues through logical and informed analysis X
4 Gains the ability to adopt multiple perspectives on international relations X
5 Gains the ability to analyze the current and future positions of global and regional actors X
6 Develops academic and practical research skills in political issues X
7 Develops academic writing skills related to the field X
8 Develops the academic presentation skills related to the field X
9 Develops analytical thinking and independent research skills X
10 Develops critical analysis, interpretation, and discussion skills, and adopts an open-minded approach to learning X
11 Gains the ability to develop arguments X

ECTS/Workload Table

Activities Number Duration (Hours) Total Workload
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