ECTS - Research Methodology and Communication Skills
Research Methodology and Communication Skills (MDES600) Course Detail
| Course Name | Course Code | Season | Lecture Hours | Application Hours | Lab Hours | Credit | ECTS |
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| Research Methodology and Communication Skills | MDES600 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| Pre-requisite Course(s) |
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| N/A |
| Course Language | English |
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| Course Type | N/A |
| Course Level | Natural & Applied Sciences Master's Degree |
| Mode of Delivery | Face To Face |
| Learning and Teaching Strategies | Lecture, Demonstration, Discussion, Question and Answer, Drill and Practice, Observation Case Study, Problem Solving, Team/Group. |
| Course Lecturer(s) |
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| Course Objectives | The objective of this course is to improve the research and communication skills of students early in their graduate program to help them better plan, conduct and present their research and thesis work. |
| Course Learning Outcomes |
The students who succeeded in this course;
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| Course Content | Rigorous, scholarly research, particularly theses or dissertations. Literature review, surveys, meta-analysis, empirical research design, formulating research questions, theory building, qualitative and quantitative data collection and analysis methods, validity, reliability, triangulation, building evidences, writing research proposal |
Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies
| Week | Subjects | Preparation |
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| 1 | Introduction; What is Research? Why to do research? | Lecture Notes |
| 2 | Identification of a research problem | Lecture Notes |
| 3 | Managing and Planning Research | Lecture Notes |
| 4 | Literature mining, taxonomy | Lecture Notes |
| 5 | Data gathering and data management | Lecture Notes |
| 6 | Technical Writing | Lecture Notes |
| 7 | Writing a research/thesis proposal | Lecture Notes |
| 8 | Ethics in Research | Lecture Notes |
| 9 | Communication Skills | Lecture Notes |
| 10 | Scientists must speak | Lecture Notes |
| 11 | How to present | Lecture Notes |
| 12 | Student Presentations | |
| 13 | Student Presentations | |
| 14 | Student Presentations | |
| 15 | Student Presentations | |
| 16 | Student Presentations |
Sources
| Other Sources | 1. Robert L. Peters. Farrar, Straus and Giroux, Getting What You Came For: The Smart Student's Guide to Earning a Master's or Ph.D. (Revised Edition), 1997. |
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| 2. Zina O’Leary, The Essential Guide to Doing Research, Sage Publications, London, 2004. | |
| 3. Bruce A. Thyer, Preparing Research Articles, Oxford University Press, London, 2008. | |
| 4. Paul Oliver, The Student’s Guide to Research Ethics, Open University Press, Philadelphia, 2003. | |
| 5. James E. Mauch and Namgi Park, Guide to the Successful Thesis and Dissertation: A Handbook for Students and Faculty, 5th Ed., Marcel Dekker, Inc., New York, 2003. | |
| 6. D. Eric Walters and Gale Climenson Walters, Scientists Must Speak, Rutledge, London, 2002. | |
| 7. Owen Hargie (Ed.), The Handbook of Communication Skills, 3rd Ed., Rutledge, London, 2006. |
Evaluation System
| Requirements | Number | Percentage of Grade |
|---|---|---|
| Attendance/Participation | - | - |
| Laboratory | - | - |
| Application | 1 | 20 |
| Field Work | - | - |
| Special Course Internship | - | - |
| Quizzes/Studio Critics | - | - |
| Homework Assignments | 3 | 30 |
| Presentation | 3 | 20 |
| Project | - | - |
| Report | - | - |
| Seminar | 1 | 30 |
| Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury | - | - |
| Final Exam/Final Jury | - | - |
| Toplam | 8 | 100 |
| Percentage of Semester Work | 100 |
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| Percentage of Final Work | 0 |
| Total | 100 |
Course Category
| Core Courses | |
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| Major Area Courses | X |
| 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 | Attains knowledge through wide and in-depth investigations his/her field and surveys, evaluates, interprets, and applies the knowledge thus acquired. | X | ||||
| 2 | Has a critical and comprehensive knowledge of contemporary engineering techniques and methods of application. | X | ||||
| 3 | By using unfamiliar, ambiguous, or incompletely defined data, completes and utilizes the required knowledge by scientific methods; is able to fuse and make use of knowledge from different disciplines. | X | ||||
| 4 | Has the awareness of new and emerging technologies in his/her branch of engineering profession, studies and learns these when needed. | X | ||||
| 5 | Defines and formulates problems in his/her branch of engineering, develops methods of solution, and applies innovative methods of solution. | X | ||||
| 6 | Devises new and/or original ideas and methods; designs complex systems and processes and proposes innovative/alternative solutions for their design. | |||||
| 7 | Has the ability to design and conduct theoretical, experimental, and model-based investigations; is able to use judgment to solve complex problems that may be faced in this process. | |||||
| 8 | Functions effectively as a member or as a leader in teams that may be interdisciplinary, devises approaches of solving complex situations, can work independently and can assume responsibility. | X | ||||
| 9 | Has the oral and written communication skills in one foreign language at the B2 general level of European Language Portfolio. | X | ||||
| 10 | Can present the progress and the results of his investigations clearly and systematically in national or international contexts both orally and in writing. | X | ||||
| 11 | Knows social, environmental, health, safety, and legal dimensions of engineering applications as well as project management and business practices; and is aware of the limitations and the responsibilities these impose on engineering practices. | X | ||||
| 12 | Commits to social, scientific, and professional ethics during data acquisition, interpretation, and publication as well as in all professional activities. | X | ||||
ECTS/Workload Table
| Activities | Number | Duration (Hours) | Total Workload |
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| Course Hours (Including Exam Week: 16 x Total Hours) | |||
| Laboratory | |||
| Application | 1 | 40 | 40 |
| Special Course Internship | 1 | 30 | 30 |
| Field Work | |||
| Study Hours Out of Class | 16 | 3 | 48 |
| Presentation/Seminar Prepration | 2 | 15 | 30 |
| Project | |||
| Report | |||
| Homework Assignments | 3 | 10 | 30 |
| Quizzes/Studio Critics | |||
| Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury | |||
| Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury | |||
| Total Workload | 178 | ||