COURSE UNIT TITLE

: M.SC. THESIS

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
GIS 5099 M.SC. THESIS COMPULSORY 0 0 0 30

Offered By

Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OKAN FISTIKOĞLU

Offered to

GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS

Course Objective

To enable the student to show that he / she can carry out an independent piece of research on a theme in a scientifically sound manner and to demonstrate his/her ability to address a specific problem in a scientifically sound, ethical, thorough and precise manner in the course of a given period of time, and to help the student to communicate his or her findings convincingly.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Comprehend ethical guidelines to follow in research.
2   Comprehend and how to avoid plagiarism.
3   Address and solve a specific problem in a scientifically sound, thorough and precise manner in the course of a given period of time.
4   To learn how to deal with data sets or information gathered to reach a solution for the problem being tackled.
5   To learn how to present the thoughts and findings in a convincing way.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Studies in solving the problem being studied for the thesis
2 Studies in solving the problem being studied for the thesis
3 Studies in solving the problem being studied for the thesis
4 Studies in solving the problem being studied for the thesis
5 Studies in solving the problem being studied for the thesis
6 Studies in solving the problem being studied for the thesis
7 Studies in solving the problem being studied for the thesis
8 Studies in solving the problem being studied for the thesis
9 Studies in solving the problem being studied for the thesis
10 Studies in solving the problem being studied for the thesis
11 Studies in solving the problem being studied for the thesis
12 Studies in solving the problem being studied for the thesis
13 Studies in solving the problem being studied for the thesis
14 Studies in solving the problem being studied for the thesis

Recomended or Required Reading

The subject of the thesis-related books and articles

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Students qualifications on literature survey on the topic, data collection using several methods, compilation, analysis and reporting are assessed by oral thesis examination following their submission of their thesis.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 PRJ PROJECT
2 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE PRJ * 1


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Students qualifications on literature survey on the topic, data collection using several methods, compilation, analysis and reporting are assessed by oral thesis examination following their submission of their thesis.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

To be announced.

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 2 28
Preparing assignments 14 5 70
Design Project 1 100 100
Reading 50 3 150
Web Search and Library Research 80 4 320
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 5 70
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 738

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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LO.345455554554
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LO.545455545554