Course Details

MSC THESIS

PA599

Course Information
SemesterCourse Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleT+P+LCreditNumber of ECTS Credits
3PA599MSC THESIS0+1+0045

Course Details
Language of Instruction English
Level of Course Unit Master's Degree
Department / Program POLICY ANALYTICS IN GLOBAL ISSUES
Type of Program Formal Education
Type of Course Unit Compulsory
Course Delivery Method Face To Face
Objectives of the Course Developing policy analytics research through inter- and transdisciplinary
methods.
Contributing to field of policy analytics with producing academic knowledge in local and global context.
Developing an academic path on research and life-long learning
Conveying research outputs inter- and trans- disciplinary and attaining
academic and professional communication.
Course Content Course mainly frames the research, development and writing phases of the master thesis. For each thesis work the phases of the research may vary but in general it consists of following steps: literature review about the chosen topic, defining and examining of research problem, site visits (where applicable), developing a solution to the research problem, and writing of the body of the thesis. This process is conducted with the guidance of the thesis advisor(s).
Course Methods and Techniques
Prerequisites and co-requisities None
Course Coordinator None
Name of Lecturers None
Assistants None
Work Placement(s) No

Recommended or Required Reading
Resources

Course Category
Engineering %50
Social Sciences %50

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Activities are given in detail in the section of "Assessment Methods and Criteria" and "Workload Calculation"

Assessment Methods and Criteria
In-Term Studies Quantity Percentage
Ödev 1 % 100
Total
1
% 100

 
ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload
Activities Quantity Duration Total Work Load
Araştırma Ödevi 1 120 120
Değerlendirme Teslimi 1 1 1
Sunum için Hazırlık 1 10 10
Teslim İçin Hazırlık 1 10 10
Okuma 4 150 600
Araştırma 4 150 600
Sözlü Sınav 1 3 3
Total Work Load   Number of ECTS Credits 45 1344

Course Learning Outcomes: Upon the successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
NoLearning Outcomes
1 hypothesize an understanding and academic research on the field of policy analytics studies through inter- and trans-disciplinary method.
2 design research by using related methods.
3 compose academic research output by evaluating and criticizing the literature on the field
4 conduct a review or new perspective to enrich the field architecture
5 Create an academic output in an inter- and trans-disciplinary perspective.


Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTopicsStudy MaterialsMaterials
1 Studying on research topic and thesis writing


Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
P1 P2 P3 P4 P5 P6
All 5 5 5 5 5 5
C1
C2
C3
C4
C5

Contribution: 1: Very Slight 2:Slight 3:Moderate 4:Significant 5:Very Significant


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