Course Details

Course Information

Semester	Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	T+P+L	Credit	Number of ECTS Credits	Last Updated Date
3	CE600	SEMİNER	0+2+0	0	5	14.05.2025

Course Details

Language of Instruction	English
Level of Course Unit	Doctorate's Degree
Department / Program	CIVIL ENGINEERING
Type of Program	Formal Education
Type of Course Unit	Compulsory
Course Delivery Method	Face To Face
Objectives of the Course	Outlining academic research process and how to customize it. Evaluating and identifying different research methods and using academic sources efficiently Defining the ethics and fundamental principles of academic writing Explaining principles of efficient academic presentations
Course Content	The course aims to determine the research approaches and methods of graduate students related to their thesis studies, and to conduct them to analyze to create and improve the structure of a comprehensive research. This course also concentrates on the development of academic writing and presentation techniques for graduate students. The course aligns with Ph.D. level studies by equipping students with the research methodologies, analytical skills, and academic communication techniques necessary for producing and presenting comprehensive, high-quality research in their thesis work.
Course Methods and Techniques
Prerequisites and co-requisities	None
Course Coordinator	None
Name of Lecturers	Prof.Dr. Burak UZAL
Assistants	None
Work Placement(s)	No

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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
Sunum/Seminer	2	% 100
Total	2	% 100

ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload

Activities	Quantity	Duration	Total Work Load
Sunum için Hazırlık	1	40	40
Okuma	3	3	9
Araştırma	5	8	40
İnceleme	5	8	40
Seminer	1	20	20
Total Work Load			Number of ECTS Credits 5 149

Course Learning Outcomes: Upon the successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

No	Learning Outcomes
1	Construct their thesis research.
2	Evaluate different research methodologies identify required methodologies to conduct their research.
3	Plan academic reference management tasks, including summarizing, quoting, paraphrasing, citing.
4	Compose academic writing to explain their thesis research
5	Design academic presentation

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week	Topics	Study Materials	Materials
1	Introduction to Seminar course
2	Academic Research Process and Types of Scientific Publications
3	Literature Review and Reference Management
4	Scientific Ethics and Plagiarism
5	Academic Writing Guidelines and Journal Selection
6	Data Collection and Analysis Methods
7	Presentation Preparation Techniques
8	Effective Presentation Skills
9	Research Proposal Presentations
10	Interdisciplinary Approaches and Current Research Topics
11	Feedback
13	Trial presentations
14	Final Presentations and Evaluation

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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

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