Information Package / Course Catalogue - Adnan Menderes University

General Information Unit Staff Academic Information Programme Outcomes Course Structure Diagram Contact Information

Person Responsible for Information Package

Prof. Ayhan YILDIZ

Prof. Cafer TURGUT

Prof. Hatice Seher BENLİOĞLU

Prof. İbrahim ÇAKMAK

Prof. İbrahim GENÇSOYLU

Prof. Mehmet KARAGÖZ

Prof. Mehmet Nedim DOĞAN

Prof. Ömer ERİNCİK

Prof. Tülin AKŞİT

Assoc. Prof. Ümit ÖZYILMAZ

Assoc. Prof. Zahide ÖZDEMİR

Lec. Filiz ERBAŞ

Lec. Melis YALÇIN

Lec. Sevdiye YORGANCI

Res. Assist. Mehmet Alper KESİCİ

Project and Thesis

Course Code	: BK404
Course Type	: Required
Couse Group	: First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree)
Education Language	: Turkish
Work Placement	: N/A

Theory	: 0
Prt.	: 2
Credit	: 1
Lab	: 0
ECTS	: 3

Objectives of the Course

The aim of this course is to develop students' competencies in planning, conducting, analyzing, and reporting scientific research, and to enable them to prepare and effectively communicate research findings in thesis or project format in accordance with scientific writing standards.

Course Content

The course covers literature review, planning and conducting research on a topic determined under the guidance of an advisor, collection and analysis of data, reporting research findings in accordance with scientific writing standards or compiling them into a thesis, and the oral presentation of the results before an audience.

Name of Lecturer(s)

Learning Outcomes

1.	To internalize and carry out the project work
2.	Collect, summarize and analyze their findings
3.	To reach a conclusion at the end of the study by discussing with other studies
4.	Writing the thesis
5.	Making a presentation of the thesis and presenting it in front of the audience

Recommended or Required Reading

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week 1 - Practice

Making a short summary of the Project and Thesis Study I course and planning the remaining studies

Week 2 - Practice

Writing the Materials and Methods section of the thesis in detail

Week 3 - Practice

Continuing the practical work

Week 4 - Practice

Continuing the practical work

Week 5 - Practice

Computerizing the collected findings and making them ready for analysis. (Assignment submission)

Week 6 - Practice

Analyzing the findings

Week 7 - Practice

Converting findings into summary charts and figures

Week 8 - Practice

Writing the resource summaries section in a way that is compatible with the thesis

Week 9 - Practice

Discussion of the findings with publications by other researchers

Week 10 - Practice

Creation of the conclusion (Report submission)

Week 11 - Practice

Creating other parts of the thesis such as table of contents, preface, CV

Week 12 - Practice

Carrying out studies to finalize the thesis. Completion of missing application studies, if any

Week 13 - Practice

Preparation of the presentation

Week 14 - Practice

Presentation of the thesis in front of the audience

Assessment Methods and Criteria

Type of Assessment	Count	Percent
Presentation	1	%20
Report	1	%10
Assignment	1	%10
Final Examination	1	%60

Workload Calculation

Activities	Count	Preparation	Time	Total Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Practice	12	1	2	36
Assignment	1	3	0	3
Presentation	2	5	2	14
Report	1	5	0	5
Midterm Examination	1	5	1	6
Final Examination	1	10	1	11
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)				75

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

	PÇ-1	PÇ-2	PÇ-3	PÇ-4	PÇ-5	PÇ-6	PÇ-7	PÇ-8	PÇ-9	PÇ-10	PÇ-11
OÇ-1			2				2		5
OÇ-2	5		4		5	2	5	2	5
OÇ-3	3				5	4	5	2	5
OÇ-4			3				5	5	5
OÇ-5			4				5	5	5