Information Package / Course Catalogue
Technics For Researching Literature And Typing Thesis
Course Code: VPR637
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: Third Cycle (Doctorate Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 2
Prt.: 0
Credit: 2
Lab: 0
ECTS: 2
Objectives of the Course

The objective of this course is to gain ability of about how to make a good research and selection and planning steps of a research topic, collection, analysis and interpretation of data. To give information about scientific ethics, writing a report, how to prepare good publications and writing techniques of thesis

Course Content

Selection, planning of a scientific research topic, data collection and literature searching for scientific research topics, scientific ethical rules and rules of writing a thesis

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.Having knowledge on how to select a scientific research topic and planning steps of a research topic
2.Learning how to make search on electronic data banks for a scientific topic and gain ability on collecting analysis of data
3.Having knowledge on interpretation of scientific results, scientific ethical rules and preparation of publications and thesis
4.Gain ability about how to analyse and interpret the literature data
5.Gain ability about writing techniques of thesis and a scientific report
Recommended or Required Reading
1.National and international scientific databanks
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
What is a scientific research and what are the aims of of a scientific research
Week 2 - Theoretical
How to select a scientific research topic
Week 3 - Theoretical
Scientific researchs, books and journals on the field of veterinary parasitology
Week 4 - Theoretical
How to collect data for a selected scientific topic
Week 5 - Theoretical
Electronic databanks and getting accession for these databanks
Week 6 - Theoretical
Finding the related information in electronic databanks
Week 7 - Theoretical
Searching for literature, how to analyse the collected data, evaluation of a scientific journal on the basis of your research
Week 8 - Intermediate Exam
Artificial intelligence in scientific research(Midterm exam)
Week 9 - Theoretical
Searching for literature, how to analyse the collected data, evaluation of a scientific journal on the basis of your research
Week 10 - Theoretical
Scientific ethical rules
Week 11 - Theoretical
Rules for writing a thesis
Week 12 - Theoretical
Rules for writing a thesis
Week 13 - Theoretical
How to write a publication for a journal
Week 14 - Theoretical
Presantation techniques
Week 15 - Final Exam
Final Exam
Week 16 - Final Exam
Final Exam
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Assignment1%5
Quiz1%5
Midterm Examination1%20
Final Examination1%70
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory140228
Assignment5015
Term Project1022
Quiz1224
Midterm Examination1224
Final Examination1224
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)47
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
PÇ-12
OÇ-1
4
3
5
5
4
5
4
OÇ-2
4
5
5
5
OÇ-3
5
4
OÇ-4
4
4
5
4
OÇ-5
4
3
5
5
4
5
4
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026