IEC 501 - Yüksek Lisans Semineri

A semınar ıs an opportunıty for Graduate students to ımprove theır research and academıc wrıtıng skılls. The class aims at improving graduate students' research and writing ability using their own ideas and research interests as examples in the classroom. the goal is for each student to present a final thesis proposal which they could use (if they wish) as their actual thesis proposal. In the case students wish to undertake other topics, their experience in the class remains first-hand and their ability to prepare another proposal would be less of a challenge. 

COURSE SCHEDULE:

Week 1: 

• Sharing information about the course and delivering the syllabus

Week 2: 

• To determine a subject-step 1 (theme)

Week 3: 

• To determine a subject-step 2 (theme)
• Second period - (All student participation)

Week 4: 

• The particulars of determining a subject (title)
• From Questions to a problem
• Second period - (few student participation)

Week 5: 

• How to make efficient reading for literature review?
• From Problems to resources (How to read literature)
• Second period - (student participation)

Week 6: 

• How to select and choose your methodology
• Second period - (student participation)

Week 7: 

• Finalizing the methodology
• Second period - (student participation)

Week 8: 

• MIDTERM week

Week 9: 

• To prepare the outline-step 1
• Second period - (student participation)

Week 10:

• To prepare the outline-step 2
• Second period - (student participation)

Week 11:

• Writing the proposal-step 1
• Using Microsoft Word automated referencing system

Week 12:

• Writing the proposal-step 2
• Familiarizing with Microsoft Word automated titles and table of content

Week 13:

• The final revision of the outline and giving the last shape to the proposal

Week 14:

• The final presentation of the proposal

Week 15:

• The final presentation of the proposal