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GVB 501 - Graduate Seminar

Graduate Education Institute · Food Nutrition · Master

ECTS: 7.5 T+P+L: 3+0+0 Compulsory
Coordinator: Prof. Dr. Hasan YETİM

Course Objective

Purpose of this course is; giving the fundamental perspective of the presentation method to the graduate students. Food and Nutrition students should learn how to present their data, process, a discussion or a general topic in front of an educated audience. By doing this, they should gain the basic method of communication, data analysis and visual explanation.

Course Content

1- Learning to do literature research 2- To learn scientific resources in Turkish and English or other languages ​​3- To learn the intermediate steps during the selection of the seminar topic 4- To learn the basic components for the seminar 5- To learn how to make a presentation during the seminar. 6- To learn how to use references,pictures, graphics and video 7- To develop a strategy against the conditions necessary for the seminar and during the seminar 8- Preparation for the discussion after the seminar

Course Learning Outcomes

  1. Learning basic seminar processes
  2. Understand the technical details required for a scientific seminar, Using references and resources, learning the technical details of the presentation file
  3. Preparing for situations during and after presentation, Preparing for post-presentation discussion

Core Area Distribution

(42) Life Sciences%20 (44) Physical Sciences%30 (52) Engineering and Engineering Trades%20 (72) Health%30

Teaching Methods

ExpressionQuestion-AnswerDiscussionBrain StormingSelf study

Assessment & Evaluation

Project / DesignTesting (Essay / Tests: True-Falls, multiple-choice, short answer, matching)

ECTS / Workload

ActivityQuantityDuration (h)Total Workload
Course Duration (Including Exam Week)16348
Out of Class Study Period16696
Midterm236
Quiz236
Assignment4416
Practice4312
Final133

Course Schedule

WeekSubjectPreparation
1Introduction to seminarCourse sources
2Explaining seminer outline, and determination of seminar subjectCourse sources
3Literature surveyCourse sources
4Experimental process or lab applicationCourse sources
5Using programs for presentationCourse sources
6Preparing draft presentationCourse sources
7Arranging pictures, videos, links, and animations (visual effects)Course sources
8Performing first presentationCourse sources
9"dos" before presentationCourse sources
10"dos" during presentationCourse sources
11"dos" after presentationCourse sources
12Making a speech for a group, which is less in interestCourse sources
13Making a speech for a group, which is mostly relatedCourse sources
14Making a speech for a professional groupCourse sources
15Final preparationsCourse sources
16Completing seminarCourse sources