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INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE / BIY 597 - BIOLOGY (MASTER'S DEGREE)

Code: BIY 597 Course Title: MASTER THESIS Theoretical+Practice: 0+0 ECTS: 22
Year/Semester of Study 2 / Fall Semester
Level of Course 2nd Cycle Degree Programme
Type of Course Compulsory
Department BIOLOGY (MASTER'S DEGREE)
Pre-requisities and Co-requisites None
Mode of Delivery Face to Face
Teaching Period 14 Weeks
Name of Lecturer ERDOĞAN ÇİÇEK (erdogancicek@nevsehir.edu.tr)
Name of Lecturer(s) GENÇAY AKGÜL, ŞAHLAN ÖZTÜRK, AYSEL KEKİLLİOĞLU, ZELİHA LEBLEBİCİ, HANİFE ÖZBAY, RAMAZAN MERT, ZÜBEYDE KUMBIÇAK, FERHAT CELEP,
Language of Instruction Turkish
Work Placement(s) None
Objectives of the Course
Teaching research methods for master thesis project to student.

Learning Outcomes PO MME
The students who succeeded in this course:
LO-1 Explain terminology, concept and methodoloyg for Msc thesis PO-1 Have an advanced level of knowledge about the recent and best practices in Biology, deepen and expand their knowledge on the expert level, conduct and assess the analyses by employing statistical methods
PO-2 Plan experiments and carry out original researches in the field by making use of the theoretical and practical knowledge at the expert level that they have obtained in their field
PO-3 Make use of the knowledge they have in order to find a solution to problems by analyzing, comparing and questioning them and can carry out original research in the related field on their own
PO-4 Have the qualification and capability to gain admission to doctoral programs, R&D units or occupations related to the field with the knowledge they have gathered in the field
PO-7 Are able to make use of computer software as well as communication and information technology required by the field of Biology at an advanced level
PO-8 Evaluate how the important personalities, events and phenomena that have made essential contributions to the development of Biology that might have impact on their field of practice
PO-9 Transfer in a systematical way the latest developments in Biology and their field of study reinforcing with qualitative and quantitative data to the groups either concerned with the field or not by verbal, visual and written means
PO-10 Monitor and supervise the social, scientific, cultural and ethical values in the process of collecting, interpreting, implementing and publishing the data related to the field of Biology and teach those values
Presentation
Performance Project
PO: Programme Outcomes
MME:Method of measurement & Evaluation

Course Contents
Determine master thesis subject and applying methods. Prepare thesis and control all steps. reporting the thesis and sing effective.
Weekly Course Content
Week Subject Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1 Introduction Classroom lessons, question and answer
2 Preparation of Msc thesis study plan Classroom lessons, question and answer
3 Presantation Presentation, question and answer
4 Presantation Presentation, question and answer
5 Presantation Presentation, question and answer
6 Presantation Presentation, question and answer
7 Discussion of Msc thesis which is prepared part Classroom lessons, question and answer
8 mid-term exam
9 Presantation Presentation, question and answer
10 Presantation Presentation, question and answer
11 Presantation Presentation, question and answer
12 Presantation Presentation, question and answer
13 Presantation Presentation, question and answer
14 Presantation Presentation, question and answer
15 Discussion of Msc thesis which is prepared part Classroom lessons, question and answer
16 final exam
Recommend Course Book / Supplementary Book/Reading
Required Course instruments and materials
Lecture Notes, Books, Computer

Assessment Methods
Type of Assessment Week Hours Weight(%)
mid-term exam
Other assessment methods
1.Oral Examination
2.Quiz
3.Laboratory exam
4.Presentation 10 1 40
5.Report 14 1 60
6.Workshop
7.Performance Project
8.Term Paper
9.Project
final exam

Student Work Load
Type of Work Weekly Hours Number of Weeks Work Load
Weekly Course Hours (Theoretical+Practice) 2 14 28
Outside Class
       a) Reading 15 14 210
       b) Search in internet/Library 15 14 210
       c) Performance Project 0
       d) Prepare a workshop/Presentation/Report 10 12 120
       e) Term paper/Project 9 10 90
Oral Examination 0
Quiz 0
Laboratory exam 0
Own study for mid-term exam 0
mid-term exam 0
Own study for final exam 0
final exam 0
0
0
Total work load; 658