Nevşehir Hacı Bektaş Veli University Course Catalogue

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INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE / GM-602 - FOOD ENGINEERING

Code: GM-602 Course Title: THESIS STUDIES Theoretical+Practice: 0+0 ECTS: 24
Year/Semester of Study 2 / Spring Semester
Level of Course 2nd Cycle Degree Programme
Type of Course Compulsory
Department FOOD ENGINEERING
Pre-requisities and Co-requisites None
Mode of Delivery Face to Face
Teaching Period 14 Weeks
Name of Lecturer NESİMİ AKTAŞ (naktas@nevsehir.edu.tr)
Name of Lecturer(s)
Language of Instruction Turkish
Work Placement(s) None
Objectives of the Course
To enable the student to show that he / she can carry out an independent piece of research on a theme in a scientifically sound manner and to demonstrate his/her ability to address a specific problem in a scientifically sound, ethical, thorough and precise manner in the course of a given period of time, and to help the student to communicate his or her findings convincingly.

Learning Outcomes PO MME
The students who succeeded in this course:
LO-1 PO-1 Has the skills of accessing, evaluating, interpreting and applying the knowledge in the area of engineering
PO-2 Has the skills of designing, applying and evaluating scientific research
PO-4 Has the skills of developing methods in constructing and solving engineering problems
PO-7 Has the endowments to lecture at the undergraduate level
PO-8 Plays an active role in the establishment and operation of activities in his/her specalization area
PO-10 Has the required endowments to advice food sector on matters related to his/her specialization area
PO-12 Takes responsibility in the solution of a problem related to his/her specialization area as group leader
PO-13 Plays an active role in the solution of the problems of food industry
PO-14 Has the ability to improve herself/himself by identifying his/her educational needs as to the current conditions
Term Paper
PO: Programme Outcomes
MME:Method of measurement & Evaluation

Course Contents
The Master Thesis consists of a report based on an independent piece of research to be completed following the completion of the thought courses. The thesis is based on a pre-defined set of problems and lead by a supervisor in the same academic unit. The supervision ensures that the student gets advice regarding literature, approaches towards solving the problems being dealt with, the acquisition and treatment of data, and ethical guidelines in research. The final exam consists of the thesis and an oral exam.
Weekly Course Content
Week Subject Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1 Understand the basics of the work area Lecturing, question and answer
2 To follow the current operating issues related to the work area Lecturing, question and answer
3 To review the recent studies related to the field Lecturing, question and answer
4 Based on the literature, to determine a subject of thesis that will bring innovations in science Lecturing, question and answer
5 Based on the literature, to determine a subject of thesis that will bring innovations in science Lecturing, question and answer
6 Hypotheses based on the work plan development. Lecturing, question and answer
7 To provide work plans and design it if necessary Lecturing, question and answer
8 mid-term exam
9 Observation, collection of data and materials. Lecturing, question and answer
10 Experimental research planning, if necessary. Lecturing, question and answer
11 The collected data evaluation, analysis. Lecturing, question and answer
12 Summarize findings, tabulation. Lecturing, question and answer
13 Comparison the findings with literature and discussion Lecturing, question and answer
14 Finalize the findings. Lecturing, question and answer
15 Writing thesis text and to control writing rules and presentation. Presentation, question and answer
16 final exam
Recommend Course Book / Supplementary Book/Reading
Required Course instruments and materials

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) 0
Outside Class
       a) Reading 0
       b) Search in internet/Library 12 14 168
       c) Performance Project 12 14 168
       d) Prepare a workshop/Presentation/Report 12 14 168
       e) Term paper/Project 0
Oral Examination 0
Quiz 0
Laboratory exam 0
Own study for mid-term exam 0
mid-term exam 0
Own study for final exam 15 14 210
final exam 2 1 2
0
0
Total work load; 716