Course Name | Master Thesis |
Code | Semester | Theory (hour/week) | Application/Lab (hour/week) | Local Credits | ECTS |
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GS 599 | Fall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 |
Prerequisites | None | |||||
Course Language | English | |||||
Course Type | Required | |||||
Course Level | Second Cycle | |||||
Mode of Delivery | - | |||||
Teaching Methods and Techniques of the Course | ||||||
Course Coordinator | - | |||||
Course Lecturer(s) | - | |||||
Assistant(s) | - |
Course Objectives | The aim of this course is to make the student conduct a research supervised by a thesis advisor from the beginning to the very end starting from the statement of a research question to data collection and analysis, using technical, theoretical and applied knowledge and skills obtained from the program courses and write a thesis from this research, as well as equip the student with skills and competencies required as a postgraduate applicant and researcher. |
Learning Outcomes | The students who succeeded in this course;
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Course Description | This course is designed to independently conduct a research and acquire the necessary competencies. Accordingly, a proper research question is identified under the guidance of an advisor, an extensive literature review is made, and a unique hypothesis and research design are determined by taking into consideration the methodologies and gaps in the literature. Within the framework of the research design, the relevant data is collected and a thesis including the theoretical basis, method, results and discussion of the research is written. |
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Supportive Courses | ||
Media and Managment Skills Courses | ||
Transferable Skill Courses |
Week | Subjects | Required Materials |
1 | Meeting with advisor | |
2 | Independent study | |
3 | Independent study | |
4 | Meeting with advisor | |
5 | Independent study | |
6 | Independent study | |
7 | Independent study | |
8 | Meeting with advisor | |
9 | Independent study | |
10 | Independent study | |
11 | Independent study | |
12 | Meeting with advisor | |
13 | Independent study | |
14 | Independent study | |
15 | Meeting with advisor | |
16 | Review of the semester |
Course Notes/Textbooks | |
Suggested Readings/Materials |
Semester Activities | Number | Weigthing |
Participation | ||
Laboratory / Application | ||
Field Work | ||
Quizzes / Studio Critiques | ||
Portfolio | ||
Homework / Assignments | ||
Presentation / Jury | ||
Project | 1 | 100 |
Seminar / Workshop | ||
Oral Exam | ||
Midterm | ||
Final Exam | ||
Total |
Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade | ||
Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade | ||
Total |
Semester Activities | Number | Duration (Hours) | Workload |
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Course Hours (Including exam week: 16 x total hours) | 16 | 0 | |
Laboratory / Application Hours (Including exam week: 16 x total hours) | 16 | ||
Study Hours Out of Class | 0 | ||
Field Work | |||
Quizzes / Studio Critiques | |||
Portfolio | |||
Homework / Assignments | |||
Presentation / Jury | |||
Project | 1 | 900 | |
Seminar / Workshop | |||
Oral Exam | |||
Midterms | |||
Final Exams | |||
Total | 900 |
# | Program Competencies/Outcomes | * Contribution Level | ||||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
1 | To be able to advance and deepen undergraduate level psychological knowledge to an expert level. | |||||
2 | To be able to examine acquired knowledge on an interdisciplinary basis and understand the interaction between psychology and other related disciplines. | |||||
3 | To be able to use the acquired institutional and applied psychology knowledge at an expert level. | |||||
4 | To be able to aim and channel learning efforts, to independently conduct and manage advanced level studies and to critically evaluate psychological knowledge. | |||||
5 | To be able to solve problems requiring expertise using scientific research methods, to develop new knowledge by integrating psychological information with multidisciplinary information. | |||||
6 | To be able to independently assume a problem, develop a problem solving method, solve the problem, assess the outcomes and apply this method when needed. | |||||
7 | To be able to act according to ethical and scientific standards in collecting, evaluating and sharing data as well as be able to act as an inspector and instructor in the maintenance and transference of ethical values. | |||||
8 | To be able to take responsibility and develop new strategies and methods for intervention in the presence of unexpected and complicated problems. | |||||
9 | To be able to systematically communicate one’s own studies and the psychological agenda both written, oral and visually to psychologists and non psychologists. | |||||
10 | To be able to make use of foreign language for learning new knowledge and to communicate with foreign colleagues. | |||||
11 | To be able to use computer software as well as other informatics and communication technologies required in psychology at an advanced level. |
*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest