COURSE INTRODUCTION AND APPLICATION INFORMATION


Course Name
Seminar
Code
Semester
Theory
(hour/week)
Application/Lab
(hour/week)
Local Credits
ECTS
LEE 595
Spring
0
0
0
7.5
Prerequisites
None
Course Language
Turkish
Course Type
Required
Course Level
-
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 guide students in conducting/reviewing an academic study. The students are expected to propose research topics after reviewing the literature on a topic of their interest. The advisor will guide the student through each stage of the research in biweekly meetings.
Learning Outcomes The students who succeeded in this course;
  • will be able to conduct independent research on a topic of choice.
  • will be able to apply skills related to critical reading, understanding, synthesizing and contrasting and comparing.
  • will be able to conduct a study in social sciences demonstrating awareness of epistemological, methodological and ethical principles.
  • will be able to explain the research background and main research questions.
  • will be able to construct a coherent and cogent dissertation to report the findings of the investigation.
Course Description Supervisors and students together will evaluate previous research on the basis of rules of academic writing and discuss how to apply skills related to critical reading, understanding, synthesizing and contrasting and comparing. Students will work together with an assigned instructor on a selected area in their discipline. Students are also required to write a paper/report in this seminar.
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Course Category

Core Courses
Major Area Courses
Supportive Courses
Media and Managment Skills Courses
Transferable Skill Courses

 

WEEKLY SUBJECTS AND RELATED PREPARATION STUDIES

Week Subjects Required Materials
1 First meeting with advisor
2 Independent study Readings assigned by the adviser
3 Meet with advisor, Discuss potential topics Readings assigned by the adviser
4 Topic Proposal and Approval Readings assigned by the adviser
5 Independent study Readings assigned by the adviser
6 Develop research outline Readings assigned by the adviser
7 Independent study Readings assigned by the adviser
8 Independent study Readings assigned by the adviser
9 Meet with advisor to discuss literature review and methodology sections Readings assigned by the adviser
10 Independent study Readings assigned by the adviser
11 Independent study Readings assigned by the adviser
12 Independent study Readings assigned by the adviser
13 Discuss draft of independent study with advisor Readings assigned by the adviser
14 Independent study Readings assigned by the adviser
15 Hand in the independent study to advisor Readings assigned by the adviser
16 Review of the Semester
Course Notes/Textbooks
Suggested Readings/Materials

 

EVALUATION SYSTEM

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

ECTS / WORKLOAD TABLE

Semester Activities Number Duration (Hours) Workload
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
225
Seminar / Workshop
Oral Exam
Midterms
Final Exams
    Total
225

 

COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES AND PROGRAM QUALIFICATIONS RELATIONSHIP

#
Program Competencies/Outcomes
* Contribution Level
1
2
3
4
5
1

Consolidates the interpretation ability with an analytic and integral point of view on the basis of legal norms in the field of public law.

2

Develops her/his knowledge in expertise level regarding the terms and institutions in public law and its subdivisions.

3

Forms new information by combining theoretical and applied knowledge obtained in public law with the knowledge from different disciplines.

4

Solves problems by using the theoretical and applied knowledge obtained in expertise level regarding private law 

5

Uses the research methods unique to the area of public law.

6

Transfers the knowledge and equipments to be obtained in expertise level regarding public law and its subdivisions in an efficient way both in written and verbally.

7

Solves the legal problems especially, the disputes before the courts.

8

Considers social, scientific and ethic values in the processing and evaluation phases of knowledge.

9

Carries on a study independently which requires expertise in public law and its subdivisions.

10

Prepares an authentic dissertation/term project in compliance with the scientific criteria in public law.

*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest