Nevşehir Hacı Bektaş Veli University Course Catalogue

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INSTITUTE OF SOCIAL SCIENCES / İKT-502 - ECONOMICS (MA-WITH THESIS)

Code: İKT-502 Course Title: DEPARTMENT SEMINAR Theoretical+Practice: 0+3 ECTS: 5
Year/Semester of Study 1 / Spring Semester
Level of Course 2nd Cycle Degree Programme
Type of Course Compulsory
Department ECONOMICS (MA-WITH THESIS)
Pre-requisities and Co-requisites None
Mode of Delivery Face to Face
Teaching Period 14 Weeks
Name of Lecturer SERAP ÇOBAN (seraps@nevsehir.edu.tr)
Name of Lecturer(s) SELİN ZENGİN TAŞDEMİR,
Language of Instruction Turkish
Work Placement(s) None
Objectives of the Course
This course provides a knowledge which helps evaluating and criticizing results of applied social researches, learning qualitative and quantitative research methods.

Learning Outcomes PO MME
The students who succeeded in this course:
LO-1 Be able to practise required literature review for specific topic. PO-12 can know the stages that need to apply in a research and do research.
PO-13 tell his/her information or ability by using written, spoken or visual tools.
Examination
Presentation
LO-2 Be able to give presentation professionally. PO-13 tell his/her information or ability by using written, spoken or visual tools.
Presentation
LO-3 Be able to speak academically about selected economic topic. PO-1 have information about basic economic topics and indicators.
PO-13 tell his/her information or ability by using written, spoken or visual tools.
Examination
Presentation
PO: Programme Outcomes
MME:Method of measurement & Evaluation

Course Contents
This course is structured in order to help students organizing and performing a social research project .
Weekly Course Content
Week Subject Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1 Determining the Seminar Topic Individual Study Method
2 Researching the Seminar Topic Individual Study Method
3 Researching the Seminar Topic Individual Study Method
4 Researching the Seminar Topic Individual Study Method
5 Researching the Seminar Topic Individual Study Method
6 Researching the Seminar Topic Individual Study Method
7 Researching the Seminar Topic Individual Study Method
8 mid-term exam
9 Writing the Seminar Topic Individual Study Method
10 Writing the Seminar Topic Individual Study Method
11 Writing the Seminar Topic Individual Study Method
12 Writing the Seminar Topic Individual Study Method
13 Writing the Seminar Topic Individual Study Method
14 Writing the Seminar Topic Individual Study Method
15 Writing the Seminar Topic Individual Study Method
16 final exam
Recommend Course Book / Supplementary Book/Reading
1 Halil Seyidoğlu, Bilimsel Araştırma ve Yazma El Kitabı, 9. Baskı, Güzem can Yayınları, İstanbul, 2009.
2 P. B. Medawar, Genç Bilimadamına Öğütler, TÜBİTAK Yay., Ankara, 1997.
3 Mark Blaug, İktisatta Yöntem, Eflatun Yay., 2009.
Required Course instruments and materials

Assessment Methods
Type of Assessment Week Hours Weight(%)
mid-term exam 8 2 20
Other assessment methods
1.Oral Examination
2.Quiz
3.Laboratory exam
4.Presentation 7-15 3 10
5.Report
6.Workshop 15 3 10
7.Performance Project
8.Term Paper
9.Project
final exam 16 3 60

Student Work Load
Type of Work Weekly Hours Number of Weeks Work Load
Weekly Course Hours (Theoretical+Practice) 3 14 42
Outside Class
       a) Reading 3 14 42
       b) Search in internet/Library 4 14 56
       c) Performance Project 0
       d) Prepare a workshop/Presentation/Report 3 2 6
       e) Term paper/Project 0
Oral Examination 0
Quiz 0
Laboratory exam 0
Own study for mid-term exam 3 1 3
mid-term exam 2 1 2
Own study for final exam 3 2 6
final exam 3 1 3
0
0
Total work load; 160