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INSTITUTE OF SOCIAL SCIENCES / MYL 603 - MUSIC EDUCATION (MASTER)

Code: MYL 603 Course Title: THESIS STUDY Theoretical+Practice: 0+1 ECTS: 24
Year/Semester of Study 2 / Fall Semester
Level of Course 2nd Cycle Degree Programme
Type of Course Compulsory
Department MUSIC EDUCATION (MASTER)
Pre-requisities and Co-requisites None
Mode of Delivery Face to Face
Teaching Period 14 Weeks
Name of Lecturer EMİN ERDEM KAYA (erdemkaya@nevsehir.edu.tr)
Name of Lecturer(s)
Language of Instruction Turkish
Work Placement(s) None
Objectives of the Course
The aim of Master Thesis Advisory is to provide students with sufficient theoretical and practical knowledge about planning scientific research, transferring it to practice, data collection, analysis and evaluation of the obtained data, techniques for writing thesis and article, presenting and defending the thesis.

Learning Outcomes PO MME
The students who succeeded in this course:
LO-1 Students gain the ability to plan, conduct and evaluate scientific research. PO-2 Defining the problems of the field and doing researches with an appropriate method and technique and offering solutions.
PO-6 Conception of the developments in Music Education at national and international level, generating new points of view about them.
PO-7 Having critical thinking in Music Education, being able to assess notifications, essays and thesis on the field; and being able to write about music with this approach.
PO-12 Conducting a comprehensive research on a subject which is accepted to be relating to Music Education by Executive Boards using a scientific method, reporting its results and defending them in front of a jury successfully.
Presentation
Practice Exam
LO-2 Reaches sufficient level of knowledge and skill in thesis writing PO-2 Defining the problems of the field and doing researches with an appropriate method and technique and offering solutions.
PO-6 Conception of the developments in Music Education at national and international level, generating new points of view about them.
PO-7 Having critical thinking in Music Education, being able to assess notifications, essays and thesis on the field; and being able to write about music with this approach.
Presentation
Practice Exam
LO-3 Can follow the literature on the specified subject and evaluate the researches PO-2 Defining the problems of the field and doing researches with an appropriate method and technique and offering solutions.
PO-7 Having critical thinking in Music Education, being able to assess notifications, essays and thesis on the field; and being able to write about music with this approach.
PO-12 Conducting a comprehensive research on a subject which is accepted to be relating to Music Education by Executive Boards using a scientific method, reporting its results and defending them in front of a jury successfully.
Presentation
Practice Exam
LO-4 Can plan and conduct new research PO-2 Defining the problems of the field and doing researches with an appropriate method and technique and offering solutions.
PO-7 Having critical thinking in Music Education, being able to assess notifications, essays and thesis on the field; and being able to write about music with this approach.
PO-10 Knowing the historic developments of Music Education Programmes, interpreting and analyzing and giving opinions concerning the new ones.
PO-12 Conducting a comprehensive research on a subject which is accepted to be relating to Music Education by Executive Boards using a scientific method, reporting its results and defending them in front of a jury successfully.
Presentation
Practice Exam
PO: Programme Outcomes
MME:Method of measurement & Evaluation

Course Contents
Importance of master's degree, source research for the thesis topic, article review and interpretation, Planning of the thesis study, preparation and presentation of the thesis proposal Implementation and execution of the thesis study, Data collection, statistical analysis and interpretation of the data Thesis writing techniques and writing the thesis Presentation and defense of the thesis Corrections in the thesis making and printing
Weekly Course Content
Week Subject Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1 The importance of a master's degree Self Study Method Case Study Method Problem Solving Method Source Scanning
2 source research for the thesis topic, Self Study Method Case Study Method Problem Solving Method Source Scanning
3 article review and comment, Self Study Method Case Study Method Problem Solving Method Source Scanning
4 Planning the thesis work, Self Study Method Case Study Method Problem Solving Method Source Scanning
5 Preparation and presentation of thesis proposal Self Study Method Case Study Method Problem Solving Method Source Scanning
6 Implementation and execution of thesis work, Self Study Method Case Study Method Problem Solving Method Source Scanning
7 Implementation and execution of thesis work, Self Study Method Case Study Method Problem Solving Method Source Scanning
8 mid-term exam
9 Implementation and execution of thesis work, Self Study Method Case Study Method Problem Solving Method Source Scanning
10 Implementation and execution of thesis work, Self Study Method Case Study Method Problem Solving Method Source Scanning
11 Thesis writing techniques and thesis writing Self Study Method Case Study Method Problem Solving Method Source Scanning
12 Thesis writing techniques and thesis writing Self Study Method Case Study Method Problem Solving Method Source Scanning
13 Thesis writing techniques and thesis writing Self Study Method Case Study Method Problem Solving Method Source Scanning
14 Presentation and defense of the thesis Self Study Method Case Study Method Problem Solving Method Source Scanning
15 Editing and printing the thesis Self Study Method Case Study Method Problem Solving Method Source Scanning
16 final exam
Recommend Course Book / Supplementary Book/Reading
1 Tez konusu ile ilgili her türlü basılı yayın, yüksek lisans tezleri, yurtiçi ve yurtdışında yayınlanmış makaleler, veri tabanları vs
Required Course instruments and materials
All kinds of printed publications, master's theses, articles published in Turkey and abroad, databases etc.

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

Student Work Load
Type of Work Weekly Hours Number of Weeks Work Load
Weekly Course Hours (Theoretical+Practice) 1 14 14
Outside Class
       a) Reading 12 14 168
       b) Search in internet/Library 15 14 210
       c) Performance Project 0
       d) Prepare a workshop/Presentation/Report 12 14 168
       e) Term paper/Project 12 14 168
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; 728