ISTANBUL OKAN UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE / COURSE CATALOGUE
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| Master | TR-NQF-HE: Level 7 | QF-EHEA: Second Cycle | EQF-LLL: Level 7 | ||
General course introduction information
| Course Code: | BIS501 | ||||||||
| Course Name: | Master's Thesis | ||||||||
| Course Semester: | Fall | ||||||||
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| Does the Course Require Work Experience?: | No | ||||||||
| Type of course: | Compulsory | ||||||||
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| Mode of Delivery: | Face to face | ||||||||
| Course Coordinator : | Dr.Öğr.Üyesi FERİDUN CEMAL ÖZÇAKIR | ||||||||
| Course Lecturer(s): |
Dr.Öğr.Üyesi NURŞEN TOPÇUBAŞI |
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Course Objective and Content
| Course Objectives: | The aim of this course is to enable students to define problems in the field of informatics in accordance with a specific subject and to carry out studies in order to solve the problem. As a result, Students prepare a master's thesis for the solution of the defined problem. |
| Course Content: | Students choose and prepare the thesis together own academic consultant. Students defend their thesis at the end of the thesis period against the thesis jury. Thesis topics suggestions; Selection of thesis topic; Preparation of thesis processes and Time management; Transition to thesis writing; Thesis pre-presentations and interim evaluations; to development Application of Thesis or appropriate model development; Thesis defense and presentation |
Learning Outcomes
The students who have succeeded in this course;
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Lesson Plan
| Week | Subject | Related Preparation |
| 1) | Fundamentals of Scientific Research. Knowledge, Science and Scientific Method. | |
| 2) | Defining the Subject of the Research, Purpose, Literature Review, Importance, Aim, Methods (Modelling), Limitations, Definitions, Plagiarism | |
| 3) | Deciding on the Research Subject and Problem, Starting the Work Actually. | |
| 4) | Thesis Individual Study | |
| 5) | Individual Thesis Work | |
| 6) | Evaluation of the Literature Review of the Students Performed in the Individual Thesis Study. | |
| 7) | Individual Thesis Work | |
| 8) | Interim Evaluation of Student Thesis Studies. | |
| 9) | Individual Thesis Work | |
| 10) | Individual Thesis Work | |
| 11) | Interim Evaluation of the Developed Model | |
| 12) | Individual Thesis Work | |
| 13) | Individual Thesis Work | |
| 14) | Thesis Defense and Final Evaluation |
Sources
| Course Notes / Textbooks: | Fundamentals of Project Management, Joseph Heagney, USA, 2012 |
| References: | The Project Management Book, Richard Newton,Financial Times,2013 |
Course-Program Learning Outcome Relationship
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| Program Outcomes | ||||
| 1) Having knowledge and skills in software development for different environments, systems management, network security, data and database management systems. | ||||
| 2) Keeping up-to-date with current issues about new information systems that are the result of rapid change of information technologies. | ||||
| 3) Be aware of the importance of Information Systems' strategic position in the firm and its role in the creation of new business strategies. | ||||
| 4) To be able to take responsibilities in the information projects as project manager or participant in accordance with the project objectives. | ||||
| 5) Ability to carry out an independent study on the subjects requiring expertise in the field of Information Systems. | ||||
Course - Learning Outcome Relationship
| No Effect | 1 Lowest | 2 Low | 3 Average | 4 High | 5 Highest |
| Program Outcomes | Level of Contribution | |
| 1) | Having knowledge and skills in software development for different environments, systems management, network security, data and database management systems. | 5 |
| 2) | Keeping up-to-date with current issues about new information systems that are the result of rapid change of information technologies. | 5 |
| 3) | Be aware of the importance of Information Systems' strategic position in the firm and its role in the creation of new business strategies. | 5 |
| 4) | To be able to take responsibilities in the information projects as project manager or participant in accordance with the project objectives. | 5 |
| 5) | Ability to carry out an independent study on the subjects requiring expertise in the field of Information Systems. | 5 |
Learning Activity and Teaching Methods
| Individual study and homework | |
| Lesson | |
| Problem Solving | |
| Project preparation | |
| Report Writing |
Assessment & Grading Methods and Criteria
| Application | |
| Individual Project | |
| Reporting | |
| Tez Sunma |
Assessment & Grading
| Semester Requirements | Number of Activities | Level of Contribution |
| Attendance | 42 | % 5 |
| Final | 1 | % 95 |
| total | % 100 | |
| PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK | % 5 | |
| PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK | % 95 | |
| total | % 100 | |
Workload and ECTS Credit Grading
| Activities | Number of Activities | Duration (Hours) | Workload |
| Course Hours | 14 | 3 | 42 |
| Laboratory | 12 | 2 | 24 |
| Application | 12 | 3 | 36 |
| Presentations / Seminar | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Project | 1 | 40 | 40 |
| Preliminary Jury | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Midterms | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Paper Submission | 1 | 20 | 20 |
| Jury | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Final | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Total Workload | 173 | ||