CP570 THESIS SEMINAR

Course Code:8530570
METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week):0 (0.00 - 2.00)
ECTS Credit:10.0
Department:City Planning
Language of Instruction:English
Level of Study:Graduate
Course Coordinator:Assoc.Prof.Dr. ENDER PEKER
Offered Semester:Fall or Spring Semesters.

Course Objectives

This course aims at helping students to develop scientific thinking capabilities and to improve academic writing and research design skills, regarding the discussions based on their specific theses with particular attention to a framework consisting of “aim, justification, context and methodology”.


Course Content

Enables the student to perform a detailed study of his/her thesis subject. Guidance in research and regular progress reports submitted to discuss specific problems of student’s research. Lectures on theoretical and empirical analysis, research design techniques, data collection and survey methods.


Course Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, students would be enabled to develop a research proposal encompassing theroretical discussions focused on theses and research design with suitable methods and techniques.