RP500 M.R.P. THESIS
| Course Code: | 8520500 |
| METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): | 0 (0.00 - 0.00) |
| ECTS Credit: | 50.0 |
| Department: | Regional Planning |
| Language of Instruction: | English |
| Level of Study: | Masters |
| Course Coordinator: | Prof.Dr. EMİNE YETİŞKUL ŞENBİL |
| Offered Semester: | Fall and Spring Semesters. |
Course Objectives
The aim of this course is to guide students through the process of designing, conducting, and completing an original research study in the field of regional planning, under the supervision of a faculty advisor. The course supports students in formulating a clear research problem, applying appropriate theoretical frameworks and methodological approaches, conducting rigorous data collection and analysis, and producing a scholarly thesis that contributes to the discipline. It also aims to develop the student’s capacity for independent research, critical analysis, and professional academic communication.
Course Content
Program of research leading to Master of City Planning arranged between student and a faculty member. Student register to this course starting from their third semester while the research program or write-up of thesis in progress.
Course Learning Outcomes
By the end of this course, students will be able to:
- Formulate and refine a research problem that addresses a significant issue in regional planning, grounded in relevant theories and literature.
- Develop and implement an appropriate research design using qualitative, quantitative, or mixed methods suited to the research objectives.
- Collect, analyse, and interpret empirical data with methodological rigor and ethical integrity.
- Draw valid and well-supported conclusions and articulate their implications for theory, practice, and policy in regional planning.
- Produce a coherent, well-structured, and academically rigorous thesis that meets the university’s scholarly and formatting requirements.
Program Outcomes Matrix
| Level of Contribution | |||||
| # | Program Outcomes | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1 | To follow current theoretical discourses and discussions on regional development and to have the knowledge to use them with respect to regional policiesa nd planning practice. | ✔ | |||
| 2 | To have adequate knowledge accumulation that can enable them to get expertise in different fields of regional development and planning. | ✔ | |||
| 3 | To define the problems of regions, the main causes of different problems and to define possible methods in order to solve problems in a systematic way by using their skills and knowledge on regional planning. | ✔ | |||
| 4 | To be able to follow and evaluate new knowledge, new debates and new practices on regional development, planning and other related subjects. | ✔ | |||
| 5 | To be able to use English competently that is necessary for making international joint work and building international networks and to follow international publications and innovative projects in his/her field. | ✔ | |||
| 6 | To have occupational capacity and expertise to realise different types of projects and plans with an utmost quality. | ✔ | |||
| 7 | To undertake responsibility to carry out and organise work on regional planning projects and other spatial planning studies. | ✔ | |||
| 8 | To be able to use the different views of the participants of planning processes in stating priorities in planning and policies and outlining the solutions. | ✔ | |||
| 9 | To be able to disseminate and share the findings of his/her work to others. | ✔ | |||
| 10 | To have social responsibility and occupational ethics. | ✔ | |||
0: No Contribution 1: Little Contribution 2: Partial Contribution 3: Full Contribution