ACADEMICS
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ELE890 - Research Studies on Thesis I
2026-2027 Fall term information
The course is open this term
ELE890 - Research Studies on Thesis I
| Program | Theoretıcal hours | Practical hours | Local credit | ECTS credit |
| MS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Obligation | : | Must |
| Prerequisite courses | : | - |
| Concurrent courses | : | - |
| Delivery modes | : | Face to face |
| Learning and teaching strategies | : | Lecture, Discussion, Question&Answer, Brainstorming, Literature Review |
| Course objective | : | The aim of this course is to enable graduate students, under the guidance of their supervisors, to identify their thesis topic in general terms, identify the associated research problems of thesis topic, review relevant academic literature, and compile a literature review in accordance with scientific writing standards. |
| Learning outcomes | : | Students who successfully complete this course; -Can determine the thesis topic in general terms. -Can define research problems related to the thesis. -Can scan academic literature related to the thesis subject. -Can develop the scanned academic literature into a compilation that complies with scientific writing rules. -Can work in accordance with academic ethical rules. |
| Course content | : | Identifying the thesis topic in general terms, defining and refining the relevant research problems related to the thesis topic, scanning the relevant literature, and producing a compilation in accordance with scientific writing rules. |
| References | : | Books and periodicals published in the research area. |
| Weeks | Topics |
|---|---|
| 1 | Introduction: Purpose, scope, and basic rules of the course |
| 2 | Determining the general framework of the thesis topic |
| 3 | Identifying research problems related to the thesis topic |
| 4 | Determining research areas related to the thesis topic |
| 5 | Conducting preliminary literature review on determined research areas |
| 6 | Identifying the literature review strategy and reviewing the methods of accessing sources |
| 7 | Continuing the literature review and classifying the obtained sources-1 |
| 8 | Continuing the literature review and classifying the obtained sources-2 |
| 9 | Analyzing literature review |
| 10 | Discussions on the literature review and identifying the research gaps |
| 11 | Reviewing the thesis topic following the literature review |
| 12 | Preparation of the content plan for writing the literature review |
| 13 | Writing the literature review |
| 14 | Writing the literature review |
| 15 | Final Exam Preparation |
| 16 | Final Exam |
| Course activities | Number | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Assignments | 1 | 50 |
| Presentation | 1 | 50 |
| Total | 100 | |
| Percentage of semester activities contributing grade success | 100 | |
| Percentage of final exam contributing grade success | 0 | |
| Total | 100 | |
| Course activities | Number | Duration (hours) | Total workload |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Duration | 14 | 4 | 56 |
| Final Exam (Study duration) | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| Total workload | 15 | 8 | 60 |
| Key learning outcomes | Contribution level | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 1. | Has general and detailed knowledge in certain areas of Electrical and Electronics Engineering in addition to the required fundamental knowledge. | |||||
| 2. | Solves complex engineering problems which require high level of analysis and synthesis skills using theoretical and experimental knowledge in mathematics, sciences and Electrical and Electronics Engineering. | |||||
| 3. | Follows and interprets scientific literature and uses them efficiently for the solution of engineering problems. | |||||
| 4. | Designs and runs research projects, analyzes and interprets the results. | |||||
| 5. | Designs, plans, and manages high level research projects; leads multidiciplinary projects. | |||||
| 6. | Produces novel solutions for problems. | |||||
| 7. | Can analyze and interpret complex or missing data and use this skill in multidiciplinary projects. | |||||
| 8. | Follows technological developments, improves him/herself , easily adapts to new conditions. | |||||
| 9. | Is aware of ethical, social and environmental impacts of his/her work. | |||||
| 10. | Can present his/her ideas and works in written and oral form effectively; uses English effectively. | |||||
1: Lowest, 2: Low, 3: Average, 4: High, 5: Highest