Course Code	Semester	Course Name	LE/RC/LA	Course Type	Language of Instruction	ECTS
KHY0101	1	Seminar	3/0/0	CC	Turkish	9

Course Goals	This course is designed for students who are beginning their dissertation projects. The aim of the course is to give students the tools to conceptualize their theses in terms of research questions and design, methodology, data collection and writing. This course is divided into four main parts focusing on the following topics: (1) the goals of social science and elements of research design; (2) selection and application of different methodologies for conducting research; (3) collection of primary and secondary data on the field; and (4) analysis and synthesis of qualitative data in the dissertation-writing process.
Prerequisite(s)	None
Corequisite(s)	None
Special Requisite(s)	None
Instructor(s)	Assist. Prof. Dr. Efser ERDEN TÜTÜNCÜ
Course Assistant(s)	Research Assistant Nebile Korucu Gümüşoğlu
Schedule	Not scheduled
Office Hour(s)	Monday 10.00-14.00 /Campuse of Atakoy
Teaching Methods and Techniques	Lecture, research and discussion
Principle Sources	Scientific Research Methods (in Turkish, Bilimsel Araştırma Yöntemleri) - Prof. Dr. Niyazi Karasar Survey Methods (in Turkish Anket Hazırlama Teknikleri) - Türker Baş Qualitative Research Methods in Social Science (in Turkish, Sosyal Bilimlerde Nitel Araştırma Yöntemleri) / Ali Yıldırım - Hasan Şimşek Lecture Notes
Other Sources	-

Course Schedules
Week	Contents	Learning Methods
1. Week	Research Methods	Lecture / discussions
2. Week	The Research Question and Literature Review	Lecture / discussions
3. Week	The elements of Research Design	Lecture / discussions
4. Week	Writing Proposal and thesis	Lecture / discussions
5. Week	Quotation	Lecture / discussions
6. Week	Preparing Survey	Lecture / discussions
7. Week	Figures and tables in the report	Lecture / discussions
8. Week	Presentation of the research	Presentations
9. Week	Presentations	Presentations
10. Week	Presentations	Presentations
11. Week	Presentations	Presentations
12. Week	Presentations	Presentations
13. Week	Presentations	Presentations
14. Week	Presentations	Presentations
15. Week	Exam week
16. Week	Exam week
17. Week	Exam week

Assessments
Evaluation tools	Quantity	Weight(%)

Program Outcomes PO-1 1. Having knowledge regarding concepts and institutions or methods in the field of Public Law and its subdisciplines and having the ability to deepen this knowledge; PO-2 2. Having the ability to establish a connection between concepts, institutions and methods of Public Law and its subdisciplines by understanding their mutual effects; PO-3 3. Using the knowledge obtained at master level in the field of Public Law and its subdisciplines to analyze subjects and issues regarding law theory and practice; PO-4 4. Having the ability to interpret the knowledge obtained at LL.M on Public Law and its subdisciplines to evaluate the knowledge of different disciplines and by doing this having the ability to create new knowledge; PO-5 5. Solving the problem in the law theory and practice by using specific legal research methods; PO-6 6. Having the ability to work on a specialization-required study on Public Law and its subdisciplines independently; PO-7 7. Forming new approaches to solve unforeseeable and complicated specialization-required issues on Public Law and its subdisciplines; PO-8 8. Having the ability to evaluate specialization required knowledge and skills obtained at LL.M with Public Law on Public Law and its subdisciplines critically; PO-9 9. Conveying the present developments in law theory and practice with specializition required knowledge on Public Law and its subdisciplines to the society both orally and in written as systematical; PO-10 10. Questioning the law concepts and institutions, situated law practice and principles critically and in case attempting them to improve and change; PO-11 11. Following the developments in law and communicate with colleagues by using a foreign language professionally PO-12 12. Using the information and communication technology with computer software by having the required level of law; PO-13 13. Internalizing by taking into consideration social, scientific and moral values in the process of getting, processing and evaluating the information relating Public Law and its subdisciplines;

Learning Outcomes LO-1 How to formulate a viable research question; LO-2 Principles of theory/model building and case selection; LO-3 The benefits and drawbacks of different methodologies; LO-4 How to eliminate alternative explanations LO-5 How to prepare, report and execute a feasible research project

Course Assessment Matrix:

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