BIN700-01 - RESEARCH PHD THESIS

Course Name Code Semester Theory
(hours/week)
Application
(hours/week)
Credit ECTS
RESEARCH PHD THESIS BIN700-01 5th Semester 5 0 5 30
PrequisitesHaving completed the must PhD courses
Course languageEnglish
Course typeMust 
Mode of DeliveryDistance Education 
Learning and teaching strategiesOther: Discussion  
Instructor (s)Faculty members and lecturer 
Course objectiveStudying of thesis 
Learning outcomes
  1. By the end of the course; student lists the issues related to the field, decides on thesis topic reviews the literature related with the chosen thesis topic formulates the problem statement of the research, plans the research proposal, collects the research data, analyze the data, arranges the tables for research findings and evaluates them, conclude from the research findings and recommends, reports the research, Defends his/her research.
Course ContentSelecting the thesis topic, Reviewing all the references with the selected topic, Preparing the research proposal, Administering the scale and evaluating the findings, Reporting the research results. 
ReferencesAll the references related to selected thesis topic in literature 

Course outline weekly

WeeksTopics
Week 1Selecting the thesis topic
Week 2Selecting the thesis topic
Week 3Selecting the thesis topic
Week 4Selecting the thesis topic
Week 5Reviewing all the references with the selected topic
Week 6Reviewing all the references with the selected topic
Week 7Reviewing all the references with the selected topic
Week 8Reviewing all the references with the selected topic
Week 9Reviewing all the references with the selected topic
Week 10Reviewing all the references with the selected topic
Week 11Reviewing all the references with the selected topic
Week 12Reviewing all the references with the selected topic
Week 13Reviewing all the references with the selected topic
Week 14Reviewing all the references with the selected topic
Week 15Preparation to Final Exam
Week 16Final Exam

Assesment methods

Course activitiesNumberPercentage
Attendance140
Laboratory00
Application00
Field activities1440
Specific practical training00
Assignments00
Presentation1410
Project00
Seminar00
Midterms00
Final exam150
Total100
Percentage of semester activities contributing grade succes2850
Percentage of final exam contributing grade succes150
Total100

WORKLOAD AND ECTS CALCULATION

Activities Number Duration (hour) Total Work Load
Course Duration (x14) 14 5 70
Laboratory 0 0 0
Application000
Specific practical training000
Field activities1420280
Study Hours Out of Class (Preliminary work, reinforcement, ect)1420280
Presentation / Seminar Preparation1417238
Project000
Homework assignment000
Midterms (Study duration)000
Final Exam (Study duration) 13232
Total Workload5794900

Matrix Of The Course Learning Outcomes Versus Program Outcomes

D.9. Key Learning OutcomesContrubition level*
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1. He/She should use electronical databases; such as Science Direct, PubMed, ISI, published books and periodical publications properly.  X  
2. He/She will know basic bioinformatics analysis methods and use them properly in research.    X
3. Since bioinformatics is an interdisciplinary branch of science, he/she will be able to a part of group work, have good communication skills, and will understand others' problems.    X
4. He/She should have internet utilization skills enough to follow the innovations in the field and access desired information, accessing library sources should be advanced.  X  
5. He/She will prepare projects for his/her technical-scientific development, provide consultancy service for seminars and genetic analyses, attend article discussions, congresses and workshops.  X  
6. /She will be able to follow recent developments in other research fields also.    X
7. He/She will use programming languages, such as R, Phyton and Linux and uses Bioinformatics tools like Bioconductor, BLAST, PLINK, GATK etc. and will know the logic of basic programming.    X

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