SEMINAR

Course Description

This course covers the key steps involved in preparing a graduate thesis. Students will choose a potential thesis topic during this class. Also, they will learn how to do a proper library search, how to pull up articles from various databases, learn how to read these articles and translate the findings into layman's terms. In addition, students will learn the dynamics associated with paraphrasing and plagiarism. Students will learn how to prepare their thesis proposal form, how to fill out the CIU ethics committee form, and prepare the necessary documents required to submit to the ethics committee. By the end of the course, students will have selected their thesis advisor as well as have all of their paperwork, associated with their thesis topic, ready for submission prior to starting their thesis. Also, students will be expected to present their research proposal at the end of the class.

SEMINAR

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Course outcomes

1. 01 To review (4) and combine (3) the literature of the research subject
2. 02 To synthesize (5), relate (4) and describe (3) the collected information
3. 03 To predict (4), judge (5) and prove (3) the results to be achieved in the research
4. 04 To compare (4) and evaluate (5) the obtained results with the scientific method
5. 05 To explain (4) and advocate (4) the results before the community

Course Syllabus

Reference Books & Course Materials

1. 01 Balcı, A. (2004). Sosyal Bilimlerde Araştırma: Yöntem, Teknik ve İlkeler (4. Baskı), Pegem Yayıncılık, Ankara.
2. 02 Erkuş, A. (2021). Bilimsel Araştırma Süreci (7. Baskı). Seçkin Yayıncılık, İstanbul.

Learning Outcomes

1. L01 To review (4) and synthesize (3) the literature on the subject to be researched SOLO 3.5
2. L02 To synthesize (5), relate (4) and describe (3) the gathered information SOLO 4
3. L03 To predict (4), judge (5) and prove (3) the results of the research SOLO 4
4. L04 To compare (4) and evaluate (5) the results with a scientific approach SOLO 3.5
5. L05 To explain (4) and defend (4) the results in front of a scientific community SOLO 4

Program Outcomes

1. P01 to compare and criticize contemporary psychotherapy approaches
2. P02 to make specific psychotherapy techniques under supervision
3. P03 to pull together interdisciplinary and intradisciplinary studies
4. P04 to follow national and international publications and to participate scientific meetings for be informed about innovations and developments
5. P05 to conduct informing activities about Community Mental Health
6. P06 to practice all the time within the frame of profession and ethical principles of clinical psychology
7. P07 to examine psychological researches with critical point of view
8. P08 to conduct scientific research with combining clinical applications to analyze and interpret research results
9. P09 to analyze and interpret research results
10. P10 to identify, to diagnose and analyze and explain the lifelong psychological disorders
11. P11 to assess and diagnose individual basically
12. P12 to know and apply basic psychological help and intervention

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