Course Objectives: |
The aim of this course is to increase students' skills and competencies in developing, writing and managing scientific projects. The course content will be supported by case studies and real research, and theoretical knowledge will be transformed into scientific research by discussing the conditions under which successful scientific projects are put forward and how their outputs are disseminated. Thus, students will improve themselves and prepare for their future careers by actively participating in applied projects during their university years.
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Course Content: |
This course covers the steps of developing a scientific project. In this context, project logic, fundamentals of scientific research, development of creative ideas, literature review, design of the research, turning it into a project, planning, reporting and presentation will be discussed in detail. The course will be completed with the complete writing, presentation and, if appropriate, application of a project.
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Related Preparation |
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Introduction (Scientific research, project, innovation, R&D) |
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Fundamentals of scientific research – 1 (basic concepts, characteristics of scientific research, aims and objectives) |
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Fundamentals of scientific research -2 (academic studies, project examples, project supports, TUBITAK, EU projects and other organizations supporting projects) |
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Fundamentals of scientific research – 3 (project examples in health sciences, social sciences, natural sciences and other fields) |
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Developing an idea for a scientific research (research problem, creating original value) |
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Literature review and Ethics |
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7) |
Research design (selection of appropriate methods for research) |
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Midterm – presentation (detailed literature review on a selected topic, preparation in the form of a research proposal) |
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9) |
Project writing stages – 1 (Tübitak projects) |
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10) |
Project writing stages – 2 (EU projects) |
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11) |
Project writing stages – 3 (Other projects) |
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Project management -1 (basic concepts, project management stages, project life cycle) |
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Project management – 2 (planning, risks and limits, budget) |
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Project management – 3 (current techniques)
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15) |
Final - Presentation |
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Program Outcomes |
Level of Contribution |
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Possess all the expertise and skills related to foreign trade required for business life. |
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2) |
Knows the legislation regarding foreign trade. |
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3) |
Knows the necessary information and documents regarding foreign trade. |
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4) |
Effectively recognizes, collects and uses the data required to solve well-defined problems in this field; uses the theoretical knowledge and intellectual skills required for practice. |
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Acts in accordance with professional ethical principles in relations with stakeholders. |
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Continues to learn about his profession independently and turns what he has learned into practice. |
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7) |
Has sufficient knowledge of foreign languages in the professional field. |
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