COURSE INFORMATION Course Title: MICRO THESIS

Code	Course Type	Regular Semester	Theory	Practice	Lab	Credits	ECTS
BUS 518	F	1	3	0	0	3	7.5

Academic staff member responsible for the design of the course syllabus (name, surname, academic title/scientific degree, email address and signature)	NA
Lecturer (name, surname, academic title/scientific degree, email address and signature) and Office Hours:	Mustafa Üç
Second Lecturer(s) (name, surname, academic title/scientific degree, email address and signature) and Office Hours:	NA
Teaching Assistant(s) and Office Hours:	NA
Language:	English
Compulsory/Elective:	Compulsory
Classroom and Meeting Time:
Course Description:	Students will complete their micro thesis by identifying a unique research question, developing theliterature review leading up to the question and hypothesis, and formulating the methods to answer thequestion and test the hypothesis. Students will carry out the proposed methods and discuss their results in the context of the literature. Students will demonstrate an ability to organize and express their ideas in accordance with accepted academic norms and ethics
Course Objectives:	This course will focus on discussions about topics students diplomas to clearly benefit from the work in research study.This process will be supervised by the specified lecturers.

COURSE OUTLINE

Week	Topics
1	Defining the research topic
2	Preparation of Methodology
3	Research Techniques
4	Examining a Well Written Literature Review
5	Examining a Well Written Literature Review
6	Formulating a Hypothesis
7	Research paper preliminary draft
8	Research paper preliminary draft
9	References
10	Questionnaire
11	Questionnaire
12	Supervisor Meeting
13	Supervisor Meeting
14	Submission of project

Prerequisite(s):
Textbook:	Brewer, Garrison, Noreen, Introduction Managerial Accounting, McGraw-Hill international edition
Other References:
Laboratory Work:
Computer Usage:
Others:	No

COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES

1	Prepare Scientific Research

COURSE CONTRIBUTION TO... PROGRAM COMPETENCIES (Blank : no contribution, 1: least contribution ... 5: highest contribution)

No	Program Competencies	Cont.
Professional Master in Business Administration Program
1	Integrate tools and concepts from business and economics to solve business problems.	5
2	Inspire an open minded-attitude through continuous learning and team-work.	5
3	Demonstrate ethical, social, and legal responsibilities in organizations.	5
4	Critically evaluate business case studies.	5
5	Manage business operations effectively and efficiently.	5
6	Report project results.	5

COURSE EVALUATION METHOD

Method	Quantity	Percentage
Project	1	100
	Total Percent:	100%

ECTS (ALLOCATED BASED ON STUDENT WORKLOAD)

Activities	Quantity	Duration(Hours)	Total Workload(Hours)
Course Duration (Including the exam week: 16x Total course hours)	15	3	45
Hours for off-the-classroom study (Pre-study, practice)	15	2	30
Mid-terms			0
Assignments			0
Final examination	1	3	3
Other	2	61	122
Total Work Load:			200
Total Work Load/25(h):			8
ECTS Credit of the Course:			7.5