COURSE INFORMATION Course Title: THESIS

Code	Course Type	Regular Semester	Theory	Practice	Lab	Credits	ECTS
PIR 800	F	5	0	0	0	0	120

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:	Salih Özcan , On Fridays 13:30- 17:30
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:	E 110
Course Description:	-
Course Objectives:	Students will complete their thesis by identifying a unique research question, the literature review leading up to the question and hypothesis, the methods to answer the question 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. The students of the Political Science and International Relations are required to write a Thesis. "Thesis" should be 16000 words, including references, excluding annexes. The aim is that the students apply their knowledge acquired during their studies in writing on a specific topic.

COURSE OUTLINE

Week	Topics
1	Introduction, overview, and expectations
2	Identify research topic and question; Setting the timeline and contents of the Thesis
3	Drafting the abstract
4	Drafting the introduction
5	Conducting and Drafting the literature review
6	Drafting methods chapter
7	Carrying out methods and recording results
8	Writing the results chapter; Contextualizing results in light of literature
9	Writing the discussion chapter
10	Integrating chapters to complete the first draft of the Thesis
11	Comments by the supervisor
12	Revisions based on the comments
13	Revisions based on the comments
14	Preparation of the Final draft of the Thesis and its submission. During the final exam period, Jury is held where the student defends her/his thesis.

Prerequisite(s):	N/A
Textbook:	Thesis writing guidelines of the PIR Department: http://pir.epoka.edu.al/home-thesis-writing-guideline-344-2247.html.
Other References:	N/A
Laboratory Work:	N/A
Computer Usage:	N/A
Others:	No

COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES

1	To demonstrate ability to work within a team
2	To familiarize with applied projects
3	To demonstrate an ability to present an argument in both oral and written forms
4	To demonstrate an ability to acquire practical knowledge in Political Science and International Relations

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

No	Program Competencies	Cont.
Doctorate (PhD) in Political Science and International Relations Program
1	Having and using advanced knowledge and comprehension supported by textbooks including actual knowledge in political sciences and international relations literature, materials and the other scientific resources.
2	Analyzing data, ideas and concepts of current political issues and international relations, determining complex events and topics, making discussions and developing new suggestions in accordance with researches.
3	Having knowledge and thought about actual topics and problems together with their historical, social and cultural aspects.
4	Introducing those who are interested in politics and international events with the topics of Political Science and IR and teaching clearly the problems and the types of solutions.
5	Improving skills of working together with the main social science disciplines and other disciplines which are related to Political Science and International Relations.
6	Improving critical thinking and skills in making research independently.
7	Developing solutions about the problems and conflicts which are common in national and international arena.
8	Improving skills for leadership and research and analyze capacity of those who is responsible with national and international ones.
9	Knowing any foreign language enough to communicate with colleagues and understand actual researches and articles.
10	Gaining IT skills to use computer and technology) in order to reach actual knowledge.
11	Gaining skills to follow societal, scientific and ethic values during collecting, interpreting, conducting of data related to social and political developments.
12	Having consciousness about human rights and environment.
13	Gaining the skills to follow actual developments and pursue long-life learning.

COURSE EVALUATION METHOD

Method	Quantity	Percentage
Term Paper	1	100
Attendance		0
	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)	16	2	32
Hours for off-the-classroom study (Pre-study, practice)	16	125	2000
Mid-terms			0
Assignments			0
Final examination	1	150	150
Other	1	818	818
Total Work Load:			3000
Total Work Load/25(h):			120
ECTS Credit of the Course:			120