COURSE INFORMATION Course Title: SUPERVISED INDEPENDENT STUDY AND RESEARCH

Code	Course Type	Regular Semester	Theory	Practice	Lab	Credits	ECTS
ARCH 501	B	9	3	2	0	4	12

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:	Edmond Manahasa , Monday 15:30-16:30
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:	Tuesday: 10:30
Course Description:	Develop an understanding and an appreciation of the quantitative and qualitative research methods; develop an understanding of the principles and processes involved in developing and addressing a specific research question. Definition of the topic of the research of the final project, collection of the reguired materials, study of the current state of knowledge. The aim of the course is to write a research proposal for the thesis or the design program for the final project.
Course Objectives:

COURSE OUTLINE

Week	Topics
1	Introduction to Supervised Independent Study and Research
2	Problem Definition
3	Individual work of student. Consultation on the work progress
4	Bibliography and Literature Review
5	Individual work of student. Consultation on the work progress.
6	Outline of the thesis proposal
7	Mid-term Week: Abstract submission
8	Individual work of student. Consultation on the work progress.
9	First-Draft submission
10	Individual work of student. Consultation on the work progress.
11	Second-Draft submission
12	Individual work of student. Consultation on the work progress.
13	Presentation of the final draft
14	Work on the research paper

Prerequisite(s):
Textbook:
Other References:
Laboratory Work:
Computer Usage:
Others:	No

COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES

1	Develop core competencies in writing a research proposal
2	Demonstrating and understanding of and applying basic research concepts
3	Demonstrating an understanding of the ethical dimensions of conducting applied research
4	Planning and conducting basic qualitative and quantitative research
5	Demonstrating and understanding of writing a research proposal and report

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

No	Program Competencies	Cont.
Master of Science in Architecture Program

COURSE EVALUATION METHOD

Method	Quantity	Percentage
Homework	4	15
Term Paper	1	35
Attendance		5
	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	1	16
Hours for off-the-classroom study (Pre-study, practice)	14	20	280
Mid-terms			0
Assignments			0
Final examination	1	4	4
Other			0
Total Work Load:			300
Total Work Load/25(h):			12
ECTS Credit of the Course:			12