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Program Type: 
Thesis
Course Code: 
MCM 599
Semester: 
Autumn
Course Type: 
Core
P: 
3
Lab: 
0
Credits: 
0
ECTS: 
68
Course Language: 
English
Course Objectives: 

The course aims to help students gain skills necessary for writing a master’s thesis.

Course Content: 

The course covers the main elements of a master’s thesis and basic skills for thesis writing.

Teaching Methods: 
2-Question&Answer
Assessment Methods: 
B: Oral Exam/Presentation, C: Homework

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Course Learning Outcomes

 

Learning Outcomes  Program Learning Outcomes Teaching Methods  Assessment Methods 
1) The student develops a thesis project in communication studies. 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10 1,2,3,12 B, C
2) The student implements a thesis project in line with the rules of academic integrity. 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10 1,2,3,12 B, C
3) The student reports the findings of a thesis research. 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10 1,2,3,12 B, C
4) The students presents thesis research against the jury. 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10 1,2,3,12 B, Ca

Course Flow

 

COURSE CONTENT
Week Topics Study Materials
1 Introduction  
2 The main parts of a thesis process  
3 Main rules of thesis writing .
4 Reference and citation rules  
5 The main parts of a thesis report  
6 Writing an introduction  
7 Doing literature review  
8 Writing methodology  
9 Data collection  
10 Thesis ethics  
11 Data analysis  
12 Reporting research findings  
13 How to present a thesis  
14 How to polish a thesis report  
15 Final Presentation  
16 Review & Wrap-up  

Recommended Sources

 

RECOMMENDED SOURCES
Textbook A handbook of media and communication research : qualitive and quantitative methodologies / ed. Klaus Bruhn Jensen (New York: Routledge, 2002).

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Assessment

 

ASSESSMENT
IN-TERM STUDIES NUMBER PERCENTAGE
Progress reports 4 25
Total   100
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade   60
Contribution of In-Term Studies to Overall Grade   40
Total   100

Course’s Contribution to Program

 

COURSE CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM
No Program Learning Outcomes Contribution
1 2 3 4 5
1 To gain the abilities of working with an interdisciplinary approach and adapting theories, methods and practices in different disciplines to the relevant concentration area.       x  
2 To gain the abilities of data collection, literature review and analysis in media and communication management         x
3 To gain the ability of communicating within the national and international scientific environments         x
4 To gain the knowledge and skills required for scientific research processes         x
5 To gain the competence for making critical evaluations and syntheses         x
6 To have conducted research at a sufficient level about one’s thesis topic         x
7 To possess the behavioral and ethical sensitivity required for the academic life         x
8 To possess the necessary computer skills for writing scientific papers and theses         x
9 To gain the abilities of being receptive to innovations and novel ideas and developing new ideas       x  
10 To comprehend fully and appropriately the meaning and significance of media and communications management in theoretical and practical terms       x  

ECTS

 

ECTS ALLOCATED BASED ON STUDENT WORKLOAD BY THE COURSE DESCRIPTION
Activities Quantity Duration
(Hour)
Total
Workload
(Hour)
Course Duration 16 3 48
Hours for off-the-classroom study (Pre-study, practice) 16 40 640
Mid-terms 1 1000 1000
Final      1688
Total Work Load     67,52
Total Work Load / 25 (h)     68
ECTS Credit of the Course     20