GSNAS - 590/690 Seminars

As part of the XX590/XX690 seminar courses, the Faculty of Engineering has scheduled the following distance learning seminars on Mondays 7, 14, 21 and 28 April.

Within the scope of XX590/XX690 Seminar courses, seminars are planned by GSNAS on Mondays, April 7 - 14 - 21 - 28

2024 Autumn Semester Programme:

1. Nurhan Kabakulak; Bilgi Merkezi - 7 April 2025; 16:00 - 17:30 (https://zoom.us/j/93220794103) (Presentation will be held in Turkish)

Research: Effective literature research using library resources, Source research in databases, Literature review in national and international thesis databases: YÖK, Proquest Dissertation and Thesis, National and international union catalogues: WorldCat and TO-KAT

Writing: Citation and Reference Management Tool, Writing Plan, Avoiding Plagiarism

Publication: Converting the thesis into an article, Journal Selection (within the Web of Science and Scopus framework) and ORCID (General description)

2. Nuria Sauri Snachez (Proquest); Bilgi Center - April 14, 2025; 4:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. (English)

The registration link for your session is here:

https://clarivatesupport.webex.com/weblink/register/r5efd90bc5f71783ee7e4ee4109d83875

Participants will receive the Webex access link after registering.

This workshop will help you prepare for and familiarise yourself with the common steps you may encounter when writing your thesis. The session objectives we will cover together are listed below. Session Content: 'Preparation Stage' for thesis writing, Proposal: 'Selecting and Refining a Topic', Research: 'Conducting an Effective Literature Review', details related to 'Writing', Identifying and avoiding some pitfalls in thesis writing, Evaluating options for publishing your thesis and strengthening your research.

3. Dr. Hakan Şentürk, Assistant Professor – 21 April 2025; 16:00 - 17:30 (https://zoom.us/j/93220794103)

How to use Microsoft Word for academic writing 

Microsoft Word Tips and Tricks, Components of an Academic Paper, 

(Abstract, Introduction, Review-of Literature, Methodology, Results, Discussion, Conclusion)

Academic Writing and how to avoid plagiarism

(Paraphrasing, Summarizing, Direct quote, Block quote)

4. Dr. Lecturer Z. Cansu Canbek Özdil  , Research Assistant Osman Kerem Perente - 28 April 2025; 16:00 - 17:30 (https://zoom.us/j/93220794103)

How to use Mendeley/Zotero in academic writing. What is LaTeX? How to use Institute LaTeX guidelines in writing the thesis. Typesetting mathematical equations and scientific notation. Using Overleaf to write and share LaTeX documents.