MASTER OF SCIENCE

IN PHYSICAL EDUCATION PROGRAM

 

 

 

 

 

STUDENT HANDBOOK

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MIDDLE EAST TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY

PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND SPORT DEPARTMENT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

JANUARY, 2005

 

Importance of Student Handbook

This Student Handbook contains information that is useful to all master students in the Physical Education and Sport Department (PESD) throughout their program of study. Students should refer to this handbook first whenever they have a question about their program’s requirements, PESD policies, educational and research opportunities, or PESD resources, among a variety of other things.

Contents

A-    Introduction

B-    Program information

C-    Program regulations and procedures

D-    Writing Thesis

 

Appendices

 

1. Graduate Student Information Form

2. Social Sciences Institute Student Information Form

3. Guidelines for Writing a Master’s or Doctoral Thesis Proposal

4. Guidelines for Writing a Master’s or Doctoral Thesis 

5. Guidelines in Conducting a Review of Literature

A- Introduction

The purpose of master students’ guide is to assist master students in the Physical Education and Sport Department and completion of master program of study as efficiently and satisfactorily as possible. Hopefully much of the information needed to accomplish this task can be found herein.

Students may pursue a master degree in four areas of study in the Department of Physical Education and Sport:

1.      Exercise Physiology

2.      Sport Management

3.      Curriculum and Instruction

4.      Motor Learning

B. Program information

As a graduate student, most of your academic experience will focus upon your department. You should know some basic things about being a graduate student:

 

1.Graduate Coordinator: (Assist Prof. Dr. Sadettin Kirazcı, room no 413). Graduate program at PES has a graduate coordinator who is your main first contact point for information and advice on your program, your department, your faculty, and your university. Graduate coordinator is there to help and advise you. He does not know everything, but he can point you in the right direction. Make sure you find out who your graduate coordinator is and introduce yourself to him or her so you are known as well.

 

2. Advisor:

2.a. Appointment of an Advisor: Each master degree student is assigned an individual faculty advisor, based on his/her areas of study in master program by the Executive Committee of the Graduate School following mutual consent of the Department and the student. All master students must initiate the procedure for the assignment of a thesis subject and an advisor within two semesters after her or his first enrolment at METU.

2.b. Role of the Advisor: A continuing relationship between the student and faculty advisor is considered to be an integral part of the educational experience of PES. Advisors are there primarily to provide direction in your courses, thesis and research, but they are also very helpful for advice and information.

3. Faculty of Social Sciences Institute (SSI): For certain aspects of your life as a graduate student you will need to contact. SSI is located in on the 2nd floor  of the Main Engineering Building, tel: (extensions) 2094-2095, (direct) 2101114, email:----. The staff is available to address your inquires and concerns from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm, Monday through Friday.

 

C. Regulations & Procedures

1.Course Loads

·        Masters of Science in PES (PESD graduates) requires students successfully complete a minimum of 7 credit courses and 1 seminar courses and thesis work and in total no less than 21 credit hours,

·        Courses in which grades below CC are received are not accepted for the master’ degree program.

·        Maximum period to complete course load is 4 semesters,

 

Must Courses

EDS 502 Research Methods in Education            (3-0) 3

EDS 545 Educational Statistics I                            (3-0) 3

PES 545 Prothesis Seminar                                   NC

PES 599 Master’s Thesis                                        NC

PES 800-899 Special Studies                                NC


 Elective Courses

PES 518 Sports Induced Inflammation (3-0)3
PES 519 Sport Marketing (3-0)3
PES 520 Recreation in Perspective (3-0)3
PES 521 Administration and Management in Athletics and Recreational Sports (3-0)3
PES 522 Trends and Issues in P.E.S.R. (3-0)3
PES 524 Comparative Systems in Physical Education and Sports (3-0)3
PES 530 Curriculum Development in Physical Education (3-0)3
PES 526 Instructional Designs in Physical Education (3-0) 3

PES 533 Physiology of Exercise (3-0)3
PES 534 Advanced Topics in Physiology of Exercise (3-0)3
PES 535 Nutrition in Sports (3-0)3
PES 536 Biochemistry of Exercise (3-0)3
PES 537 Statistical Analysis in Physical Education and Sports (3-0)3
PES 538 Advanced Topics in Training Theory (3-0)3
PES 539 Stress Testing and Exercise Prescription (3-0)3
PES 540 Philosophical Foundations of Leisure, Play and Recreation (3-0)3
PES 541 Psychological Foundation of Physical Education and Sports (3-0)3
PES 542 Psychological Effects of Sports and Physical Activity (3-0)3
PES 543 Growth and Motor Development (3-0)3
PES 590 Readings and Physical Education, Sports and Recreation (3-0)3

At the beginning of each semester the courses offered by the department are announced in the department and in the Social Sciences Institute. Students should follow these announcements and determine possible courses they may take during the relevant semester.

2. Scientific Preparation Program

All students who are graduated from outside the Physical Education and Sport Programs should completed scientific preparation program before starting regular master program. The Scientific Preparation Program is administered for adaptation of the successful students to the program being applied. Students in the scientific preparation program must take at least four elective undergraduate courses from the department. These courses cannot be substituted for the courses necessary for completion of the concerned Master's program. At the beginning of each semester elective courses offered by the department are announced in the department. Students and student’s advisor will determine possible courses they may take during the relevant semester.

The time spent at the Scientific Preparation Program could not exceed one year. This period could not be extended except for the leave of absence periods. Duration of the Scientific Preparation Program could not be included by duration of the Graduate Program.

Master's students who have been accepted to the Scientific Preparation Program must maintain a cumulative grade point average (CGPA) of at least 2.00 and not receive a grade lower than DD in their courses to be accepted into the regular graduate program.

 

3. Student responsibilities

As a graduate student it is your responsibility to ensure that you fulfill all of the registration and fee requirements of METU and your graduate program. METU Graduate Education Regulations can be found in appendix of this handbook or http://www.metu.edu.tr/home/wwwsbe/sbeinfo/broc.html.

 

3.a. Information forms

New students need to fill out PESD information form (Appendix 1) when they first register in the program. In addition, the SSI requires new students to fill out an information form (Appendix 2). Student information is important to keep track of student’s progress and to contact the student when necessary. Students should inform the PESD and SSI if any changes happen in their addresses and telephone information.

 

3.b. Course registration

·        All new students should first see PESD Graduate Coordinator for selection of the courses to register and with the forms they need to fill out. PESD Graduate Coordinator serves as temporary advisor for all students until they determine an advisor for themselves.

·        As soon as students register for courses they should inform their advisor, so that their registration can be approved through internet. It is very important for the students to make sure their registration is approved by their advisors, otherwise their registration will not be valid resulting in problems during the semester with regard to student’s status in courses.

·        During add-drop period, students may add new courses and drop the courses they previously registered with the permission of their advisors. Again students need to make sure that their advisors approve added or dropped courses, otherwise the previous registration will be valid automatically.

·        After an advisor is appointed to the students, he or she must register (along with other courses they are taking) for his or her advisor’s section of PES 599 Master’s Thesis course and his or her advisor’s PES 800-899 Special Studies course. In the same way, students who complete their coursework are required to register for her or his advisor’s section of PES 599 Master’s Thesis course and her or his advisor’s PES 800-899 Special Studies course until they graduate.

 

4. Grading

 

·        Graduate student’s grades in all courses counting toward an advance degree are reported as: AA (4.0), BA (3.5), BB (3.0), CB (2.5), CC (2.0), DC (1.5), DD (1.0), FD (0.5), FF (0).

·        For PES 800-899 Special Studies, the letter “S” (satisfactory), and “U” (unsatisfactory) are used.

·        For PES 599 Master thesis, the letter “P” (satisfactory progress) to be replaced by “S” in the last semester, indicating the successful completion of the thesis work, and “U” are used for unsatisfactory work.

·        Master’s students must maintain the following CPGA in order to remain in good standing: 1st semester:1.50, 2nd and any of the following semester: 2.00, 4th semester: 3.00.

·        Master student whose CPGA falls the level specified above will be dismissed from the University. A master student who takes the grade “U” from the PES 599 Master’s Thesis in any three semesters or in two consecutive semesters is dismissed from the university.

 

5.Examinations and departmental requirements

 

  • All the students who are completed course load must present her or his research proposal for the Master’s thesis before starting data collection process in a seminar format to share the progress they make in developing a Master’s thesis proposals and discuss their strengths and weaknesses (see Appendix 3 for proposal preparation, printed by permission of Assoc. Prof Ali Yıldırım). The schedule of presentations are announced by the department.
  • Before master thesis defense, every master student must present at least one research paper at the national or an international conferences or submit a paper for publication at the national or an international journals.
  • Master’s Degree Examination: Each master’s student is required to defend a thesis after all requirements for the degree have been completed. For the master’s degree, thesis is defended before a jury proposed by the Chairman of the department and approved by the Executive Committee of the Graduate School.
  • Master’s student should submit an unbound copy of her or his thesis together with the Thesis Jury Appointment Form to the Graduate School at least ten (10) days prior to the date of her or his thesis defense.

 

 

D. Writing Master Thesis

 

 

Social Science Institute published a guidelines for writing a Master’s thesis (Thesis Manual) and it refers essentially the lay out and format of the thesis. Students should comply with the SSI guideline to make sure the thesis they produce meet requirements of SIS. You can obtain a hardcopy of this manual from the Graduate School or it can found in the following web address http://www.metu.edu.tr/home/wwwfbe/thesis/thman/thmanind.htm

 Two other guidelines prepared by Assoc. Prof Dr. Ali Yıldırım (Appendices 4 and 5, printed by permission of author) and refers to headings, subheadings, and how these parts should be organized and conducting review of literature.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

APPENDICES

 

Appendix 1

Middle East Technical University

Physical Education and Sport Department

 

Graduate Students Information Form

Name:

 

 

Surname:

 

 

Student ID Number:

 

 

Address:

 

 

 

 

Telephone:

Home:

Work:

Mobile:

E-mail:

 

 

 

 

 

Date of Starting to Graduate Program:

 

Year:                            Semester:

Graduated University and Department:

Undergarduate:

 

Master’s:

CGPA:

Undergarduate:

 

Master’s:

LES Score:

 

 

Language Score:

 

 

 

 


 
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Appendix 5