The graduation project in the Department of Software Engineering is carried out as part of the courses YAZ403 Research Project (1 credit, 4 ECTS), taken in the 7th semester, and YAZ404 Graduation Project (4 credits, 6 ECTS), taken in the 8th semester. Successful completion of the graduation project is mandatory for graduation.
The process is governed by the Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences Thesis Project Guidelines. Students submit their advisor request to the department chair via the advisor preference form; they determine the project topic in consultation with their advisor and submit the project title notification form to the Thesis Project Committee. Lists of topics and advisors are submitted to the dean’s office by the end of the fourth week of the relevant semester.
The project spans the 7th and 8th semesters; students are required to complete their projects within this timeframe. A project progress report form is submitted to the advisor each semester; at the end of the semester, three printed copies and one electronic copy must be submitted. The Turnitin similarity rate must not exceed 20%. Evaluation is conducted separately for the fall and spring semesters; a 15- to 30-minute oral presentation before a jury at the end of the semester is mandatory.
The Graduation Project Committee is appointed by the Faculty Administrative Board on a department-by-department basis. The process, schedule, and evaluation criteria are announced by the committee at the beginning of each semester.