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Course Information
Course Title Code Semester L+U Hour Credits ECTS
ACADEMIC WRITING TECHNIQUES 600305701010 3 + 0 3.0 8.0

Prerequisites None

Language of Instruction Turkish
Course Level Graduate Degree
Course Type Compulsory
Mode of delivery
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Goals to get the students to gain necessary knowledge and skills for their graduate studies especially in the field of writing an article and doing a scientific research
Course Content This course contains the process and stages of scientific research and writing an article
Learning Outcomes 1) 1. use scientific research methods and concepts accurately.
2) 2. know the stages of academic and scientific wiriting
3) 3. be aware of the importance of universal and critical thinking in academic writing
4) 4. analyze the logic of an article, which they have read.
5) 5. give reference and cite in a text and at the end of the text accurately.
6) 6.cite direct and indirect quotations according to pinciples of citation in academic writing techniques
7) 7. use academic style effectively while writing a thesis, article and the assignments based on reserach
8) 8. design, develop and use data collection tool, while doing assignments based on reserach and preparing a thesis and an article.
9) 9. write introduction, method, findings, discussion and conclusion part of a scientific article.
10) 10. know the stages of publishing a scientific article .

Weekly Topics (Content)
Week Topics Teaching and Learning Methods and Techniques Study Materials
1. Week The features of academic and scientific writing Lecture; Question Answer; Problem Solving; Discussion
Brainstorming
Brain Based Learning
Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
2. Week The elements of universal and critical thinking Lecture; Question Answer; Problem Solving; Discussion
Brainstorming
Brain Based Learning
Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
3. Week The stages of a scientific article Lecture; Question Answer; Problem Solving; Discussion
Brainstorming
Brain Based Learning
Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
4. Week Analyzing a logic of an article and a book Lecture; Question Answer; Problem Solving; Discussion
Brainstorming
Brain Based Learning
Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
5. Week Citing reference in a text Lecture; Question Answer; Problem Solving; Discussion
Brainstorming
Brain Based Learning
Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
6. Week use EndNOTE7 program Lecture; Question Answer; Problem Solving; Discussion
Brainstorming
Scenario Based Learning
Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
7. Week Citing direct, indirect quotations Lecture; Question Answer; Problem Solving; Discussion
Brainstorming
Brain Based Learning
Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
8. Week Writing a paragraph, academic style Lecture; Question Answer; Problem Solving; Discussion

Brain Based Learning
Homework
9. Week Designing a data collection tool Lecture; Question Answer; Problem Solving; Discussion

Brain Based Learning
Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
10. Week For a scientific article: a) wiriting a method Lecture; Question Answer; Problem Solving; Discussion
Brainstorming
Brain Based Learning
Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
11. Week For a scientific article: b) writing findings Lecture; Question Answer
Brainstorming
Brain Based Learning
Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
12. Week For a scientific article: c) making comments on the tables and support the findings with different scientific research Lecture; Question Answer; Problem Solving
Brainstorming
Brain Based Learning
Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
13. Week For a scientific article: d) writing discussion and conclusion Lecture; Question Answer; Problem Solving; Discussion
Brainstorming
Brain Based Learning
Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
14. Week Publishing a scientific article Lecture; Question Answer; Problem Solving; Discussion
Brainstorming
Brain Based Learning
Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time)

Sources Used in This Course
Recommended Sources
Balcı, A. (2010). Sosyal bilimlerde araştırma yöntem ve teknikleri.Ankara: PEGEMA
Robson, C. (2015). Bilimsel araştırma yöntemleri gerçek dünya araştırmaları. Şakir Çınkır ve Nihan Demirkasımoğlu (Çev. Ed.). Ankara: Anı Yayıncılık
Rowena Murray (2011). How tp Write a Thesis.Open Univeristy Press. Çev. Şakir Çınkır (2014)
Rowena Murray (2012). Writing for Academic Journals. Open Univeristy Press

ECTS credits and course workload
Event Quantity Duration (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Course Duration (Total weeks*Hours per week) 14 2
Work Hour outside Classroom (Preparation, strengthening) 14 2
Presentation (Including Preparation Time) 1 55
Report (Including Preparation and presentation Time) 1 120
Total Workload
Total Workload / 30 (s)
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