COURSE UNIT TITLE

: ACADEMIC WRITING AND CRITICAL READING

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
TUI 6097 ACADEMIC WRITING AND CRITICAL READING COMPULSORY 3 0 0 5

Offered By

Tourism Management

Level of Course Unit

Third Cycle Programmes (Doctorate Degree)

Course Coordinator

Offered to

Tourism Management

Course Objective

To teach students the basic techniques of academic writing and reporting.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Know the characteristics of a scientific report
2   Have information about the academic style
3   Know the part of the scientific research and its qualifications
4   Know the critical aspects of Academic reporting

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction to Academic Writing Topics
2 Scientific Reports Content and Chapters
3 Writing Abstract
4 Introduction and Research Necessity
5 Literature reviewing
6 Defination of Problem and Hypothesis Development
7 Editing Methods
8 Case Study Analysis
9 Case Study Analysis
10 Case Study Analysis
11 Case Study Analysis
12 Case Study Analysis
13 Case Study Analysis
14 Presantations

Recomended or Required Reading

Bilimsel Araştırma: Tasarım, Yazım Ve Yayım Teknikleri, Metin Kozak
Another course materials:
Published scientific articles and current articles

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1.Lecture
2.In-class discussions
3.Case analysis
4.Project

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 STT TERM WORK (SEMESTER)
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.30 + STT * 0.30 + FIN* 0.40
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.30 + STT * 0.30 + RST* 0.40


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

1. Midterm Exam: Midterm exam encompasses the subjects covered in lectures as well as weekly assignments (30%)
2. Semester Project: Writing article about the topic the student choose within the year (30%)
3. Final Exam: The exam encompasses all the subjects covered throughout the semester, as well as in-class discussions, applications and case studies (60%)

Assessment Criteria

1.Project should be presented in written within the frame of research title between 20-40 pages. Project should be written by clear and fluent expressions and should reflect strategic thinking. Students should explain each step of the project, present it to other participants of the class, should reply the questions asked and the study should carry an original value. It is also important for students to express how they converted the theoretical knowledge into practice.
2.Students should identify the basic problems by questioning the cases presented to them and they also should develop solutions towards those problems.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

1.It is obligatory to attend at least 70% of the classes.
2.Violations of Plagiarism of any kind will result in disciplinary steps being taken.
3.Students are expected to participate actively to in-class discussions and team-works.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

metin.kozak@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Wednesday 13:30 - 15:30

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 3 39
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 4 56
Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10
Preparation for final exam 1 15 15
Preparing assignments 1 8 8
Preparing presentations 1 5 5
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 137

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9
LO.15454455
LO.25445
LO.3544
LO.45