COURSE UNIT TITLE

: ACADEMIC WRITING FOR GRADUATE STUDENTS

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
EBE 6030 ACADEMIC WRITING FOR GRADUATE STUDENTS ELECTIVE 3 0 0 5

Offered By

Institute Of Education Sciences

Level of Course Unit

Third Cycle Programmes (Doctorate Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR MEHMET ŞAHIN

Offered to

Educational Technologies
Geography Teacher Education
PAINTING- CRAFTS TEACHER EDUCATION
Educational Technology
Curriculum and Instruction
Social Studies Education
Primary Teacher Education
Turkish Language and Literature Teacher Education
Special Education
ELEMENTARY MATHEMATICS TEACHER EDUCATION
Mathematics Teacher Education
Chemistry Teacher Education
History Teacher Education
Physics Teacher Education
Guidance and Psychological Counseling
Music Teacher Education
Educational Administration and Supervision
Science Teacher Education
Biology Teacher Education
TURKISH LANGUAGE TEACHER EDUCATION

Course Objective

The purpose of this course is to provide graduate students with formal instruction in academic writing at the graduate and professorial level. Through presentations, readings, discussion, and weekly peer editing, graduate students will develop writing and editing skills necessary for their success as graduate students and future faculty.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Students will develop skills related to critique and research-based writing.
2   Students will develop manuscript revising and editing skills.
3   Students will develop effective reading skills.
4   Students will develop academic writing rules.
5   Students will use academic writing in their studies.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 How to give a successful presentation
2 How to read effectively
3 Introduction to academic writing
4 Disciplinary differences in writing
5 Writing a critique
6 Paragraphing
7 Data commentary - summarizing
8 Homework evaluations
9 Making decisions about style
10 Writing introductions
11 Writing methodology
12 Writing and reporting results and discussions
13 Writing conclusions
14 How to put together a full length research paper-course evaluation
15 Student presentations

Recomended or Required Reading

1. Academic Writing for Graduate Students: Essential Tasks and Skills. John M. Swales and Christine B. Feak, (2nd ed.). Ann Arbor: The University of Michigan Press, (2004), (117 pp), ISBN 0-472-08857-2 (pp. ixş331), ISBN 0-472-08856-4.
2. Related literature (this course will require frequent readings from literature).
3. WWW.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

In class writing and speaking, readings and exercises from the textbook, research, online participation in class discussions, question-answer, group work.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 ASG ASSIGNMENT
2 PRS PRESENTATION
3 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE ASG * 0.50 + PRS * 0.50


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

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

Quality participation in discussions, homework, full length final research paper

Assessment Criteria

Homework and student presentations

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

mehmet.sahince@gmail.com

Office Hours

Weekdays working hours

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 3 39
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 2 26
Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10
Preparation for final exam 1 10 10
Preparing assignments 2 10 20
Preparing presentations 2 10 20
Project Assignment 1 3 3
Final Assignment 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 129

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4
LO.155
LO.255
LO.355
LO.455
LO.555

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