COURSE UNIT TITLE

: ACADEMIC WRITING

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
ILS 3261 ACADEMIC WRITING ELECTIVE 2 0 0 4

Offered By

Theology

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR HADI SOFUOĞLU

Offered to

Theology
Theology (Evening)

Course Objective

To develop student-faculty relations regarding academic perspective; to encourage student to develop their writing skills; and let them to gain academic discussion and critical thoughts.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   They have better skills in human to human and student to faculty relations.
2   They gain a better capacity to state their ideas within the academic criteria.
3   They learn how to listen others, analyze their points, critique them, discuss their subject, and write their idea in a proper way.
4   When they encounter a different idea, they can discuss it without contempt.
5   Learn to critize others without prejudice.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Writing Methods Literature
2 Sample Writings
3 Student paper followed by a discussion
4 Student paper followed by a discussion
5 Student paper followed by a discussion
6 Student paper followed by a discussion
7 Student paper followed by a discussion
8 Mid-term Exam
9 Student paper followed by a discussion
10 Student paper followed by a discussion
11 Student paper followed by a discussion
12 Student paper followed by a discussion
13 Student paper followed by a discussion
14 Student paper followed by a discussion
15 Final Exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Robert A. Day, Bilimsel makale nasıl yazılır, nasıl yayımlanır , translated by Gülay Aşkar Altay, Ankara: Tübitak Yayınları, 4th. Edition 2000.
Various Sample Writings.
1. Yazım Kılavuzu, Komisyon, Ankara: TDK Yayınları, 1969.
2. Imla Klavuzu, Komisyon, Ankara: TDK Yayınları, 1996.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 FIN FINAL EXAM
3 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.40 + FIN * 0.60
4 RST RESIT
5 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.40 + BUT * 0.60


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

The students will be assessed based on success in their mid-term and final exams along with their performance during the classes throughout the semester.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

ismail.acar@beu.edu.tr
X 20128

Office Hours

Friday: 10:00-11:00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 2 26
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 3 39
Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10
Preparation for final exam 1 20 20
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 99

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14PO.15
LO.11
LO.21
LO.31
LO.41
LO.51