COURSE UNIT TITLE

: ACADEMIC WRITING IN SOCIAL STUDIES TEACHING

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
SBÖ 6012 ACADEMIC WRITING IN SOCIAL STUDIES TEACHING ELECTIVE 3 0 0 7

Offered By

Social Studies Education

Level of Course Unit

Third Cycle Programmes (Doctorate Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR RAZIYE ÇAKICIOĞLU OBAN

Offered to

Social Studies Education

Course Objective

The aim of this course is to enable students to understand the importance of scientific research in the fields of Social Studies Education, to teach the stages of academic writing, to develop the ability to search for sources, to develop the ability to write thesis and article in the field.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   1. To be able to comprehend the difference of academic writing related to the field
2   2. To be able to understand the differences between writing a paper, article and thesis
3   3. Gaining and presenting academic writing skills in the field of Social Studies Education

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 What is academic writing, and its importance
2 The difference between academic writing and other types of writing
3 The place of academic writing in Social Studies education
4 Academic writing types and examples in Social Studies Education (Poster, Paper, Article, Review and Thesis)
5 Academic Writing Guidelines (APA and IMRAD)
6 How to edit a scientific article
7 Examination of thesis writing rules and thesis sections
8 Midterm exam
9 How to write a scientific article
10 Practical work on writing a scientific article (How to write research problem, abstract and keywords)
11 Practical work on writing a scientific article (How to write an introduction)
12 Practical work on writing a scientific article (How to write a method)
13 Practical work on writing a scientific article (How to write Findings and Conclusion)
14 Practical work on writing a scientific article Practical work (How to write discussion and suggestions)
15 Evaluation of academic writings

Recomended or Required Reading

Prof. Dr. Ali YILDIRIM, Prof. Dr. Hasan ŞIMŞEK, Sosyal Bilimlerde Araştırma Yöntemleri, Seçkin Yayıncılık, Ankara.
Prof. Dr. Aysel AZIZ, Sosyal Bilimlerde Araştırma Yöntemleri ve Teknikleri, Nobel Akademik Yay.
Şener BÜYÜKÖZTÜRK, Ebru KILIÇ ÇAKMAK, ÖzcanErkan AKGÜN, Şirin KARADENIZ, Funda DEMIREL, Eğitimde BILIMSEL Araştırma Yöntemleri, Pegem Akademi Yay.
Nurettin ÖZGEN, Beşeri Coğrafyada Araştırma Yöntemleri ve Teknikler, Pegem Akademik Yay.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

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


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Prof. Dr. Raziye ÇAKICIOĞLU OBAN

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 3 42
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 3 42
Preparation for midterm exam 1 20 20
Preparation for final exam 1 20 20
Preparing assignments 1 15 15
Preparing presentations 1 15 15
Final 1 10 10
Midterm 1 10 10
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 174

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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