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Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS FMK 5034 ACADEMIC WRITING IN CHEMISTRY EDUCATION ELECTIVE 3 0 0 8

Offered By

Chemistry Teacher Education

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR GÜLTEN ŞENDUR

Offered to

Chemistry Teacher Education

Course Objective

The main objective of this course is to inform students about the basic principles of academic writing and to improve students' academic writing skills in chemistry education.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   1. know the differences between academic writing and other writing types. 2   2. explain the differences between academic writing types. 3   3. know the elements of academic texts. 4   4. know the basic rules in academic writing. 5   5. prepare academic writing samples in chemistry education.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description 1 1. week. Examples of academic writing types: Poster, Paper, Article and dissertation 2 2. week. Overview of thesis writing rules and thesis chapters. 3 3. week. Elements to be considered while writing research problems and examples of problem suitable for different research types. 4 4. week. Writing summary and keywords 5 5. week. Points to be considered when writing the introduction part in the research 6 6. week. Method in qualitative research 7 7. week. Method in quantitative research 8 8. week. Method in mixed research 9 9. week Writing results. 10 10. week Writing conclusions 11 11. week Writing discussions and suggestions. 12 12. week In text and bibliography / reference syntax rules. APA rules General evaluation 13 13. week Homework presentations 14 14. week Homework presentations 15 15. week General evaluation

Recomended or Required Reading

Bir Makale Nasıl Yazılır ve Yayımlanır (2000). Robert A. Day, (Çev. G. Aşkar Altay), Tübitak Yayınları. Academic Writing: A Guide to Tertiary Level Writing, (2007). Natilene Bowker, Massey University, Student Learning Development Services.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Doing research, project preparation, discussion, making presentation.

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

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Evaluation of homework and presentation materials.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

Attendance to the course is important

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

gulten.sendur@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Friday between 14.00-15.00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours) Lectures 10 3 30 Preparations before/after weekly lectures 10 10 100 Preparing assignments 1 30 30 Preparing presentations 1 30 30 Project Assignment 1 3 3 Final Assignment 1 3 3 TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 196

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LO PO.1 PO.2 PO.3 PO.4 PO.5 PO.6 PO.7 PO.8 PO.9 PO.10 PO.11 PO.12 PO.13 PO.14 PO.15 LO.1 5 5 4 LO.2 5 5 4 LO.3 5 5 4 LO.4 5 5 4 LO.5 5 3 5 3 5 5