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Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type Of Course	D	U	L	ECTS
SAC 6073	ACADEMIC WRITING IN GEOGRAPHY EDUCATION	ELECTIVE	2	2	0	7

Offered By

Geography Teacher Education

Level of Course Unit

Third Cycle Programmes (Doctorate Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR RAZIYE ÇAKICIOĞLU OBAN

Offered to

Geography Teacher Education

Course Objective

Academic Writing in Geography Education. The aim of this course is to enable students to understand the importance of scientific research in the fields of Geography 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 Geography 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	Practical work on writing a scientific article (How to write an introduction)
2	The difference between academic writing and other types of writing	Practical work on writing a scientific article (How to write a method)
3	The place of academic writing in Geography education	Practical work on writing a scientific article (How to write Findings and Conclusion)
4	Academic writing types and examples in Geography Education (Poster, Paper, Article, Review and Thesis)	Practical work on writing a scientific article Practical work (How to write discussion and suggestions)
5	Academic Writing Guidelines (APA and IMRAD)	Evaluation of academic writings
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)

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.
Eyüp ARTVINL, Yavuz DEĞIRMENCI. Coğrafya Öğretiminde Yeni Yaklaşımlar, Nobel Yayınları.
Çağrı DEMIRBAŞ ÖZTÜRK ve Diğ. Coğrafi Beceriler, Nobel Yay.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Conference, reading relevant texts, reviewing the literature, writing and evaluating scientific experiences.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER	SHORT CODE	LONG CODE	FORMULA
1	STT	TERM WORK (SEMESTER)
2	FINS	FINAL EXAM
3	FCG	FINAL COURSE GRADE	STT * 0.40 + FINS * 0.60
4	RST	RESIT
5	FCGR	FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT)	STT * 0.40 + RST * 0.60

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
raziye.oban@deu.edu.tr

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
Project Assignment	1	10	10
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)			174

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LO	PO.1	PO.2	PO.3	PO.4	PO.5	PO.6
LO.1	5	5	5	5	5	5
LO.2	5	5	5	5	5	5
LO.3	5	5	5	5	5	5

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Description of Individual Course Units

Offered By

Level of Course Unit

Course Coordinator

Offered to

Course Objective

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

Mode of Delivery

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

Recomended Optional Programme Components

Course Contents

Recomended or Required Reading

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

Assessment Criteria

Language of Instruction

Course Policies and Rules

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Office Hours

Work Placement(s)

Workload Calculation

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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