COURSE UNIT TITLE

: ACADEMIC WRITING IN ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
ÇEP 5041 ACADEMIC WRITING IN ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION ELECTIVE 2 2 0 7

Offered By

Environmental Education

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR RAZIYE ÇAKICIOĞLU OBAN

Offered to

Environmental Education

Course Objective

Academic Writing in Environmental Education.The aim of this course is to enable students to understand the importance of scientific research in the fields of Environmental 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   To be able to comprehend the difference of academic writing related to the field
2   To be able to understand the differences between writing a paper, article and thesis
3   . Gaining and presenting academic writing skills in the field of Environmental 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 Environmental education Practical work on writing a scientific article (How to write Findings and Conclusion)
4 Academic writing types and examples in Environmental 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

Ramazan SEVER, Elvan YALÇINKAYA, Çevre Eğitimi, Pegem Akademi Yay. 2018
Prof. Dr. Aysel AZIZ, Sosyal Bilimlerde Araştırma Yöntemleri ve Teknikleri, Nobel Akademik Yay.
Şener BÜYÜKÖZTÜRK, Ebru KILIÇ ÇAKMAK, Özcan Erkan AKGÜN, Şirin KARADENIZ, Funda DEMIREL, Eğitimde BILIMSEL Araştırma Yöntemleri, Pegem Akademi Yay.
Orçun BOZKURT, Çevre Eğitimi, Pegem Akademi, 2017.

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

Assignment+final+

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

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
Quiz etc. 1 10 10
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 174

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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