COURSE UNIT TITLE

: PROJECT WRITING IN MUSIC EDUCATION

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
MZK 5029 PROJECT WRITING IN MUSIC EDUCATION ELECTIVE 2 0 0 4

Offered By

Music Teacher Education

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR ESIN UÇAL CANAKAY

Offered to

Music Teacher Education

Course Objective

This course aims to provide students with essential knowledge and skills for designing, writing, and managing music education projects. It encourages students to develop music projects that serve social, pedagogical, or artistic goals, and gain competence in documenting and presenting their work effectively.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   1. Explains the fundamental principles of developing projects in music education.
2   2. Develops and justifies a project idea.
3   3. Prepares reports in accordance with standard project writing formats.
4   4. Plans sections of a project such as objectives, methodology, and budget.
5   5. Presents and defends a music education project.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 1. Introduction to project writing and key concepts
2 2. Types of projects in music education and review of previous examples
3 3. Review of previous projects
4 4. Review of previous projects
5 5. Needs analysis and problem definition
6 6. Project objectives, goals, and learning outcomes
7 7. Methodology, activity planning and timeline
8 8. General review, course evaluation, midterm exam
9 9. Key points in project writing
10 10. Drafting the project proposal
11 11. Studies on project writing
12 12. Studies on project writing
13 13. Project presentations
14 14. Project presentations
15 15. Final Exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Büyüköztürk, Ş., Çakmak, E. K., Akgün, Ö. E., Karadeniz, Ş. ve Demirel, F. (2008). Bilimsel Araştırma Yöntemleri. Pegem Yayıncılık.
Karasar, N. (2012). Bilimsel Araştırma Yöntemleri. Nobel Yayınevi.
Büyüköztürk, Ş. (2014). Deneysel Desenler Öntest-Sontest Kontrol Grubu Desen ve Veri Analizi. Ankara: Pegem Akademi Yayıncılık.
Ali Balcı (2015). Sosyal Bilimlerde Araştırma Yöntem, Teknik ve Ilkeler, Pegem Akademi Yayıncılık.
Veysel Sönmez ve Füsun Alacapınar (2019). Örneklendirilmiş Bilimsel Araştırma Yöntemleri, Anı Yayıncılık.
Çepni, S. (2021). Araştırma ve Proje Çalışmalarına Giriş. Celepler Matbaacılık, 9. baskı.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture, sample project analysis, individual and group work, project design and presentations.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 VZ Midterm
2 FN Semester final exam
3 BNS BNS Student examVZ * 0.40 + Student examFN * 0.60
4 BUT Make-up note
5 BBN End of make-up grade Student examVZ * 0.40 + Student examBUT * 0.60


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Regular class attendance, timely and complete submission of assignments and projects, participation in collaborative group work, and preparation of assignments and projects in accordance with ethical principles will be taken into account in evaluation.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

To be announced.

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 1 14
Tutorials 10 2 20
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 2 28
Preparing assignments 10 4 40
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 106

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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