COURSE UNIT TITLE

: ACADEMIC WRITING AND PRESENTATION SKILLS

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
PDR 5623 ACADEMIC WRITING AND PRESENTATION SKILLS ELECTIVE 3 0 0 5

Offered By

Guidance and Psychological Counseling Non-Thesis (Evening)

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR TUBA BAĞATARHAN

Offered to

Guidance and Psychological Counseling Non-Thesis (Evening)

Course Objective

The aim of this course is to provide students with the skills of determining the research topic, asking the research question, examining the question they ask with academic research methods and presenting the research results in written and oral form.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Determines the research topic, question and hypothesis.
2   Knows how to do a literature review.
3   Reports a scientific research.
4   Prepare a scientific article according to APA 7 rules.
5   Present a scientific research effectively.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Course introduction
2 Determining a research topic, asking questions and developing hypothesis
3 Source research and utilisation of resources
4 Using academic writing style
5 The sections of a scientific research report
6 The general principles to be followed when writing a research report
7 Writing rules according to APA 7 I
8 General evaluation and midterm Exam
9 Writing rules according to APA 7 II
10 Writing rules according to APA 7 III
11 Reporting of scientific research
12 To select the journal or congress/conference where a research will be published/presented
13 Verbal and visual presentation techniques I
14 Verbal and visual presentation techniques II
15 Final

Recomended or Required Reading

Hartley, J. (2008). Academic writing and publishing: A practical handbook. Routledge.

Heppner, P. P., Wampold, B. E., Kivlighan, D. M. (2013). Psikolojik danışmada araştırma yöntemleri (Çev Ed. D. M. Siyez). Mentis Yayıncılık.

Siyez, D. M. (2014). PDR de kaynak tarama ve rapor yazma (4. Baskı). Pegem Akademi.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture, Active Laerning, Discussion, Question and Answer

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

Students will be evaluated with Assignment and Presentation in this course.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

Attendance to at least 70% of the courses is compulsory to be successful in the course.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

tuba.bagatarhan@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Attendance to at least 70% of the courses is compulsory to be successful in the course.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 3
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 2
Preparing assignments 1 14
Preparing presentations 2 14
Design Project 1 15
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 0

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10
LO.14544444444
LO.24544444444
LO.34544444444
LO.44544444444
LO.54544444444

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