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| SBE5400 | Academic Writing in Social Sciences | 3+0+0 | ECTS:7.5 | | Year / Semester | Fall Semester | | Level of Course | Third Cycle | | Status | Elective | | Department | | | Prerequisites and co-requisites | None | | Mode of Delivery | | | Contact Hours | 14 weeks - 3 hours of lectures per week | | Lecturer | Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Hasan SAĞLAMEL | | Co-Lecturer | | | Language of instruction | | | Professional practise ( internship ) | None | | | | The aim of the course: | | The objectives of the academic writing course include introducing students to a variety of writing styles (expository, persuasive, argumentative, analytical); developing critical thinking skills through analysis and argumentation; identifying audience and purpose to effectively tailor writing; developing research skills, including source integration and citation; structuring ideas coherently with clear paragraph organization; developing grammar, revision and editing skills for clarity; and raising awareness of plagiarism. |
| Programme Outcomes | CTPO | TOA | | Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to : | | | | PO - 1 : | apply basic rhetorical concepts and develop an understanding of audiences and rhetorical situations,
| | 3, | | PO - 2 : | develop revision and editing skills and raise awareness about plagiarism,
| | 3, | | PO - 3 : | structure ideas in a coherent way with clear paragraph organization, | | 3, | | PO - 4 : | increase technical skills in areas such as language use, punctuation, spelling and documentation of source material. | | 6, | | CTPO : Contribution to programme outcomes, TOA :Type of assessment (1: written exam, 2: Oral exam, 3: Homework assignment, 4: Laboratory exercise/exam, 5: Seminar / presentation, 6: Term paper), PO : Learning Outcome | | |
| This course provides opportunities to develop writing skills as well as close reading and critical thinking skills. Through process-based instructional steps such as prewriting, drafting, instructor/peer feedback, and revision, students will be exposed to the expressions of academic writing, and their awareness of how to construct the parts of a paper in particular will be heightened. By the end of the semester, students will have experience in the production of formal writing as expected in their academic and professional lives. Through practical tasks, writing assignments and a final project, students will be able to consolidate basic writing conventions and produce constructed arguments for different rhetorical contexts.
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| Course Syllabus | | Week | Subject | Related Notes / Files | | Week 1 | Introduction to the course, discussion of the syllabus, and assessment procedure | | | Week 2 | Academic writing conventions; Organization of different sections of a dissertation/paper; APA 7th Edition Format Writing | | | Week 3 | Plagiarism, paraphrasing, and summarizing | | | Week 4 | Sections of a Paper: Title, Abstract, Introduction | | | Week 5 | Sections of a Paper: Literature Review | | | Week 6 | Sections of a Paper: Literature Review | | | Week 7 | Sections of a Paper: Methodology | | | Week 8 | Sections of a Paper: Methodology | | | Week 9 | Midterm (Introduction and literature review submission) | | | Week 10 | Sections of a Paper: Findings/Results | | | Week 11 | Sections of a Paper: Findings/Results | | | Week 12 | Sections of a Paper: Findings/Results and Discussion | | | Week 13 | Sections of a Paper: Tables/Figures/References | | | Week 14 | Sections of a Paper: Conclusion, Rereading, proofreading, revising | | | Week 15 | Sections of a Paper: Conclusion/reasons for rejection | | | Week 16 | Final submission | | | |
| 1 | Gastel, B. and Day, R. 2016; How to Write and Publish a Scientific Paper, Greenwood, Colorado. | | | 2 | Belcher, W. L.. 2009; Writing Your Journal Articles in 12 Weeks: A Guide to Academic Publishing Success. Sage Publication, United Kingdom. | | | 3 | Epstein, D., Kenway, J., and Boden, R. 2005; Writing for Publication, Sage Publication, London | | | 4 | Hartley, James. 2008; Academic writing and publishing: A practical handbook. Routledge. | | | |
| Method of Assessment | | Type of assessment | Week No | Date | Duration (hours) | Weight (%) | | In-term studies (second mid-term exam) | 12. | | 6 | 20 | | Homework/Assignment/Term-paper | 9. | | 8 | 30 | | End-of-term exam | 16. | | 12 | 50 | | |
| Student Work Load and its Distribution | | Type of work | Duration (hours pw) | No of weeks / Number of activity | Hours in total per term | | Yüz yüze eğitim | 3 | 14 | 42 | | Sınıf dışı çalışma | 4 | 14 | 56 | | Arasınav için hazırlık | 4 | 4 | 16 | | Arasınav | 6 | 1 | 6 | | Ödev | 3 | 8 | 24 | | Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık | 4 | 4 | 16 | | Dönem sonu sınavı | 1 | 12 | 12 | | Total work load | | | 172 |
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