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| BIY2047 | Academic Reading and Writing Skills | 2+0+0 | ECTS:4 | | Year / Semester | Fall Semester | | Level of Course | First Cycle | | Status | Elective | | Department | DEPARTMENT of BIOLOGY | | Prerequisites and co-requisites | None | | Mode of Delivery | | | Contact Hours | 14 weeks - 2 hours of lectures per week | | Lecturer | Prof. Dr. Remziye NALÇACIOĞLU | | Co-Lecturer | Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Fulya AY | | Language of instruction | | | Professional practise ( internship ) | None | | | | The aim of the course: | | Searching for scientific articles in the literature, critically reading biology articles, understanding the structure of scientific articles, explaining and summarizing scientific articles, writing scientific texts without plagiarism, and using references correctly. |
| Learning Outcomes | CTPO | TOA | | Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to : | | | | LO - 1 : | Search scientific papers from the literature and Read biology papers critically
| 1 - 2 | 1,2, | | LO - 2 : | Explain and summarize the scientific papers
| 1 - 2 | 1,2, | | 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), LO : Learning Outcome | | |
| Introduction to academic reading and writing in biology, Structure of research papers in biology, Literature research to find research papers in biology, Working on the abstract in a scientific text, Working on the introduction in a scientific text, Working on the materials in a scientific text, Working on the conclusions in a scientific text, Working on the discussion in a scientific text, Critical Reading of Biology Articles, Citing and Referencing in Biology, Academic Integrity and Avoiding Plagiarism, Writing a Literature Review in Biology |
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| Course Syllabus | | Week | Subject | Related Notes / Files | | Week 1 | Introduction to academic reading and writing in biology | | | Week 2 | Structure of research papers in biology | | | Week 3 | Literature research to find research papers in biology, | | | Week 4 | Working on the abstract in a scientific text, | | | Week 5 | Working on the introduction in a scientific text, | | | Week 6 | Working on the materials and methods in a scientific text, | | | Week 7 | Working on the conclusions in a scientific text, | | | Week 8 | Working on the discussion in a scientific text, | | | Week 9 | 1. Mid Term Exam | | | Week 10 | Critical Reading of Biology Articles, | | | Week 11 | Citing and Referencing in Biology, | | | Week 12 | Academic Integrity and Avoiding Plagiarism, | | | Week 13 | Writing a Literature Review in Biology | | | Week 14 | 2nd Mid term Exam | | | Week 15 | Reading article | | | Week 16 | End-of-term exam | | | |
| 1 | Barbara Gastel, Robert A. Day. 2022. How to write and Publish a scientific paper. Bloomsbury Publishing USA | | | |
| Method of Assessment | | Type of assessment | Week No | Date | Duration (hours) | Weight (%) | | Mid-term exam | 9 | 23/11/2025 | 1 | 30 | | In-term studies (second mid-term exam) | 13 | 01/01/2026 | 1 | 20 | | End-of-term exam | 16 | 16/01/2026 | 1 | 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 | 2 | 14 | 28 | | Sınıf dışı çalışma | 4 | 14 | 56 | | Arasınav için hazırlık | 10 | 1 | 10 | | Kısa sınav | 9 | 1 | 9 | | Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık | 15 | 1 | 15 | | Dönem sonu sınavı | 2 | 1 | 2 | | Total work load | | | 120 |
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