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| FBE5008 | Scientific Article Writing in English | 3+0+0 | ECTS:7.5 | | Year / Semester | Fall Semester | | Level of Course | Second Cycle | | Status | Elective | | Department | | | Prerequisites and co-requisites | None | | Mode of Delivery | | | Contact Hours | 14 weeks - 3 hours of lectures per week | | Lecturer | Doç. Dr. Ali Şükrü ÖZBAY | | Co-Lecturer | ----- | | Language of instruction | | | Professional practise ( internship ) | None | | | | The aim of the course: | | to familiarize graduate students with the different genres of academic writing (e.g., seminar papers, journal articles, etc.) and how these genres vary from discipline to discipline
to help graduate students become better writers by analyzing writing on both the micro (sentence) and macro (organizational) levels;
to teach graduate students basic skills of professional editing so that they can become better editors of their own work and that of peers;
to enable graduate students to apply these skills to a piece of their own writing and to the writing of peers.
to use corpus tools and AI technologies to become expert academic writers in their own filelds of scientific inquiry |
| Programme Outcomes | CTPO | TOA | | Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to : | | | | PO - 1 : | have a command of academic writing conventions. | | | | PO - 2 : | apply scientific writing processes | | | | PO - 3 : | learn how to use sources and apply citation systems. | | | | PO - 4 : | use academic language effectively. | | | | PO - 5 : | develop critical reading and writing skills. | | | | PO - 6 : | become familiar with international publication standards. | | | | PO - 7 : | draft and revise academic texts. | | | | 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 graduate students with formal instruction in the genres and mechanics of academic writing at the graduate and professorial level. Through structural and lexical analyses, discussion, and weekly peer editing, graduate students will develop writing and editing skills necessary for their success as graduate students and future faculty. |
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| Course Syllabus | | Week | Subject | Related Notes / Files | | Week 1 | Definition, types, and purposes of academic writing. An overview of the writing process. | | | Week 2 | Title, abstract, introduction, methods, results, discussion, and conclusion sections. | | | Week 3 | Language features in academic writing: formal language, objectivity, and precision. | | | Week 4 | Basic rules of APA 7 style, in-text citations, and creating the reference list. | | | Week 5 | Constructing academic paragraphs and sentences, use of connectors, and coherence. | | | Week 6 | Defining the problem, establishing objectives, and formulating hypotheses in the introduction section. | | | Week 7 | Literature review methods, source selection, and synthesis. | | | Week 8 | Research method, participants, instruments, and procedure details. | | | Week 9 | Critical thinking, argument development, and addressing opposing viewpoints. | | | Week 10 | Drafting, editing, proofreading, and methods of receiving feedback. | | | Week 11 | Publication ethics, plagiarism, peer review process, and manuscript submission stages. | | | Week 12 | Presentation of research findings and use of visual aids." | | | Week 13 | Critical thinking and argument development | | | Week 14 | Learn the principles of publication ethics
Avoid plagiarism | | | Week 15 | Draft Review and Revision | | | Week 16 | General revision | | | |
| 1 | American Psychological Association. (2020, October 31). APA style introduction. https://apastyle.apa.org | | | |
| 1 | Swales, J. M., & Feak, C. B. (2012). Academic Writing for Graduate Students: Essential Tasks and Skills (3rd ed.). University of Michigan Press.
? A comprehensive guide to the conventions and structure of academic writing, especially useful for non-native English speakers. | | | 2 | Graff, G., & Birkenstein, C. (2018). They Say / I Say: The Moves That Matter in Academic Writing (4th ed.). W. W. Norton & Company. | | | |
| Method of Assessment | | Type of assessment | Week No | Date | Duration (hours) | Weight (%) | | Mid-term exam | 7 | 2025 | 3 SAAT | 30 | | Project | 10 | 2025 | 3SAAT | 20 | | End-of-term exam | 14 | 2025 | 3 SAAT | 50 | | |
| Student Work Load and its Distribution | | Type of work | Duration (hours pw) | No of weeks / Number of activity | Hours in total per term | | | | | |
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