Course Information
SemesterCourse Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleT+P+LCreditNumber of ECTS CreditsLast Updated Date
7CGE481Academic Writing in Child Development2+0+02419.11.2024

 
Course Details
Language of Instruction Turkish
Level of Course Unit Bachelor's Degree
Department / Program Child Development
Type of Program Formal Education
Type of Course Unit Elective
Course Delivery Method Face To Face
Objectives of the Course Learning oral and written academic communication skills.
Course Content Types of academic writing, access to academic publications, summarizing academic publications, citing references in academic writings, academic publishing ethics, spelling and punctuation marks, logical flow in writing, preparing oral presentations, preparing written files
Course Methods and Techniques Lecture, Question-Answer, Discussion Method, Self-Study Method
Prerequisites and co-requisities None
Course Coordinator None
Name of Lecturers Asist Prof.Dr. Yasemin KARAHAN
Assistants None
Work Placement(s) No

Recommended or Required Reading
Resources Eğitim Araştırmaları-Nicel ve Nitel Araştırmanın Planlanması, Yürütülmesi ve Değerlendirilmesi. Yazar: John W. Creswell
Bilimsel Araştırma Yöntemleri. Editör: Remzi Kıncal
Bilimsel Araştırma ve Yayın Etiği. Editörler: Yalçın Karagöz ve Muammer Mesci
Course Notes Course notes will be given weekly.

Course Category
Education %50
Field %50

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Activities are given in detail in the section of "Assessment Methods and Criteria" and "Workload Calculation"

Assessment Methods and Criteria
In-Term Studies Quantity Percentage
Mid-terms 1 % 40
Final examination 1 % 60
Total
2
% 100

 
ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload
Activities Quantity Duration Total Work Load
Course Duration 15 2 30
Hours for off-the-c.r.stud 15 2 30
Mid-terms 1 16 16
Final examination 1 26 26
Total Work Load   Number of ECTS Credits 4 102

 
Course Learning Outcomes: Upon the successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
NoLearning Outcomes
1 Students learn about different types of academic writing.
2 Students learn about accessing scientific articles.
3 Students gain the ability to summarize an article they read.
4 Students evaluate research critically.
5 Students learn the points to be considered when citing articles scanned on a subject in the bibliography.
6 Students learn field-specific record keeping, reporting, and archiving.
7 Students learn the points to consider when preparing oral and written presentations.
8 Students learn to write in a logical flow, following spelling, punctuation and grammar rules.
9 Students recognize problems in scientific ethics.
10 Students learn about the academic structure (administrative staff and personnel) at the university, faculty and department level.
11 Students learn what they need to pay attention to when communicating with academic staff and advisors.

 
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTopicsStudy MaterialsMaterials
1 Introduction and course introduction/ Importance of academic writing skills Educational Research-Planning, Conducting, and Evaluating Quantitative and Qualitative Research. Author: John W. Creswell
2 Matters to be considered in communication with academic staff/academic structures at university, faculty and department levels (communication via e-mail, telephone or face-to-face communication)
3 Scanning for source articles related to the field (by keyword, author name) Summarizing a read article Scientific Research and Publication Ethics. Editors: Yalçın Karagöz and Muammer Mesci
4 Writing a bibliography Scientific Research Methods. Editor: Remzi Kıncal
5 Ethic Scientific Research and Publication Ethics. Editors: Yalçın Karagöz and Muammer Mesci
6 Field-specific record keeping, reporting and archiving, Classroom application Field-specific record keeping, reporting and archiving, Classroom application
7 Spelling, punctuation and grammar rules
8 Midterm
9 Logical flow in writing Educational Research-Planning, Conducting, and Evaluating Quantitative and Qualitative Research. Author: John W. Creswell
10 Types of academic writing Educational Research-Planning, Conducting, and Evaluating Quantitative and Qualitative Research. Author: John W. Creswell
11 Preparing oral presentations
12 Preparing a written presentation file
13 Group assignment presentations
14 Preparation for the Final Exam - Preparation of group assignment presentation file
15 Preparation for the Final Exam - Preparation of group assignment presentation file
16 Final Exam

 
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
P1 P2 P3 P4 P5 P6 P7 P8 P9
All 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
C1 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
C2 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
C3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
C4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
C5 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
C6 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
C7 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
C8 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4
C9 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
C10 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
C11 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3

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