ISTANBUL OKAN UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE / COURSE CATALOGUE
| Sociology | |||||
| Bachelor | TR-NQF-HE: Level 6 | QF-EHEA: First Cycle | EQF-LLL: Level 6 | ||
General course introduction information
| Course Code: | SOS423 | ||||||||
| Course Name: | Academic Reading and Writing Skills | ||||||||
| Course Semester: |
Fall |
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| Language of instruction: | TR | ||||||||
| Course Requisites: | |||||||||
| Does the Course Require Work Experience?: | No | ||||||||
| Type of course: | Department Elective | ||||||||
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| Mode of Delivery: | Face to face | ||||||||
| Course Coordinator : | Prof. Dr. ESRA KÖTEN | ||||||||
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Course Objective and Content
| Course Objectives: | The aim of this course is to teach the development of academic reading and writing skills, critical analysis, accurate summarization, explanation and quoting methods. The main material of the course is scientific research articles. |
| Course Content: | Academic skills of academic writing will be completed and improved. Basic rules of written and oral expression are given such as determination stages of article, quotation technique, content items, editing elements, stylistic elements, language elements and oral presentations. In addition, students can gain academic writing skills by adhering to a specific reference system. |
Learning Outcomes
The students who have succeeded in this course;
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Lesson Plan
| Week | Subject | Related Preparation |
| 1) | General introduction | General introduction |
| 2) | Academic reading techniques: Understanding and summarizing | Becker, Howard S., 2013, Sosyal bilimcilerin yazma çilesi, Heretik yayınları |
| 3) | Academic reading techniques: Re-expression | Becker, Howard S., 2013, Sosyal bilimcilerin yazma çilesi, Heretik yayınları |
| 4) | Academic writing techniques: Subject / Reader / Aim / Language | Becker, Howard S., 2013, Sosyal bilimcilerin yazma çilesi, Heretik yayınları |
| 5) | Paragraph writing: Parent poor, supporting ideas, unity and consistency. | Becker, Howard S., 2013, Sosyal bilimcilerin yazma çilesi, Heretik yayınları |
| 6) | Paragraph writing techniques: Organization | Becker, Howard S., 2013, Sosyal bilimcilerin yazma çilesi, Heretik yayınları |
| 7) | Creating Idea: The main idea, strategies in the introduction paragraph | Becker, Howard S., 2013, Sosyal bilimcilerin yazma çilesi, Heretik yayınları |
| 8) | Transitions between paragraphs in academic text | Becker, Howard S., 2013, Sosyal bilimcilerin yazma çilesi, Heretik yayınları |
| 9) | Critical point of view in academic reading | Becker, Howard S., 2013, Sosyal bilimcilerin yazma çilesi, Heretik yayınları |
| 10) | Critical point of view in academic writing | Becker, Howard S., 2013, Sosyal bilimcilerin yazma çilesi, Heretik yayınları |
| 11) | Principles of reference and reference | Becker, Howard S., 2013, Sosyal bilimcilerin yazma çilesi, Heretik yayınları |
| 12) | Abstract, introduction and conclusion in academic article writing | Becker, Howard S., 2013, Sosyal bilimcilerin yazma çilesi, Heretik yayınları |
| 13) | Methods, findings and evaluation in academic article writing | Becker, Howard S., 2013, Sosyal bilimcilerin yazma çilesi, Heretik yayınları |
| 14) | Language, form and totality in academic article writing | Becker, Howard S., 2013, Sosyal bilimcilerin yazma çilesi, Heretik yayınları |
Sources
| Course Notes / Textbooks: | Becker, Howard S., 2013, Sosyal bilimcilerin yazma çilesi, Heretik yayınları |
| References: | Becker, Howard S., 2013, Sosyal bilimcilerin yazma çilesi, Heretik yayınları |
Course-Program Learning Outcome Relationship
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| Program Outcomes | |||||||||
| 1) Gains the ability to interpret social developments with the theoretical knowledge that is acquired and a critical perspective. | |||||||||
| 2) Has knowledge about other disciplines and is open to lifelong learning to be able to success interdisciplinary work. | |||||||||
| 3) Has the ability to observe social, scientific and ethical values in the stages of data collection, interpretation and announcement while conducting research in the field. | |||||||||
| 4) Graduates with a good knowledge of at least one foreign language and one foreign language at the entry level. | |||||||||
| 5) Gains a professional perspective with good observation ability and empathy. | |||||||||
| 6) Gains the ability to collect local, national and international data and conduct research in the field of social science. | |||||||||
| 7) Can make explanations to expert or non-expert audiences about their field or social issues, inform them and convey their thoughts, problems and solutions clearly in written and oral form. | |||||||||
| 8) Adopts various internship programs and applied studies. | |||||||||
| 9) Gains knowledge to work as a researcher, consultant or expert in the public or private sector. | |||||||||
| 10) Complies with the ethical rules accepted and encouraged by TÜBİTAK, YÖK and TÜBA and universal science within the context of research, and education. | |||||||||
Course - Learning Outcome Relationship
| No Effect | 1 Lowest | 2 Low | 3 Average | 4 High | 5 Highest |
| Program Outcomes | Level of Contribution | |
| 1) | Gains the ability to interpret social developments with the theoretical knowledge that is acquired and a critical perspective. | 5 |
| 2) | Has knowledge about other disciplines and is open to lifelong learning to be able to success interdisciplinary work. | 5 |
| 3) | Has the ability to observe social, scientific and ethical values in the stages of data collection, interpretation and announcement while conducting research in the field. | |
| 4) | Graduates with a good knowledge of at least one foreign language and one foreign language at the entry level. | |
| 5) | Gains a professional perspective with good observation ability and empathy. | |
| 6) | Gains the ability to collect local, national and international data and conduct research in the field of social science. | 3 |
| 7) | Can make explanations to expert or non-expert audiences about their field or social issues, inform them and convey their thoughts, problems and solutions clearly in written and oral form. | |
| 8) | Adopts various internship programs and applied studies. | |
| 9) | Gains knowledge to work as a researcher, consultant or expert in the public or private sector. | 4 |
| 10) | Complies with the ethical rules accepted and encouraged by TÜBİTAK, YÖK and TÜBA and universal science within the context of research, and education. | 5 |
Learning Activity and Teaching Methods
| Individual study and homework | |
| Lesson | |
| Reading | |
| Project preparation |
Assessment & Grading Methods and Criteria
| Written Exam (Open-ended questions, multiple choice, true-false, matching, fill in the blanks, sequencing) |
Assessment & Grading
| Semester Requirements | Number of Activities | Level of Contribution |
| Midterms | 1 | % 40 |
| Final | 1 | % 60 |
| total | % 100 | |
| PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK | % 40 | |
| PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK | % 60 | |
| total | % 100 | |
Workload and ECTS Credit Grading
| Activities | Number of Activities | Workload |
| Course Hours | 14 | 48 |
| Field Work | 1 | 40 |
| Study Hours Out of Class | 1 | 50 |
| Midterms | 1 | 1 |
| Final | 1 | 1 |
| Total Workload | 140 | |