Information
| Unit | INSTITUTE OF SOCIAL SCIENCES |
| ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHING (PhD) (ENGLISH) | |
| Code | ELT802 |
| Name | Project Design |
| Term | 2018-2019 Academic Year |
| Term | Spring |
| Duration (T+A) | 3-0 (T-A) (17 Week) |
| ECTS | 6 ECTS |
| National Credit | 3 National Credit |
| Teaching Language | İngilizce |
| Level | Belirsiz |
| Type | Normal |
| Mode of study | Yüz Yüze Öğretim |
| Catalog Information Coordinator | Prof.Dr. HATİCE SOFU |
| Course Instructor |
The current term course schedule has not been prepared yet.
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Course Goal / Objective
This course aims to prepare students for academic writing tasks including abstract, poster, article and dissertation literature reviews. Another aim of the course is to practice designing research.
Course Content
This course covers discussions and practice of academic writing regarding planning and implementing different types of written materials.
Course Precondition
Resources
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Course Learning Outcomes
| Order | Course Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|
| LO01 | The students will gain general knowledge about academic writing |
| LO02 | The students will be able to evaluate themselves and the community they are in about reporting research. |
| LO03 | The students will be able to comment on an abstract submitted to a conference. |
| LO04 | The students will be able to write an abstract. |
| LO05 | The students will be able to evaluate a poster regarding form and content. |
| LO06 | The students will be able to prepare a poster presentation on a topic they have formerly studied. |
| LO07 | The students will be able to discuss the components of literature review. |
| LO08 | mid-term |
| LO09 | The students will be able to criticize a literature review formerly written by themselves and reorganize it. |
| LO10 | The students will investigate acknowledgement, letter of reminder, and submission letter. |
| LO11 | The students will be able to write a CV and letter of recommendation. |
| LO12 | The students will be able to design research |
| LO13 | The students will be able to plan a draft proposal for their dissertation. |
| LO14 | The students will be able to plan a draft proposal for their dissertation |
| LO15 | final exam |
Relation with Program Learning Outcome
| Order | Type | Program Learning Outcomes | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| PLO01 | - | The students can critically analyze language learning theories | |
| PLO02 | - | The students can develop themselves professionally | |
| PLO03 | - | The students can critically evaluate the research studies in the field | |
| PLO04 | - | The students can join in collaborative team work | |
| PLO05 | - | The students can present his knowledge and share his experience in the field | |
| PLO06 | - | The students can think creatively to construct novice ideas | |
| PLO07 | - | The students can apply scientific research methods in novel studies | |
| PLO08 | - | The students can be aware of the ethical issues in their research studies | |
| PLO09 | - | The students can discuss their arguments with evidence | |
| PLO10 | - | The students can implement higher order thinking skills in solving problems | |
| PLO11 | - | The students can contribute to their fields by publishing their studies in journals | |
| PLO12 | - | The students can contribute to the goal of becoming an intellectual community |
Week Plan
| Week | Topic | Preparation | Methods |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Introduction to academic writing | reading the assigned chapter | |
| 2 | Positioning oneself on academic writing | Answering the questions before | |
| 3 | Evaluation an abstract to be sent to a conference | choosing 3 abstract to bring to class | |
| 4 | writing an abstract | writing an abstract on a new subject | |
| 5 | Investigating form and content of a poster presentation | choosing a poster presented before and analyze it. | |
| 6 | Designing a poster presentation on a formerly done study. | preparing a poster on a study done before | |
| 7 | discussion on literature review | reading the example literature review passages | |
| 8 | Mid-Term Exam | ||
| 9 | reorganizing a formerly written literature review, | reorganizing an already written literature review | |
| 10 | acknowledgement, reminder, and submission letters | choosing acknowledgement, reminder and submission letters | |
| 11 | Curriculum Vitae and letter of recommendation. | preparing CVs in different formats and finding a letter of recommendation | |
| 12 | Planning research | choosing a topic to be searched. | |
| 13 | planning dissertation | researching a topic for dissertation | |
| 14 | discussion on student proposals. | preparing a proposal | |
| 15 | Final Exam | preparing a file covering material produced during the term | |
| 16 | Term Exams | ||
| 17 | Term Exams |
Student Workload - ECTS
| Works | Number | Time (Hour) | Workload (Hour) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Related Works | |||
| Class Time (Exam weeks are excluded) | 14 | 3 | 42 |
| Out of Class Study (Preliminary Work, Practice) | 14 | 5 | 70 |
| Assesment Related Works | |||
| Homeworks, Projects, Others | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) | 1 | 15 | 15 |
| Final Exam | 1 | 30 | 30 |
| Total Workload (Hour) | 157 | ||
| Total Workload / 25 (h) | 6,28 | ||
| ECTS | 6 ECTS | ||