GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION
LITERATURE REVIEW IN SOCIAL SCIENCES/1960002
Course Title: LITERATURE REVIEW IN SOCIAL SCIENCES
Credits 3 ECTS 8
Course Semester 2 Type of The Course Elective
COURSE INFORMATION
 -- (CATALOG CONTENT)
 -- (TEXTBOOK)
 -- (SUPPLEMENTARY TEXTBOOK)
 -- (PREREQUISITES AND CO-REQUISITES)
 -- LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
  Turkish
 -- COURSE OBJECTIVES
 -- COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES
The literature of doing research focus and work to put a research problem
Related to the research problem, to deal with the arguments (evidence) development, analysis and synthesis
In the light of studies systematic, to make the writing for literature review
To make Literature review for thesis proposals

 -- MODE OF DELIVERY
  The mode of delivery of this course is Face to face
 --WEEKLY SCHEDULE
1. Week  Basic concepts Definition, benefits, and scoping of literature review
2. Week  Basic concepts Stages of review of literature, focusing on the examination of literature and research focus
3. Week  Basic concepts To organize the literature review, the subject field recognition, evaluation of the studies used to create works of synthesis, writing
4. Week  Literature review and specificity for different programs, literature review functionality, graduate studies, graduate theses and literature
5. Week  Creating a research focus
6. Week  Create an annotated bibliography
7. Week  Classification of research and reading
8. Week  Creating Evidence
9. Week  Analysis and synthesis
10. Week  Planning and knowledge maping
11. Week  Proposal presentation, critical writing
12. Week  Rules in academic writing
13. Week  The literature review writing process
14. Week  The literature review writing process
15. Week  
16. Week  
 -- TEACHING and LEARNING METHODS
 -- ASSESSMENT CRITERIA
 
Quantity
Total Weighting (%)
 Midterm Exams
1
20
 Assignment
1
20
 Application
0
0
 Projects
0
0
 Practice
0
0
 Quiz
0
0
 Percent of In-term Studies  
40
 Percentage of Final Exam to Total Score  
60
 -- WORKLOAD
 Activity  Total Number of Weeks  Duration (weekly hour)  Total Period Work Load
 Weekly Theoretical Course Hours
14
3
42
 Weekly Tutorial Hours
0
 Reading Tasks
13
3
39
 Searching in Internet and Library
3
10
30
 Material Design and Implementation
3
5
15
 Report Preparing
3
6
18
 Preparing a Presentation
3
6
18
 Presentation
3
6
18
 Midterm Exam and Preperation for Midterm Exam
1
12
12
 Final Exam and Preperation for Final Exam
1
12
12
 Other (should be emphasized)
0
 TOTAL WORKLOAD: 
204
 TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25: 
8.16
 Course Credit (ECTS): 
8
 -- COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM
NO
 PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES
1
2
3
4
5
1Course develops student’s skills of expression and researchX
2Grasping the inter-disciplinary interaction related to his fieldX
3The ability to use the expert-level theoretical and practical knowledge acquired in his fieldX
4Interpreting and forming new types of knowledge by combining the knowledge from the area and the knowledge from various other disciplinesX
5Solves the issues of his field by using scientific methods
6The ability to carry out a specialist study related to his area independentlyX
7Developing new strategic approaches to solve the unforeseen and complex problems arising in the practical processesX
8Coming up with solutions while taking responsibility
9Fulfilling the leader role in the environments where solutions are sought for the problems related to his field
10Evaluates issues with a critical eye and encourages learning
11Transferring the current developments in the area and his/her own work within the national and international environments orally, visually and in written formsX
12Ability to see and develop social relationships and the norms directing these relationships with a critical look and the ability to take action to change these when necessaryX
13Having proficiency in a foreign language and establishing written and oral communication with that language
14Uses computer programs competent enough for his department
15Using communication technologies efficiently and according to the needs of the department
16Collects data related to the field, reviews and makes conclusions; implements and shares them by considering ethical values
17Develops different perspectives related to the field, plans them and assesses them within the quality framework
18Internalizes the knowledge gained in the field, transforms it into a skill and uses it with interdisciplinary studies
 -- NAME OF LECTURER(S)
   (Assoc.Prof.Dr.Mehmet Akif OCAK)
 -- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)
   (www.gazi.edu.tr/~maocak)
 -- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)
   (maocak@gazi.edu.tr)