GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION
ACADEMIC WRITING AND SCIENTIFIC PUBLISHING/4640130
Course Title: ACADEMIC WRITING AND SCIENTIFIC PUBLISHING
Credits 3 ECTS 8
Semester 1 Compulsory/Elective Elective
COURSE INFO
 -- LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
  English
 -- NAME OF LECTURER(S)
  Assoc. Prof. Dr. Hacer Hande Uysal
 -- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  
 -- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  uysalhande@yahoo.com
 -- LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT
The students will read and evaluate articles critically
They will learn and use strategies necessary for effective academic writing and argumentation for publication
They will learn about discipline specific academic genres
They will learn how to deal with editor and reviewer comments in the publication process.





 -- MODE OF DELIVERY
  The mode of delivery of this course is face to face
 -- PREREQUISITES AND CO-REQUISITES
  There is no prerequisite or co-requisite for this course.
 -- RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENTS
  There is no recommended component for this course.
 --COURSE CONTENT
1. Week  Academic discourse/text theory
2. Week  Academic genres Evaluating articles
3. Week  Argumentation
4. Week  Argument structures
5. Week  Text structures in English academic writing
6. Week  Rhetorical structures in English academic writing
7. Week  Writing proposals
8. Week  Writing opinion papers
9. Week  Writing research articles Introduction section
10. Week  Writing the literature review
11. Week  Writing the methodology section
12. Week  Writing the discussion and conclusions section
13. Week  Examining reviewer comments
14. Week  Writing workshop
15. Week  Writing workshop
16. Week  Writing workshop
 -- RECOMMENDED OR REQUIRED READING
  Multiple published articles in leading journals. A coursepack with articles and chapters will be provided. Swales and Feak (2009). Academic writing for graduate students: Essential tasks and skills. University of Michigan Press. Hinkel (2004). Teaching academic ESL writing: practical techniques in vocabulary and grammar. NY: Routledge Murray (2005). Writing for academic journals. Open U Press
 -- PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS
  Lecture and workshops
 -- WORK PLACEMENT(S)
  Not Applicable
 -- ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA
 
Quantity
Percentage
 Mid-terms
0
0
 Assignment
3
40
 Exercises
0
0
 Projects
0
0
 Practice
0
0
 Quiz
0
0
 Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade  
40
 Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade  
60
 -- WORKLOAD
 Efficiency  Total Week Count  Weekly Duration (in hour)  Total Workload in Semester
 Theoretical Study Hours of Course Per Week
14
3
42
 Practising Hours of Course Per Week
0
 Reading
5
10
50
 Searching in Internet and Library
0
 Designing and Applying Materials
0
 Preparing Reports
6
18
108
 Preparing Presentation
0
 Presentation
0
 Mid-Term and Studying for Mid-Term
0
 Final and Studying for Final
0
 Other
0
 TOTAL WORKLOAD: 
200
 TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25: 
8
 ECTS: 
8
 -- COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM
NO
 PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES
1
2
3
4
5
1X
2X
3X
4X
5X
6X
7X
8X
9X
10X