ACADEMIC WRITING AND PRESENTATION TECHNIQUES

SOCI223

Course Code: SOCI223
Semester: -
Theory+Practice: 3 + 0
ECTS: 5

Course Type

Elective Course

Course Level

Bachelor's Degree

Year of Study

Semester

ECTS

Name of Lecturer(s)

Assistant Professor Osman Özarslan

Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

Comprehend basic reason and motivations of academic writing.
Learn basic elements of academic writing.
Learn how to differentiate academic writing from other writing styles like, diaries, letters, literary texts etc.
Learn the context, the content, the style and the other elements of academic presentation.
Learn the cruciality of avoding plagiarism and how to use academic reference system in academic writing.

Mode of Delivery

Face to face

Prerequisites

Recommended Optional Programme Components

No.

Course Description

More and more academic texts are produced every day. On the other hand, the fact that the quantitative increase in the texts does not progress in direct proportion to the increase in quality is one of the most current problems of the Turkish academy. Hence, this course is designed to serve the development of the qualitative aspect of academic writing. To achieve this aim, the other elements of academic writing, such as academic reading, academic literature review, academic thinking, and other types of writing (for example, literature, letter, essay, science fiction, etc.) and the differences between them will be the subject of the course. Another important issue, as well as academic writing and thinking, is the way of presentation of these academic writings and thoughts. Explaining the basic forms of academic presentation by going through topics such as form, content, and context will be another main topic of this course.

Course Contents

WEEK	TOPICS
1^st Week	The presentation of the main streams and contents of the course
2^nd Week	Non-academic writing styles: 1/2: Literary writing, diaries, letters, science fictions.
3^rd Week	Non-academic writing styles 2/2: Utopya, dis-utopya, religious, mythological, essays?
4^th Week	How to think and write academically? What are the main aspects of academic writing.
5^th Week	Parts and pieces of academic writing: The title&issue, introduction, hyphothesis, literature rewiev, arguments, theory, Data, conclusion.
6^th Week	How to make an introduction paragraph/chapter?
7^th Week	How to make literature rewiev?
8^th Week	Midterm exam
9^th Week	How to cope with theory vs. data conflict
10^th Week	How to write a conclusion paragraph/chapter
11^th Week	How to avoid plagiarism: Writing ethics, writing rules: APA, MLA, Chicago etc?
12^th Week	How to make an effective presentation: (Content&Context) 1/2
13^th Week	How to make an effective presentation: (Style) 2/2
14^th Week	The general assesment of the course
15^th Week

Recommended or Required Reading

1- Sarısu, A. (2018) Etkili Tez ve Rapor Yazım ve Sunum Teknikleri Pratik El Kitabı. Gazi Kitabevi: Ankara
2- Samav, F.D. (2021) Sakatlığın Değişen Yüzü ve Engellilik Sosyolojisi. Bağlam Yayınevi: İstanbul.
3- Monteigne, M.D. (1996) Denemeler. Cem Yayınevi: İstanbul
4- Orwell, G. (2020) 1984. İletişim Yayınları: İstanbul
5- Nietzche, F. (2011) Böyle Söyledi Zerdüşt. İşbankası Yayınları: İstanbul
6- Gogol, N.V. (2012) Palto. Bordo-Siyah Yayınları: İstanbul
7- Bilinmeyen Yazar (1999) Gılgameş. Cumhuriyet Yayınları: İstanbul
8- Kafka, F. (1996) Milena?ya Mektuplar. Can Yayınları: İstanbul
9- More, T. (2019) Ütopya. İşbankası Yayınları: İstanbul
10- Rumi, M.C. (2015) Mesnevi. Doğan Kitap Yayınları: İstanbul
11- Atay, O. (2021) Günlük. İletişim Yayınları: İstanbul

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture
Questions/Answers
Case Study
Presentation

Assessment Methods and Criteria

	Quantity	Percentage (%)
Mid-term	1	30
Project	1	30
Total(%)		60
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%)		60
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%)		40
Total(%)		100

ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload

Activities	Quantity	Duration (Hour)	Total Workload (Hour)
Midterm exam	1	2	2
Preparation for Quiz
Individual or group work	1	15	15
Preparation for Final exam	1	40	40
Course hours	14	3	42
Preparation for Midterm exam	1	30	30
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam	1	2	2
Homework	1	20	20
Total Work Load			151
Total Work Load / 30 (h)			5.03
ECTS Credit of the Course			5

Language of Instruction

English

Work Placement(s)

Programme Qualifications / Learning Outcomes

	LO1	LO2	LO3	LO4	LO5
K1	X
K2
K3
K4		X	X	X	X
K5			X	X
K6
K7
K8
K9	X	X	X	X	X
K10
K11
K12