Course Description
| Course | Code | Semester | T+P (Hour) | Credit | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ACADEMIC REPORT PREPARATION | - | Fall Semester | 2+0 | 2 | 4 |
| Course Program |
| Prerequisites Courses | |
| Recommended Elective Courses |
| Language of Course | Turkish |
| Course Level | First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree) |
| Course Type | Elective |
| Course Coordinator | |
| Name of Lecturer(s) | Assist.Prof. Melek Esra ÖZTAMAN |
| Assistant(s) | Res.Assist.Figen EROĞLU ADA |
| Aim | The aim of this course is to understand the essential stages of writing an academic report, to learn how to cite sources and give references in accordance with ethical principles and experience all of these stages by practice. |
| Course Content | This course contains; Exchange of Views about the Expectations for the Course,Definition of Ethic of Science and Unethical Behaviors and Responsibilities of Scientist,Definition and Properties of an Academic Report,The Formal Structure of an Academic Report (e.g. font stile, type size, row pitch, margins, heading numbers, page numbers, footnote, properties of cover page or toc generation),The Content of an Academic Report (e.g. general-to specific pattern, preface, the content of introduction, specifying the keywords, title index and the structure of transition sentences or the content of results and discussion parts),Choosing the Subject of an Academic Report (e.g. points to consider or narrowing the subject),The Process of an Academic Report Preparation (e.g. making a literature review from library, electronic services and internet and controlling for the reliability of the sources),The Process of an Academic Report Preparation (e.g. reading the sources, determining the subject integrity and titles, selecting appropriate sources, determining the parts of sources in order to cite),Academic Writing Rules: In-Text Citation (e.g. citing a book with an author or authors, an article or a chapter in a book, an article with an author or authors, a thesis, a newspaper article or a web page),Academic Writing Rules: Reference List (e.g. a book with an author or authors, an article or a chapter in a book, an article with an author or authors, a thesis, a newspaper article or a web page),Examples of Correct and Incorrect Citation,Academic Plagiarism Detector to Make Sure the Report Contains No Plagiarism (e.g. iThenticate and Turnitin),In-Class Case Study,Evaluation. |
| Dersin Öğrenme Kazanımları | Teaching Methods | Assessment Methods |
| 1. To discuss the ethic of science and unethical behaviors. | 10, 16, 9 | A |
| 2. To learn what an academic report means. | 10, 16, 9 | A |
| 2.1. To comprehend the formal structure of an academic report. | 10, 16, 9 | A |
| 2.2. To learn the content of an academic report. | 10, 16, 9 | A |
| 3. To learn the process of an academic report preparation. | 10, 16, 9 | A |
| 3.1. To comprehend the process of choosing a subject, making a literature review, accessing for appropriate and reliable sources, determining these sources, preparing a report draft, making a subject and topic index and passing on to writing. | 10, 16, 9 | A |
| 3.2. To present an academic report by applying these processes. | 10, 16, 9 | A |
| Teaching Methods: | 10: Discussion Method, 16: Question - Answer Technique, 9: Lecture Method |
| Assessment Methods: | A: Traditional Written Exam |
Course Outline
| Order | Subjects | Preliminary Work |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Exchange of Views about the Expectations for the Course | |
| 2 | Definition of Ethic of Science and Unethical Behaviors and Responsibilities of Scientist | A literature review about the subject |
| 3 | Definition and Properties of an Academic Report | A literature review about the subject |
| 4 | The Formal Structure of an Academic Report (e.g. font stile, type size, row pitch, margins, heading numbers, page numbers, footnote, properties of cover page or toc generation) | A literature review about the subject |
| 5 | The Content of an Academic Report (e.g. general-to specific pattern, preface, the content of introduction, specifying the keywords, title index and the structure of transition sentences or the content of results and discussion parts) | A literature review about the subject |
| 6 | Choosing the Subject of an Academic Report (e.g. points to consider or narrowing the subject) | A literature review about the subject |
| 7 | The Process of an Academic Report Preparation (e.g. making a literature review from library, electronic services and internet and controlling for the reliability of the sources) | A literature review about the subject |
| 8 | The Process of an Academic Report Preparation (e.g. reading the sources, determining the subject integrity and titles, selecting appropriate sources, determining the parts of sources in order to cite) | A literature review about the subject |
| 9 | Academic Writing Rules: In-Text Citation (e.g. citing a book with an author or authors, an article or a chapter in a book, an article with an author or authors, a thesis, a newspaper article or a web page) | A literature review about the subject |
| 10 | Academic Writing Rules: Reference List (e.g. a book with an author or authors, an article or a chapter in a book, an article with an author or authors, a thesis, a newspaper article or a web page) | A literature review about the subject |
| 11 | Examples of Correct and Incorrect Citation | A literature review about the subject |
| 12 | Academic Plagiarism Detector to Make Sure the Report Contains No Plagiarism (e.g. iThenticate and Turnitin) | A literature review about the subject |
| 13 | In-Class Case Study | A literature review about the subject |
| 14 | Evaluation |
| Resources |
| Instructor's lecture notes and presentations |
| Kökdemir, D., Demirutku, K., Çırakoğlu, O. C., Işın, G., Muratoğlu, B., Sayın, P. & Yeniçeri, Z. (eds.) (2004). Akademik Yazım Kuralları Kitapçığı. Ankara: Başkent Üniversitesi İktisadi ve İdari Bilimler Fakültesi Eleştirel-Yaratıcı Düşünme ve Davranış Araştırmaları Laboratuarı. Erişim: http://egbilens.baskent.edu.tr/kw/upload/965/dosyalar/akademik.pdf. 02.05.2016. Yükseköğretim Kurulu Bilimsel Araştırma ve Yayın Etiği Yönergesi. Erişim: http://www.yok.gov.tr/web/guest/icerik//journal_content/56_INSTANCE_rEHF8BIsfYRx/10279/18187. 02.05.2016. İnci, O. (2009). Bilimsel Yayın Etiği İlkeleri, Yanıltmalar Yanıltmaları Önlemeye Yönelik Öneriler. Sağlık Bilimlerinde Süreli Yayıncılık, Türk Tıp Dizini: 69-89. Erişim: http://uvt.ulakbim.gov.tr/tip/sempozyum7/inci.pdf. 02.05.2016. |
Course Contribution to Program Qualifications
| Course Contribution to Program Qualifications | |||||||
| No | Program Qualification | Contribution Level | |||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |||
| 1 | PQ-1. Acquires knowledge of social work theory and practice fields. | ||||||
| 2 | PQ-2. Gains communication skills and knowledge. | ||||||
| 3 | PQ-3. Obtains information about management and processes. | ||||||
| 4 | PQ-4. Understands professional ethics, principles and values. | ||||||
| 5 | PQ-5. Uses required computer software, communication technologies and a foreign language. | ||||||
| 6 | PQ-6. Acquires the skills of planning and developing for social policy and solving social problems with scientific data and evidence. | ||||||
| 7 | PQ-7. Improves skills for interpreting, synthesizing and using the knowledge gained from different disciplines to solve complex social problems. | ||||||
| 8 | PQ-8. Develops competency to cooperate with other occupations and disciplines for developing services in teamwork and individual responsibility. | ||||||
| 9 | PQ- 9. Able to use methods and techniques to reach results of research and professional literature to follow and interpret in social work. | ||||||
| 10 | PQ-10. Able to evaluate, criticize, analyze and synthesize the knowledge and skills acquired in the field. | ||||||
| 11 | PQ-11. Gains ability and competence to set goals for self-development of his area, to apply appropriate strategies for selected targets, to follow actual info and developments, to trace and evaluate the state of the projects for his goals. | ||||||
| 12 | PQ-12. Capable to practice social work and train client groups on the basis of similarities and differences by recognizing the positive value of the differences. | ||||||
| 13 | PQ-13. Learns the effects of the social and cultural environment on human behavior and considers this effect in social work practice. | ||||||
| 14 | PQ-14. Able to perform Planned Changing Process (contact, diagnosis and assessment, planning, implementation, application, evaluation, termination, feedback and monitoring). | ||||||
Assessment Methods
| Contribution Level | Absolute Evaluation | |
| Rate of Midterm Exam to Success | 40 | |
| Rate of Final Exam to Success | 60 | |
| Total | 100 | |
| ECTS / Workload Table | ||||||
| Activities | Number of | Duration(Hour) | Total Workload(Hour) | |||
| Course Hours | 14 | 2 | 28 | |||
| Guided Problem Solving | 14 | 2 | 28 | |||
| Resolution of Homework Problems and Submission as a Report | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Term Project | 14 | 2 | 28 | |||
| Presentation of Project / Seminar | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Quiz | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Midterm Exam | 1 | 10 | 10 | |||
| General Exam | 1 | 20 | 20 | |||
| Performance Task, Maintenance Plan | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total Workload(Hour) | 114 | |||||
| Dersin AKTS Kredisi = Toplam İş Yükü (Saat)/30*=(114/30) | 4 | |||||
| ECTS of the course: 30 hours of work is counted as 1 ECTS credit. | ||||||
Detail Informations of the Course
Course Description
| Course | Code | Semester | T+P (Hour) | Credit | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ACADEMIC REPORT PREPARATION | - | Fall Semester | 2+0 | 2 | 4 |
| Course Program |
| Prerequisites Courses | |
| Recommended Elective Courses |
| Language of Course | Turkish |
| Course Level | First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree) |
| Course Type | Elective |
| Course Coordinator | |
| Name of Lecturer(s) | Assist.Prof. Melek Esra ÖZTAMAN |
| Assistant(s) | Res.Assist.Figen EROĞLU ADA |
| Aim | The aim of this course is to understand the essential stages of writing an academic report, to learn how to cite sources and give references in accordance with ethical principles and experience all of these stages by practice. |
| Course Content | This course contains; Exchange of Views about the Expectations for the Course,Definition of Ethic of Science and Unethical Behaviors and Responsibilities of Scientist,Definition and Properties of an Academic Report,The Formal Structure of an Academic Report (e.g. font stile, type size, row pitch, margins, heading numbers, page numbers, footnote, properties of cover page or toc generation),The Content of an Academic Report (e.g. general-to specific pattern, preface, the content of introduction, specifying the keywords, title index and the structure of transition sentences or the content of results and discussion parts),Choosing the Subject of an Academic Report (e.g. points to consider or narrowing the subject),The Process of an Academic Report Preparation (e.g. making a literature review from library, electronic services and internet and controlling for the reliability of the sources),The Process of an Academic Report Preparation (e.g. reading the sources, determining the subject integrity and titles, selecting appropriate sources, determining the parts of sources in order to cite),Academic Writing Rules: In-Text Citation (e.g. citing a book with an author or authors, an article or a chapter in a book, an article with an author or authors, a thesis, a newspaper article or a web page),Academic Writing Rules: Reference List (e.g. a book with an author or authors, an article or a chapter in a book, an article with an author or authors, a thesis, a newspaper article or a web page),Examples of Correct and Incorrect Citation,Academic Plagiarism Detector to Make Sure the Report Contains No Plagiarism (e.g. iThenticate and Turnitin),In-Class Case Study,Evaluation. |
| Dersin Öğrenme Kazanımları | Teaching Methods | Assessment Methods |
| 1. To discuss the ethic of science and unethical behaviors. | 10, 16, 9 | A |
| 2. To learn what an academic report means. | 10, 16, 9 | A |
| 2.1. To comprehend the formal structure of an academic report. | 10, 16, 9 | A |
| 2.2. To learn the content of an academic report. | 10, 16, 9 | A |
| 3. To learn the process of an academic report preparation. | 10, 16, 9 | A |
| 3.1. To comprehend the process of choosing a subject, making a literature review, accessing for appropriate and reliable sources, determining these sources, preparing a report draft, making a subject and topic index and passing on to writing. | 10, 16, 9 | A |
| 3.2. To present an academic report by applying these processes. | 10, 16, 9 | A |
| Teaching Methods: | 10: Discussion Method, 16: Question - Answer Technique, 9: Lecture Method |
| Assessment Methods: | A: Traditional Written Exam |
Course Outline
| Order | Subjects | Preliminary Work |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Exchange of Views about the Expectations for the Course | |
| 2 | Definition of Ethic of Science and Unethical Behaviors and Responsibilities of Scientist | A literature review about the subject |
| 3 | Definition and Properties of an Academic Report | A literature review about the subject |
| 4 | The Formal Structure of an Academic Report (e.g. font stile, type size, row pitch, margins, heading numbers, page numbers, footnote, properties of cover page or toc generation) | A literature review about the subject |
| 5 | The Content of an Academic Report (e.g. general-to specific pattern, preface, the content of introduction, specifying the keywords, title index and the structure of transition sentences or the content of results and discussion parts) | A literature review about the subject |
| 6 | Choosing the Subject of an Academic Report (e.g. points to consider or narrowing the subject) | A literature review about the subject |
| 7 | The Process of an Academic Report Preparation (e.g. making a literature review from library, electronic services and internet and controlling for the reliability of the sources) | A literature review about the subject |
| 8 | The Process of an Academic Report Preparation (e.g. reading the sources, determining the subject integrity and titles, selecting appropriate sources, determining the parts of sources in order to cite) | A literature review about the subject |
| 9 | Academic Writing Rules: In-Text Citation (e.g. citing a book with an author or authors, an article or a chapter in a book, an article with an author or authors, a thesis, a newspaper article or a web page) | A literature review about the subject |
| 10 | Academic Writing Rules: Reference List (e.g. a book with an author or authors, an article or a chapter in a book, an article with an author or authors, a thesis, a newspaper article or a web page) | A literature review about the subject |
| 11 | Examples of Correct and Incorrect Citation | A literature review about the subject |
| 12 | Academic Plagiarism Detector to Make Sure the Report Contains No Plagiarism (e.g. iThenticate and Turnitin) | A literature review about the subject |
| 13 | In-Class Case Study | A literature review about the subject |
| 14 | Evaluation |
| Resources |
| Instructor's lecture notes and presentations |
| Kökdemir, D., Demirutku, K., Çırakoğlu, O. C., Işın, G., Muratoğlu, B., Sayın, P. & Yeniçeri, Z. (eds.) (2004). Akademik Yazım Kuralları Kitapçığı. Ankara: Başkent Üniversitesi İktisadi ve İdari Bilimler Fakültesi Eleştirel-Yaratıcı Düşünme ve Davranış Araştırmaları Laboratuarı. Erişim: http://egbilens.baskent.edu.tr/kw/upload/965/dosyalar/akademik.pdf. 02.05.2016. Yükseköğretim Kurulu Bilimsel Araştırma ve Yayın Etiği Yönergesi. Erişim: http://www.yok.gov.tr/web/guest/icerik//journal_content/56_INSTANCE_rEHF8BIsfYRx/10279/18187. 02.05.2016. İnci, O. (2009). Bilimsel Yayın Etiği İlkeleri, Yanıltmalar Yanıltmaları Önlemeye Yönelik Öneriler. Sağlık Bilimlerinde Süreli Yayıncılık, Türk Tıp Dizini: 69-89. Erişim: http://uvt.ulakbim.gov.tr/tip/sempozyum7/inci.pdf. 02.05.2016. |
Course Contribution to Program Qualifications
| Course Contribution to Program Qualifications | |||||||
| No | Program Qualification | Contribution Level | |||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |||
| 1 | PQ-1. Acquires knowledge of social work theory and practice fields. | ||||||
| 2 | PQ-2. Gains communication skills and knowledge. | ||||||
| 3 | PQ-3. Obtains information about management and processes. | ||||||
| 4 | PQ-4. Understands professional ethics, principles and values. | ||||||
| 5 | PQ-5. Uses required computer software, communication technologies and a foreign language. | ||||||
| 6 | PQ-6. Acquires the skills of planning and developing for social policy and solving social problems with scientific data and evidence. | ||||||
| 7 | PQ-7. Improves skills for interpreting, synthesizing and using the knowledge gained from different disciplines to solve complex social problems. | ||||||
| 8 | PQ-8. Develops competency to cooperate with other occupations and disciplines for developing services in teamwork and individual responsibility. | ||||||
| 9 | PQ- 9. Able to use methods and techniques to reach results of research and professional literature to follow and interpret in social work. | ||||||
| 10 | PQ-10. Able to evaluate, criticize, analyze and synthesize the knowledge and skills acquired in the field. | ||||||
| 11 | PQ-11. Gains ability and competence to set goals for self-development of his area, to apply appropriate strategies for selected targets, to follow actual info and developments, to trace and evaluate the state of the projects for his goals. | ||||||
| 12 | PQ-12. Capable to practice social work and train client groups on the basis of similarities and differences by recognizing the positive value of the differences. | ||||||
| 13 | PQ-13. Learns the effects of the social and cultural environment on human behavior and considers this effect in social work practice. | ||||||
| 14 | PQ-14. Able to perform Planned Changing Process (contact, diagnosis and assessment, planning, implementation, application, evaluation, termination, feedback and monitoring). | ||||||
Assessment Methods
| Contribution Level | Absolute Evaluation | |
| Rate of Midterm Exam to Success | 40 | |
| Rate of Final Exam to Success | 60 | |
| Total | 100 | |