Ordu University Lifelong Learning Programme

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type of Course Unit	Year of Study	Semester	Number of ECTS Credits
SENG2162016136	ACADEMIC WRITING SKILLS-II	Elective	2	4	5

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle

Objectives of the Course

This course is designed to enable students to develop as writers within the English speaking academic community by raising awareness of practicing, and reflecting upon the conventions of written texts.

Name of Lecturer(s)

Learning Outcomes

1	to be able to use various skills and approaches when writing an academic essay
2	to be able to analyze academic texts and essays
3	to be able to use research types and approaches effectively

Mode of Delivery

Formal Education

Prerequisites and co-requisities

None

Recommended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

In addition to addressing issues related to academic writing, the course will also focus on the other language skills needed, including a review of grammar, mechanics, and usage.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week	Theoretical	Practice	Laboratory
1	basic principles related to research
2	the goals and characteristics of doing research
3	research approaches and types
4	ways of obtaining information
5	ways of determining the topics
6	ethical ways of research and using non-sexist language
7	question, purpose, hypothesis in qualitative research
8	mid-term exam
9	quantitative experimental models
10	qualitative research, examplifying purpose and process
11	simple analysis in qualitative research
12	tools of obtaining data
13	writing qualitative and quantitative research report
14	types of research: biography, otobiography, research of action, survey, research of incident, grounded theory
15	final exams

Recommended or Required Reading

Estelle M. Phillips & Derek S. Pugh (2000) How to Get a PhD, England, Open Univ. Press Alan A. Glatthorn (1998) Writing the Winning Dissertation, California, Corwin Press Inc. Colin Robson (1995) Real World Research, Oxford:Blackwell

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods and Criteria

Term (or Year) Learning Activities	Quantity	Weight
SUM		0
End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities	Quantity	Weight
SUM		0
Yarıyıl (Yıl) İçi Etkinlikleri		40
Yarıyıl (Yıl) Sonu Etkinlikleri		60
SUM		100

Language of Instruction

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities	Number	Time (hours)	Total Work Load (hours)
Midterm Examination	1	1	1
Final Examination	1	2	2
Attending Lectures	15	4	60
Writing Paper	15	1	15
Individual Study for Mid term Examination	8	2	16
Individual Study for Final Examination	15	2	30
Reading	10	2	20
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)			144

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

	PO 1	PO 2	PO 3	PO 4	PO 5	PO 6	PO 7	PO 8	PO 9	PO 10	PO 11	PO 12	PO 13	PO 14	PO 15	PO 16	PO 17	PO 18
LO1	4			5						3			4					4
LO2	4	5					4	5								3
LO3	4				5						4	3				4		5

* Contribution Level : 1 Very low 2 Low 3 Medium 4 High 5 Very High