TR EN

ISTANBUL GELİŞİM UNIVERSITY INFORMATION SYSTEM

ACADEMIC READING AND WRITING SKILLS COURSE IDENTIFICATION AND APPLICATION INFORMATION

Code Name of the Course Unit Semester In-Class Hours (T+P) Credit ECTS Credit
SOS112 ACADEMIC READING AND WRITING SKILLS 2 3 3 7

WEEKLY COURSE CONTENTS AND STUDY MATERIALS FOR PRELIMINARY & FURTHER STUDY
Week Preparatory Topics(Subjects) Method
1 - What is academic writing? Basic Concepts. Lecture, Question and Answer, Analysis on several published research reports,
2 Reading, Student materials in addition to teacher materials Importance and process of cognitive issues to succeed in a task, internal factors blocking the cognitive process Lecture, Question and Answer, Analysis on several published research reports,
3 Reading, Student materials in addition to teacher materials Academic writing process and stages Lecture, Question and Answer, Analysis on several published research reports,
4 Reading, Student materials in addition to teacher materials Determining the main theme/research question of the academic writing and classification Lecture, Question and Answer, Analysis on several published research reports,
5 Reading, Student materials in addition to teacher materials Literature Review. Types of Resources. Access ways via Communication Technologies, reading and note taking strategies Lecture, Question and Answer, Analysis on several published research reports,
6 Reading, Student materials in addition to teacher materials Literature Review. Types of Resources. Access ways via Communication Technologies, reading and note taking strategies Lecture, Question and Answer, Analysis on several published research reports,
7 Reading, Student materials in addition to teacher materials Making Use of Library: A presentation by an expert in IGU Library and Documentation Department Lecture, Question and Answer, Analysis on several published research reports,
8 - MID-TERM EXAM -
9 Observation in library before and after this subject IMRAD and other academic writing formats Lecture, Question and Answer, Analysis on several published research reports,
10 Reading, Student materials in addition to teacher materials Elements of a report: Cover Page, Abstract, Introduction, Method, Findings, Discussion, Bibliography, Appendix. Lecture, Question and Answer, Analysis on several published research reports,
11 Reading, Student materials in addition to teacher materials Internal consistency of the report and importance of “Contents” in information flow and examples Lecture, Question and Answer, Analysis on several published research reports,
12 Reading, Student materials in addition to teacher materials Academic plagiarism examples and giving correct references in text Lecture, Question and Answer, Analysis on several published research reports,
13 PowerPoint preparation and presentation on a subject determined by students Presentation types: Written, verbal and visual presentation. PowerPoint preparation techniques Lecture, Question and Answer, Analysis on several published research reports,
14 PowerPoint preparation and presentation on a subject determined by students PowerPoint preparation techniques and examples Lecture, Question and Answer, Analysis on several published research reports,
15 Literature Review General Evaluation Lecture, Question and Answer, Analysis on several published research reports,
16 - FINAL EXAM -
17 - FINAL EXAM -