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COURSE INFORMATION

Course Code	Course Title	L+P Hour	Semester	ECTS
BSO 601	SCIENTIFIC WRITING	3 + 0	1st Semester	6

COURSE DESCRIPTION

Course Level	Doctorate Degree
Course Type	Elective
Course Objective	This course aims to demystify the writing process and teach the fundamentals of effective scientific writing. Instruction will focus primarily on the process of writing and publishing scientific manuscripts.
Course Content	Course introduction and the Syllabus, Scientific Literature, Beginning to Write, Citation Practices and Preparing References List, Writing Method Section, Figures and Tables, Writing Introduction Section, Writing Discussion Section, Peer-Review and Revising, Title and Abstract, Writing Practices and Presentation
Prerequisites	No the prerequisite of lesson.
Corequisite	No the corequisite of lesson.
Mode of Delivery	Face to Face

COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES

1	Designs a project and develops a research question.
2	Searchs, evaluates and uses the scientific literature for research.
3	Improves the quality of their writings through assignments of varied length and purpose (abstracts, proposal, reviews,).
4	Improves the quality of their writing though the evaluation of the work of peers and theirselves.
5	Prepares graphics, tables, poster and oral presentations.

COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM

	PO 01	PO 02	PO 03	PO 04	PO 05	PO 06
LO 001	5	4	5	3	3	4
LO 002	5	4	5	5	5	4
LO 003	3	5	5	4		5
LO 004	5	3	4	4	4	4
LO 005	3	5	5	5	4	4
Sub Total	21	21	24	21	16	21
Contribution	4	4	5	4	3	4

ECTS ALLOCATED BASED ON STUDENT WORKLOAD BY THE COURSE DESCRIPTION

Activities	Quantity	Duration (Hour)	Total Work Load (Hour)
Course Duration (14 weeks/theoric+practical)	14	3	42
Hours for off-the-classroom study (Pre-study, practice)	11	1	11
Assignments	1	11	11
Midterm	1	35	35
Exam	1	35	35
Reading	11	2	22
Total Work Load ECTS Credit of the Course			156 6

COURSE DETAILS

Select Year

	Course Term	No	Instructors
Details	2019-2020 Fall	1	YUNUS ARSLAN

Course Details

Course Code	Course Title	L+P Hour	Course Code	Language Of Instruction	Course Semester
BSO 601	SCIENTIFIC WRITING	3 + 0	1	Turkish	2019-2020 Fall

Course Coordinator	E-Mail	Phone Number	Course Location	Attendance
Prof. Dr. YUNUS ARSLAN	yarslan@pau.edu.tr		SBF A0138	%70

Goals		This course aims to demystify the writing process and teach the fundamentals of effective scientific writing. Instruction will focus primarily on the process of writing and publishing scientific manuscripts.
Content		Course introduction and the Syllabus, Scientific Literature, Beginning to Write, Citation Practices and Preparing References List, Writing Method Section, Figures and Tables, Writing Introduction Section, Writing Discussion Section, Peer-Review and Revising, Title and Abstract, Writing Practices and Presentation

Topics

Weeks	Topics
1	Course introduction and the Syllabus (What is research? Scientific communication and some communication examples of researchers)
2	Scientific Literature (Searching literature in the library and online, refereed journal, plagiarism)
3	Beginning to Write (Paper structure, organizing your writing, standart formats for scientific writing, IMRad, Computer skills)
4	Citation Practices and Preparing References List
5	Writing Method Section
6	Figures and Tables (Computer skills)
7	Writing Introduction Section
8	MID-TERM
9	Writing Discussion Section
10	Peer-Review and Revising (Accepting criticism, making the changes, what to do if you don’t agree with reviewers’ comments?)
11	Title and Abstract
12	Writing Practices and Presentation
13	Writing Practices and Presentation
14	FINAL EXAM

Materials

Materials are not specified.

Resources

Course Assessment

Assesment Methods	Percentage (%)	Assesment Methods Title
Final Exam	50	Final Exam
Midterm Exam	50	Midterm Exam

L+P: Lecture and Practice
PQ: Program Learning Outcomes
LO: Course Learning Outcomes

Prospective Student