Information Package / Course Catalogue
Science Ethics and Academic Writing
Course Code: İLH118
Course Type: Required
Couse Group: First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 1
Prt.: 0
Credit: 1
Lab: 0
ECTS: 1
Objectives of the Course

To introduce students to the concept of scientific ethics. Assignments, seminars, articles, etc. that they will prepare. To ensure that the texts they write comply with the academic language and style by adhering to the ethical principles of science in their academic research and writings.

Course Content

The student who takes this course gets acquainted with the research and production aspects of the academy in addition to his higher education. Learns the academic ethics and moral rules that must be followed during the production phase. At the same time, students gain academic language and style skills.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Res. Assist. Abdurrahman YILDIRIM
Learning Outcomes
1.The student explains the scope and foundations of scientific research.
2.The student determines the methods of accessing information and collecting data.
3.The student reads, understands and analyzes scientific texts.
4.The student submits a research report.
5.The student criticizes an exemplary academic text in terms of ethics and academic style.
6.The student beware of plagiarism in academic writing.
7.The student can cope with writing anxiety.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Cumhur Ertekin (vd), Bilimsel Araştırmada Etik ve Sorunları, Ankara: TÜBA Yayınları, 2002.
2.Özgür Arlı (ed.), Bilimsel Araştırma Yöntemleri ve Yayın Etiği, İstanbul: Milli Savunma Üniversitesi Yayınları, 2024.
3.İlhan Kutluer, "İlim", TDV İslâm Ansiklopedisi, İstanbul: 2000, c. 22, s. 109-114.
4.Mustafa Çağrıcı, "Ahlak", TDV İslâm Ansiklopedisi, İstanbul: 1989, c. 2, s. 1-9.
5.İnayet Aydın, "Etik (Eğitim)", TÜBİTAK Sosyal Bilimler Ansiklopedisi.
6.Hakan Poyraz, "Etik (Felsefe)", TÜBİTAK Sosyal Bilimler Ansiklopedisi.
7.Ersin Gülay, Akademisyenlerin Akademik Yazma Tutukluğunun İncelenmesi, Doktora Tezi, Trabzon: Trabzon Üniversitesi, Eğitim Enstitüsü, 2019.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
What does Scientific Ethics and Academic Writing mean? / Relationship and Contact of the Course with the Fields of Theology
Week 1 - Preparation Work
Library Study and Internet Search
Week 2 - Theoretical
What is science?
Week 2 - Preparation Work
Library Study and Internet Search
Week 3 - Theoretical
What is ethics?
Week 3 - Preparation Work
Library Study and Internet Search
Week 4 - Theoretical
What is academic?
Week 4 - Preparation Work
Library Study and Internet Search
Week 5 - Theoretical
What is writing? What are the types of academic writing?
Week 5 - Preparation Work
Library Study and Internet Search
Week 6 - Theoretical
What is Academic Language?
Week 6 - Preparation Work
Library Study and Internet Search
Week 7 - Theoretical
Academic Language through Examples
Week 7 - Preparation Work
Library Study and Internet Search
Week 8 - Theoretical
Ethical Issues and Unethical Behaviors in Scientific Research
Week 8 - Preparation Work
Library Study and Internet Search
Week 9 - Theoretical
Plagiarism
Week 9 - Preparation Work
Library Study and Internet Search
Week 10 - Theoretical
Access to Information: Libraries and Databases
Week 10 - Preparation Work
Library Study and Internet Search
Week 11 - Theoretical
Writer's Block
Week 11 - Preparation Work
Library Study and Internet Search
Week 12 - Theoretical
Writing Anxiety
Week 12 - Preparation Work
Library Study and Internet Search
Week 13 - Theoretical
Improving Writing Skills
Week 13 - Preparation Work
Library Study and Internet Search
Week 14 - Theoretical
Scientific Research and Publication Ethics Directive (YÖK) and General Evaluation of the Term
Week 14 - Preparation Work
Library Study and Internet Search
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory140121
Reading1001
Individual Work1001
Midterm Examination1213
Final Examination1314
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)30
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026