Information Package / Course Catalogue
Academic Writing Techniques
Course Code: RES518
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: Second Cycle (Master's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 3
Prt.: 0
Credit: 3
Lab: 0
ECTS: 5
Objectives of the Course

Students who actively participate in this course will gain the ability to produce scientific products by internalizing the techniques and ethical processes they will use in their academic studies. The aim of this course is to ensure that students who have taken or are taking the scientific research methods course put the knowledge they have gained in the course into practice and learn how to create an article and submit it to a national or international refereed journal for publication. In addition, this course aims to make students sensitive to plagiarism, which is defined as academic theft and is very common among students in academia, and to avoid plagiarism when producing academic texts.

Course Content

In this course, some basic rules, methods and procedures for producing academic texts (assignments, presentations, thesis, articles, reports, etc.) will be taught.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Assoc. Prof. Ahu Simla DEĞERLİ
Learning Outcomes
1.Learning the scope and foundations of scientific research and acquiring research and evaluation skills.
2.Learning how to transform academic research into publication and the problems and points to be considered in this process.
3.Gaining knowledge about academic, social and professional ethical responsibilities.
4.Learn to implement the report creation process.
5.Acquiring report writing skills.
6.Acquiring article writing skills.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Neuman, W. L. 2014.Toplumsal Araştırma Yöntemleri–Nitel ve Nicel Yaklaşımlar. Cilt 1-2. (Çev: S. Özge), Yayın Odası Yayıncılık, İstanbul.
2.Türkiye Bilimler Akademisi. Bilimsel Araştırmada Etik ve Sorunları. Ankara: Türkiye Bilimler Akademisi, 2002.
3.Üstdal, Muzaffer ve Kural Gülbahar. Bilimsel Araştırma Nasıl Yapılır, Nasıl Yazılır, İstanbul: Beta Basım Yayım, 1997.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Introduction and first lesson
Week 2 - Theoretical
What is academic writing?
Week 3 - Theoretical
Academic writing: Types of purposes (Scientific report, paper, poster, thesis, article, etc.)
Week 4 - Theoretical
How to do scientific research
Week 5 - Theoretical
Creating a title, authors and addresses, short summary, keywords
Week 6 - Theoretical
Introduction section reviews
Week 7 - Theoretical
Literature/literature section reviews
Week 8 - Theoretical
Method section, findings and conclusion reviews
Week 9 - Theoretical
midterm exam
Week 10 - Theoretical
Problems that may be encountered in the process of converting academic research into publication
Week 11 - Theoretical
Ethics committee report reviews
Week 12 - Theoretical
Ethics committee report study
Week 13 - Theoretical
Creative Writing Studies
Week 14 - Theoretical
Creative Writing Studies
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory1453112
Assignment1505
Reading110010
Final Examination1303
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)130
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026