Information Package / Course Catalogue
| Course Code | : TUR538 |
| 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 |
The aim of this course is to develop students’ academic writing, critical thinking, and scientific research skills. The course is designed to enable students to understand the structure of academic texts, apply appropriate referencing styles, critically evaluate scientific sources, and prepare research proposals and scholarly papers in the field of tourism management in accordance with ethical principles and academic standards.
This course covers academic writing and critical thinking, the academic writing process and techniques, access to academic sources, referencing styles (APA, Chicago, Harvard, and MLA), the structure of academic texts, literature review and synthesis, evaluation of research methods, writing findings, discussion, and conclusion sections, as well as academic article analysis and research proposal preparation. Throughout the course, students examine academic studies in the field of tourism and develop their critical writing and analytical skills.
| 1. | Students will be able to explain and apply the fundamental principles of academic writing and the structural features of scientific texts |
| 2. | Students will be able to critically analyze academic studies in the field of tourism management and evaluate their research problems, methods, and findings. |
| 3. | Students will be able to cite scientific sources accurately and consistently using different academic referencing styles, particularly APA 7th Edition |
| 4. | Students will be able to synthesize information obtained through a literature review and present it systematically within an academic text. |
| 5. | Students will be able to develop a research proposal in accordance with academic ethical principles, prepare a report following scientific writing conventions, and present their findings at an academic level. |
| 1. | Booth, W. C., Colomb, G. G., & Williams, J. M. (2016). The craft of research (4th ed.). University of Chicago Press. |
| 2. | Belcher, W. L. (2019). Writing your journal article in twelve weeks: A guide to academic publishing success. University of Chicago Press. |
| 3. | Creswell, J. W., & Creswell, J. D. (2017). Research design: Qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods approaches. Sage publications. |
| 4. | Swales, J. M., & Feak, C. B. (1994). Academic writing for graduate students (pp. 155-6). Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press. |
| Type of Assessment | Count | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| Midterm Examination | 1 | %40 |
| Final Examination | 1 | %60 |
| Activities | Count | Preparation | Time | Total Work Load (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lecture - Theory | 14 | 2 | 3 | 70 |
| Term Project | 1 | 15 | 15 | 30 |
| Midterm Examination | 1 | 11 | 1 | 12 |
| Final Examination | 1 | 11 | 2 | 13 |
| TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) | 125 | |||
PÇ-1 | PÇ-2 | PÇ-3 | PÇ-4 | PÇ-5 | |
OÇ-1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
OÇ-2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
OÇ-3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
OÇ-4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
OÇ-5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 |