Information Package / Course Catalogue
Academic Writing and Presentation Principles
Course Code: ZBY502
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: Second Cycle (Master's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 2
Prt.: 2
Credit: 3
Lab: 0
ECTS: 8
Objectives of the Course

The aim of class, is to prepare the basic principles of academic writing and presentation, writing plan, draft (thesis, article and presentation draft) and literature search, writing the thesis and research reason, writing the thesis (summary, keywords, introduction, material and method, and discussions, learn the principles and rules of writing the parts of the literature), article writing, preparation of the poster, preparation of the presentation, data organization, preparation of tables and figures, publishing in scientific journals, critical and critical reading of scientific publications, to provide information about ethical and legal issues in scientific writing.

Course Content

Preparation of presentations, articles and thesis, writing thesis and points to be considered, researching and using data, writing and reading scientific publications, scientific ethical rules.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Prof. Eyyüp Mennan YILDIRIM
Learning Outcomes
1.Scientific ethics and scientific reliability
2.Application data collection and analysis methods
3.Give examples of the writing rules
4.Ethical rules in scientific studies
5.Gains knowledge of the rules of thesis writing
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Scientific Research and Presentation Techniques, Detay Publishing, Prof. Dr. Asım Saldamlı, 2016
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Terminology in field research works
Week 1 - Practice
Ways to determine the subject for scientific research
Week 2 - Theoretical
Terminology in writing / in sciences
Week 2 - Practice
Ways to determine the subject for scientific research
Week 3 - Theoretical
Scientific thought, ethics, concepts of thrustworthy and insider information
Week 3 - Practice
Things to be aware of in reaching scientific information using search engines such as Google, yandex, bing etc.
Week 4 - Theoretical
Scientific research methods
Week 4 - Practice
Access to information sources from university library and subscribed databases
Week 5 - Theoretical
Scientific research techniques
Week 5 - Practice
Reaching from ULAKBİM
Week 6 - Theoretical
Hypotheses and research process
Week 6 - Practice
Literature search from Web of Science
Week 7 - Theoretical
Use of national databases
Week 7 - Practice
Literature review from Cab abstracts
Week 8 - Theoretical
Manuscript ttile selection
Week 9 - Theoretical
Writing the manuscript Introduction
Week 9 - Practice
The use of international databases
Week 10 - Theoretical
Writing the manuscript method and Results
Week 10 - Practice
Classification and analysis of data
Week 11 - Theoretical
Writing the manuscript discussion
Week 11 - Practice
Acquiring literature from academic sources
Week 12 - Theoretical
Writing the manuscript conclusion
Week 12 - Practice
Preparing academic presentations
Week 13 - Theoretical
Article writing, preparation of the poster, preparation of the presentation, data organization.
Week 13 - Practice
Scientific presentation
Week 14 - Theoretical
Publishing in scientific journals, critical and critical reading issues of scientific publications, and reviewing and rewriting recommendations.
Week 14 - Practice
Reporting of academic presentation
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%30
Final Examination1%70
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory1462112
Lecture - Practice142256
Midterm Examination110111
Final Examination120121
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)200
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PÇ-1
PÇ-2
PÇ-3
PÇ-4
PÇ-5
OÇ-1
3
3
5
3
3
OÇ-2
5
5
5
5
5
OÇ-3
3
3
5
4
3
OÇ-4
5
5
5
5
5
OÇ-5
3
3
5
3
2
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026