EPOKA UNIVERSITY
FACULTY OF LAW AND SOCIAL SCIENCES
DEPARTMENT OF POLITICAL SCIENCE AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
COURSE SYLLABUS
COURSE INFORMATIONCourse Title: ACADEMIC READING AND WRITING |
| Code | Course Type | Regular Semester | Theory | Practice | Lab | Credits | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ENG 401 | E | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| Academic staff member responsible for the design of the course syllabus (name, surname, academic title/scientific degree, email address and signature) | NA |
| Lecturer (name, surname, academic title/scientific degree, email address and signature) and Office Hours: | Timothy Hagen , Thursdays, 9:00-12:30 and 13:30-14:30 at E203 |
| Second Lecturer(s) (name, surname, academic title/scientific degree, email address and signature) and Office Hours: | NA |
| Teaching Assistant(s) and Office Hours: | NA |
| Language: | English |
| Compulsory/Elective: | Compulsory |
| Classroom and Meeting Time: | E313 Mondays 18:00-20:45 |
| Course Description: | The course is designed to prepare master’s level students to read critically and efficiently and equip them with the writing skills for academic literature reviews and articles. Towards this goal, students read and critically discuss scholarly articles and books, analyzing the structure, ideas, and language of each. Proper use of sources is emphasized in this course. Students review writing norms in the social sciences, and work on developing appropriate vocabulary, sentence structures, paragraphs, and the language for an academic article, including titles, abstracts, introductions, literature reviews, methods, results, discussion, and reference sections. Spoken English is practiced in discussions and presentations. |
| Course Objectives: | Students are equipped with reading strategies and writing skills to succeed in their graduate studies. |
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COURSE OUTLINE
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| Week | Topics |
| 1 | Introductions; course overview; review of prior learning |
| 2 | An approach to academic writing; discuss Eco; choose paper topic |
| 3 | Constructing a research paper I; share article analyses; identify 3 articles |
| 4 | Constructing a research paper 2; share article analyses; identify 6 articles |
| 5 | General-specific and specific-general texts; share article analyses; write introduction |
| 6 | Problems, process, and solution; share articles; write methods |
| 7 | Data commentary; share articles; write literature review in list form |
| 8 | Writing summaries; review for exam; write literature review as analysis of concepts |
| 9 | Midterm Exam |
| 10 | Writing critiques; write conclusion and abstract; draft 1 |
| 11 | In-class peer editing; write review of classmate's paper |
| 12 | Presentation of articles; revisions; draft 2 |
| 13 | Presentation of articles |
| 14 | Presentation of articles; final draft |
| Prerequisite(s): | Intermediate or higher English skills. |
| Textbook: | Umberto Eco (2015) How to Write a T hesis John Swales and Christine Feak (2012) Academic Writing for Graduate Students, 3rd Edition |
| Other References: | |
| Laboratory Work: | |
| Computer Usage: | For research, writing, and presentations |
| Others: | No |
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COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES
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| 1 | Students will read efficiently and critically |
| 2 | Students will use academic vocabulary and style |
| 3 | Students will critically review peer work |
| 4 | Students will critically engage with academic litearture |
| 5 | Students will write and revise academic papers |
| 6 | Students will present academic work to a critical audience |
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COURSE CONTRIBUTION TO... PROGRAM COMPETENCIES
(Blank : no contribution, 1: least contribution ... 5: highest contribution) |
| No | Program Competencies | Cont. |
| Master of Science in Banking and Finance Program | ||
| 1 | The students are gained the ability to look at the problems of daily life from a broader perspective. They gain the needed skills not only to understand economic problems in banking and finance but also to construct a model and defend in meaningful way. | 3 |
| 2 | They have knowledge about the finance and banking. | 1 |
| 3 | They have knowledge about the money and banking. | 1 |
| 4 | They have knowledge about the international finance and banking. | 1 |
| 5 | They have ability to use mathematical and statistical methods in banking and finance. | 3 |
| 6 | They know how to use computer programs in both daily office usage and statistical data evaluations in banking and finance department. | 1 |
| 7 | They have necessary banking and finance skills that needed in private and public sector. | 1 |
| 8 | They are intended to be specialist in one of departmental fields that they choose from the list of general economics, finance economics, public finance, corporate finance, finance management, international finance markets and institutions, banking and central banking, international finance and banking, money and banking, international trade and banking. | 1 |
| 9 | They have ability to utilize fundamental economic theories and tools to solve economic problems in banking and finance. | 3 |
| 10 | They are aware of the fact that banking and finance is a social science and they respect the social perspectives and social values of the society’s ethics. | 5 |
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COURSE EVALUATION METHOD
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| Method | Quantity | Percentage |
| Homework |
2
|
5
|
| Midterm Exam(s) |
1
|
20
|
| Presentation |
1
|
10
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| Project |
1
|
5
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| Final Exam |
1
|
30
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| Other |
1
|
25
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| Total Percent: | 100% |
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ECTS (ALLOCATED BASED ON STUDENT WORKLOAD)
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| Activities | Quantity | Duration(Hours) | Total Workload(Hours) |
| Course Duration (Including the exam week: 16x Total course hours) | 16 | 3 | 48 |
| Hours for off-the-classroom study (Pre-study, practice) | 16 | 2 | 32 |
| Mid-terms | 1 | 15 | 15 |
| Assignments | 1 | 15 | 15 |
| Final examination | 1 | 25 | 25 |
| Other | 1 | 15 | 15 |
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Total Work Load:
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150 | ||
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Total Work Load/25(h):
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6 | ||
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ECTS Credit of the Course:
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6 | ||