Faculty of Business and Management Sciences · Islamic Economics and Finance · Undergraduate
ECTS: 3 T+P+L: 2+0+0 Compulsory
Coordinator: Prof. Dr. Ömer TORLAK
Course Objective
This course aims to teach students the basic strategies needed to develop academic reading and writing skills. Students will develop the ability to understand, critique, and synthesize complex texts. They will also gain effective academic writing skills to produce research papers and other academic documents.
Course Content
Academic Reading Strategies, Making Connections Between Texts, Reading Criticism and Analysis, Synthetic Reading: Synthesizing Information, Source Use and Citation Methods, Academic Writing Process, Writing Research Papers and Theses, Academic Language Use and Style
Core Area Distribution
(31) Social and Behavioural Science%40 (34) Business and Administration%60
Teaching Methods
ExpressionQuestion-AnswerDiscussionExercise and PracticeCase StudySelf study
Assessment & Evaluation
HomeworkPerformance Assignment ( Lab / Workshop / Field Work / Seminar / Presentation / Completion Study / ThesisTesting (Essay / Tests: True-Falls, multiple-choice, short answer, matching)
ECTS / Workload
| Activity | Quantity | Duration (h) | Total Workload |
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| Course Duration (Including Exam Week) | 16 | 2 | 32 |
| Out of Class Study Period | 16 | 2 | 32 |
| Midterm | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Quiz | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Assignment | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Practice | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Final | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Course Schedule
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| 1 | What is Academic Reading and Writing? | What is Academic Reading and Writing? |
| 2 | Academic Reading Strategies | Academic Reading Strategies |
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