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Course Details
KTO KARATAY UNIVERSITY
Faculty of Health Sciences
Programme of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation
Course Details
Course Code Course Name Year Period Semester T+A+L Credit ECTS
02371102 Academic Reading and Writing Skills 2025 Autumn 7 2+0+0 5 5
Course Type Elective
Course Cycle Bachelor's (First Cycle) (TQF-HE: Level 6 / QF-EHEA: Level 1 / EQF-LLL: Level 6)
Course Language Turkish
Methods and Techniques -
Mode of Delivery Face to Face
Prerequisites -
Coordinator -
Instructor(s) Asst. Prof. Özlem AKKOYUN SERT
Instructor Assistant(s) -
Course Instructor(s)
Name and Surname Room E-Mail Address Internal Meeting Hours
Asst. Prof. Özlem AKKOYUN SERT B-230 [email protected] 7666 Tuesday
14:00
Course Content
1. Research and Writing Techniques 2. Scientific research studies 3. Homework; Types of writing articles, papers, posters, thesis and projects 4. Oral presentation 5. References rules 6. Ways of giving footnotes 7. Techniques to benefit from written and electronic sources 8. Presentation Technologies 9. Presentation Techniques in Social Media
Objectives of the Course
The Academic Writing Techniques course aims to provide students with information about the basic rules of scientific research and writing method in their homework, seminar, project, report, article, oral presentation and thesis studies that they will prepare during their education.
Contribution of the Course to Field Teaching
Basic Vocational Courses
Specialization / Field Courses
Support Courses X
Transferable Skills Courses
Humanities, Communication and Management Skills Courses
Relationships between Course Learning Outcomes and Program Outcomes
Relationship Levels
Lowest Low Medium High Highest
1 2 3 4 5
# Program Learning Outcomes Level
P8 Possesses a lifelong learning mindset; keeps abreast of professional knowledge, skills, and technological developments, and continuously improves themselves. 5
Course Learning Outcomes
Upon the successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
No Learning Outcomes Outcome Relationship Measurement Method **
O1 Explains scientific thinking, the research process, hypothesis development, and literature search steps. P.9.12 1,6
O2 Applies academic writing, citation, and presentation preparation processes in accordance with scientific writing types. P.7.8 1,6
** Written Exam: 1, Oral Exam: 2, Homework: 3, Lab./Exam: 4, Seminar/Presentation: 5, Term Paper: 6, Application: 7
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week Topics
1 Introduction of the Course and Informing the Students about the Course Method
2 What is scientific thinking, work and Process to Follow in Scientific work
3 Hypothesis Development and Research Proposal Preparation
4 Beginning of Research; Searching and Organizing Collected Resources in Online Databases, Libraries and Archives
5 Scientific Writing Information Management System and Tools; EndNote, Zotero, Mendeley
6 How to Citation from Sources: Citations, Citation, Citation, Basic Principles and Purposes of Citation
7 Midterm
8 Types of Scientific Writing; Article, Paper, Thesis, Poster, Book and Patent
9 Structure and Arrangement of a Scientific Paper
10 Presentation and Evaluation of Sample Manuscripts
11 Presentation Preparation Techniques and Tools
12 Presentation Methods and Points to Consider in Presentation
13 Sample Prezi and Power Point Presentations and Discussion
14 Use of Social Media and Application Examples
Textbook or Material
Resources Halil Seyidoğlu, Bilimsel Araştırma Ve Yazma El Kitabı, Güzem Can Yayınları, İstanbul; 2003 2. Robert A. Day (Çev: Gülay Aşkar Altay), Bilimsel Bir Makale Nasıl Yazılır ve Yayımlanır?, TÜBİTAK YAYINLARI, Ankara; 1996 3. TÜBİTAK Kurumsal İletişim Müdürlüğü, Etkili Sunumlar için El Kitabı, TÜBİTAK YAYINLARI, Ankara; 2013
Evaluation Method and Passing Criteria
In-Term Studies Quantity Percentage
Attendance - -
Laboratory - -
Practice - -
Course Specific Internship (If Any) - -
Homework 1 60 (%)
Presentation - -
Seminar - -
Quiz - -
Midterms 1 40 (%)
Final Exam - -
Total 100 (%)
ECTS / Working Load Table
Quantity Duration Total Work Load
Course Week Number and Time 14 2 28
Out-of-Class Study Time (Pre-study, Library, Reinforcement) 14 7 98
Midterms 1 12 12
Quiz 0 0 0
Homework 1 12 12
Practice 0 0 0
Laboratory 0 0 0
Project 0 0 0
Workshop 0 0 0
Presentation/Seminar Preparation 0 0 0
Fieldwork 0 0 0
Final Exam 0 0 0
Other 0 0 0
Total Work Load: 150
Total Work Load / 30 5
Course ECTS Credits: 5
Course - Learning Outcomes Matrix
Relationship Levels
Lowest Low Medium High Highest
1 2 3 4 5
# Learning Outcomes P7 P9
O1 Applies academic writing, citation, and presentation preparation processes in accordance with scientific writing types. - -
O2 Explains scientific thinking, the research process, hypothesis development, and literature search steps. - -