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Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS OBE 4408 ANALYSIS OF BIOLOGICAL LITERATURE ELECTIVE 2 0 0 2

Offered By

Biology Teacher Education

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

Offered to

Biology Teacher Education

Course Objective

Students completing this course will develop an understanding of how outstanding literature in a research field is followed and found, how this literature can be classified and analyzed, how multiple resouces can be synthesized and combined to complete a through review, how to cite references and, how to approach a research paper with a critical perspective through theoretical and practical activities.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   develop an understanding of how outstanding literature in the field is classified 2   develop an understanding of how outstanding literature in the field is searched and found 3   develop an understanding about the ways of analyzing outstanding literature 4   present his/her review effectively both in oral and written ways 5   understands the principles of referencing

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description 1 Skills for research and literature review 2 The aim and role of literature review 3 Classifying research literature 4 Argumentation analysis 5 Toulmin's method for argumentation analysis 6 Fisher and critical reading 7 Organisation of ideas 8 Midterm exam 9 Mapping and analyzing ideas 10 Research ethics and correct referencing 11 An overview of referencing styles in social sciences 12 Writing up literature review 13 Choosing a research topic 14 Project work 15 Final Exam

Recomended or Required Reading

To be announced.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA 1 VZ Ara Sınav 2 FN Yarıyılsonu Sınavı 3 BNS BNS VZ * 0.40 + FN * 0.60 4 BUT Bütünleme Notu 5 BBN Bütünleme Sonu Başarı Notu VZ * 0.40 + BUT * 0.60

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

To be announced.

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours) Theoretical 13 2 26 Pre Class Self Study 13 1 13 Midterm Preparation 1 5 5 Final Preparation 1 5 5 Final Exam 1 1 1 Midterm Exam 1 1 1 TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 51

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LO PO.1 PO.2 PO.3 PO.4 PO.5 PO.6 PO.7 PO.8 PO.9 PO.10 PO.11 PO.12 PO.13 PO.14 LO.1 1 3 2 1 2 2 2 4 LO.2 1 3 2 1 2 3 2 4 LO.3 1 3 2 1 2 2 2 4 LO.4 1 3 2 1 2 2 2 4 LO.5 1 3 2 1 2 2 2 4