SEMINAR
- Course
- ELTE590 - SEMINAR
- Department
- English Language Teaching - English - Master
- Course Type
- Seminar
- Status
- Required
- Language
- English
- Credit
- 0
- ECTS
- 4
- T+P+L
- 3 + 0 + 0
- Course Coordinator(s)
- -
- Prerequisite
- -
- Keywords
Course Description
This course is designed to help students in the master’s program to develop their research skills in the area of study. Students will determine their thesis topic and work collaboratively with their thesis advisor and conduct a literature review in their area of interest, establish a problem associated with the topic, and formulate research hypotheses. After this stage, students will then apply to the university ethics committee for approval and wait. Upon ethics committee approval, can data be collected, and at the end of the class, students will prepare a preliminary report and present what they have found, advisors will offer feedback and make suggestions.
SEMINAR
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Course outcomes
- 01 At the end of this course, students will be able to :
- 02 (1) write research proposal that includes main objective, methodology and expected results of the research study.;
- 03 (2) outline a scope and timeline for research
- 04 (3) design literature survey;
- 05 (4) develop basic methodology regarding his/her subjec,
- 06 (5) write the paper/thesis according to the formating rules .
- 07 (6) apply research ethics and avoid plagiarism throughout the research study
- 08 (7) Develop written and oral communication skills.
Course Syllabus
| Week | Topic |
|---|---|
| Week 1 | Introduction to Research; Major types of Research in social sciences |
| Week 2 | Research ethics and plagiarism |
| Week 3 | Research methods and design in social sciences |
| Week 4 | Literature review techniques |
| Week 5 | Report writing for literature review |
| Week 6 | Effective presentation techniques in social sciences |
| Week 7 | Presentation of individual student reports |
| Week 8 | MIDTERM EXAM PERIOD |
| Week 9 | Presentation of individual student reports |
| Week 10 | Presentation of individual student reports |
| Week 11 | Presentation of individual student reports |
| Week 12 | Presentation of individual student reports |
| Week 13 | Presentation of individual student reports |
| Week 14 | Presentation of individual student reports |
| Week 15 | Review /The Period of Final Exams /03-15 JANUARY 2020 |
Reference Books & Course Materials
- 01 Paltridge, Brian and Starfield, Sue. Thesis and Dissertation Writing in a Second Language. Routledge, 2007.
- 02 Mcdonough, Jo & Mcdonugh, Steven. (2006) Research methods for foreign language learners. London, Arnold.
- 03 Fraenkel, Jack R. & Wallen, Norman E. (2006). How to Design and Evaluate Research in Education. McGraw-Hill INC.
- 04 Creswell, J. W. (2008) Research design qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods approaches.(3rd ed). Thousand Oaks: Sage Publications. What is Ethics in Research & Why is it Important? By by David B. Resnik, J.D., Ph.D.
Learning Outcomes
- L01 At the end of this course, students will be able to :
- L02 (1)Learn the types of research studies and carry out research;
- L03 (2) decide on a topic and narrow it down;
- L04 (3) know how to follow the steps of doing research;
- L05 (4)Turn research into written paper following the conventions, and
- L06 (5) think of creative ideas to do research.
- L07 (6) to evaluate, criticize and interprete theoretical views and practical works related to seminar subject
- L08 (7) grasp the profoundness, and inter-relatedness of issues and problems in the research area
- L09 (8) synthesize new and sophisticated ideas based on critical evaluation and interpret existing ideas and/or practical situation or works
- L10 (9) present both orally and visually the research procedure and results effectively using necessary advanced technologies
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