ECTS - Graduation Project
Graduation Project (ELIT406) Course Detail
| Course Name | Course Code | Season | Lecture Hours | Application Hours | Lab Hours | Credit | ECTS |
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| Graduation Project | ELIT406 | 8. Semester | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| Pre-requisite Course(s) |
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| N/A |
| Course Language | English |
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| Course Type | Compulsory Departmental Courses |
| Course Level | Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle) |
| Mode of Delivery | Face To Face |
| Learning and Teaching Strategies | Lecture, Discussion, Question and Answer, Drill and Practice, Brain Storming, Project Design/Management. |
| Course Lecturer(s) |
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| Course Objectives | The aim of this course is to help students write a graduation project using research techniques in the humanities. |
| Course Learning Outcomes |
The students who succeeded in this course;
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| Course Content | Conducting an academic research with the tools gained in ELIT 405 Seminar course with relevant research and academic integrity rules. |
Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies
| Week | Subjects | Preparation |
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| 1 | Introduction; What is literary research? | |
| 2 | MLA Style Manual; Exercises; Library research | MLA Style Manual 1.1-1.4 |
| 3 | MLA Style Manual, Exercises, Library research | MLA Style Manual 1.4-1.6 |
| 4 | MLA Style Manual; Exercises; Library research | MLA Style Manual 1.6-1.8 |
| 5 | MLA Style Manual; Exercises; Library research | MLA Style Manual 1.8-2 Formatting and editing of a previous paper |
| 6 | MLA Style Manual Plagiarism and Academic Integrity | MLA Style Manual Chapter 2 |
| 7 | Outline and bibliography | Outline and bibliography due |
| 8 | Final outline and bibliography | Final outline and bibliography due |
| 9 | Preparing the first draft of the research paper | First draft of the research paper due |
| 10 | Editing | |
| 11 | Preparing the second draft | Second draft due |
| 12 | Preparing the final paper and bibliography | Final Paper and Bibliography due |
| 13 | Presentations of papers | |
| 14 | Presentations of papers |
Sources
| Course Book | 1. Gibaldi, Joseph. MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers.7th ed. New York: MLA, 2009 |
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| 2. Tyson, Lois. Critical Theory Today. New York: Routledge, 2006 | |
| 3. Altick, Richard D. and John J. Fenstermaker. The Art of Literary Research. 4th ed. New York: WW Norton, 1993. | |
| Other Sources | 4. Gibaldi, Joseph, ed. Introduction to Scholarship in Modern Languages and Literatures. 2nd ed. New York: MLA, 1992. |
| 5. Guerin, Wilfred L., et al. A Handbook of Critical Approaches to Literature. New York: Oxford UP, 2011 | |
| 6. Harner, James L.. Literary Research Guide. New York: MLA, 1993 | |
| 7. Turabian, Kate L. A Manual for Writers of Term Papers, Theses, and Dissertations. 6th ed. Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, 1996 |
Evaluation System
| Requirements | Number | Percentage of Grade |
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| Attendance/Participation | - | - |
| Laboratory | - | - |
| Application | 2 | 20 |
| Field Work | - | - |
| Special Course Internship | - | - |
| Quizzes/Studio Critics | - | - |
| Homework Assignments | 2 | 20 |
| Presentation | 1 | 20 |
| Project | 1 | 40 |
| Report | - | - |
| Seminar | - | - |
| Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury | - | - |
| Final Exam/Final Jury | - | - |
| Toplam | 6 | 100 |
| Percentage of Semester Work | 60 |
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| Percentage of Final Work | 40 |
| Total | 100 |
Course Category
| Core Courses | |
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| Major Area Courses | X |
| Supportive Courses | |
| Media and Managment Skills Courses | |
| Transferable Skill Courses |
The Relation Between Course Learning Competencies and Program Qualifications
| # | Program Qualifications / Competencies | Level of Contribution | ||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 1 | To be able to use English language competently concerning four basic skills, namely listening, reading, speaking, and writing | X | ||||
| 2 | To have extensive theoretical knowledge about English literature. | X | ||||
| 3 | To gain knowledge about literary theories and to be able to apply these theories to various literary texts | X | ||||
| 4 | To acquire detailed knowledge about British culture in all its aspects | X | ||||
| 5 | To be able to compare and contrast English literature with other literatures through works from different periods and genres. | X | ||||
| 6 | To be able to compare and contrast British culture with other cultures | X | ||||
| 7 | To plan, organize, and conduct the activities related to the field | X | ||||
| 8 | To acquire the skills of creative, critical, and analytical thinking | X | ||||
| 9 | To gain knowledge about how to conduct an academic research and to use the acquired knowledge in accordance with the purpose of the research | X | ||||
| 10 | To acquire professional ethics and to use them in the process of research and production | X | ||||
| 11 | The ability to translate various kinds of texts from different disciplines both from English into Turkish and from Turkish into English | X | ||||
| 12 | To get prepared for professional life by developing a sense of responsibility through individual tasks and group projects | X | ||||
| 13 | To be able to understand and decipher various discourses involved in literature such as literary, philosophical, psychological, cultural, critical and theoretical discourses in English language | X | ||||
| 14 | To be able to understand and be a part of world culture | X | ||||
ECTS/Workload Table
| Activities | Number | Duration (Hours) | Total Workload |
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| Course Hours (Including Exam Week: 16 x Total Hours) | 16 | 3 | 48 |
| Laboratory | |||
| Application | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| Special Course Internship | |||
| Field Work | |||
| Study Hours Out of Class | 14 | 2 | 28 |
| Presentation/Seminar Prepration | 1 | 20 | 20 |
| Project | 1 | 20 | 20 |
| Report | |||
| Homework Assignments | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| Quizzes/Studio Critics | |||
| Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury | |||
| Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury | |||
| Total Workload | 132 | ||