Seminar in Communication Studies

Program Type:

Thesis

Course Code:

COMM 580

Semester:

Spring

Course Type:

Core

P:

3

Lab:

0

Credits:

0

ECTS:

0

Course Language:

English

Courses given by:

Kaan Taşbaşı

Course Objectives:

This seminar course is designed as an advanced interdisciplinary writing course emphasizing critical reading and thinking, argumentative writing, library research, and documentation of sources in an academic setting. The course will provide students a strong foundation toward a successful completion of a graduate degree in various branches of communication studies. The course will emphasize the practice and study of selected rhetoric of inquiry that are employed in communication studies. It will also emphasize preparing students for different systems of writing in their academic lives. Students will be expected to perform at graduate level standards in: 1) writing for an academic audience; 2) thinking and arguing critically; and 3) analyzing and synthesizing published research.

Course Content:

Expressing ideas complying with the rules for the preparation of a manuscript

Teaching Methods:

1: Lecture, 2: Interactive Lecture, 7: Brainstorming, 15: Assignment

Assessment Methods:

A: Testing, C: Homework

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Course Learning Outcomes

Learning Outcomes	Course’s Contribution to Program	Teaching Methods	Assessment Methods
Demonstrates research skills and applies the convention of citation correctly.	1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10	1,2,7,15	A,C
Gathers relevant information that has been paraphrased from multiple sources.	1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10	1,2,7,15	A,C
Revises and edits his/her own writing for appropriateness.	1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10	1,2,7,15	A,C

Course Flow

COURSE CONTENT
Week	Topics	Study Materials
1	Selecting the Thesis Topic
2	Selecting the Thesis Topic
3	Selecting the Thesis Topic
4	Selecting the Thesis Topic
5	Initial Literature Revew and Identification of a Specific Research Question to Pursue
6	Initial Literature Revew and Identification of a Specific Research Question to Pursue
7	Initial Literature Revew and Identification of a Specific Research Question to Pursue
8	Initial Literature Revew and Identification of a Specific Research Question to Pursue
9	Writing a Formal Thesis Proposal: Establishing a Summary of Existing Research Related to the Question, a Statement of the Problem, and the Purpose of the Study
10	Writing a Formal Thesis Proposal continues: Outlining and Describing an Appropriate Research Design to Test the Hypothesis/Hypotheses
11	Writing a Formal Thesis Proposal continues: Outlining and Describing an Appropriate Research Design to Test the Hypothesis/Hypotheses
12	Writing a Formal Thesis Proposal continues: Outlining and Describing an Appropriate Research Design to Test the Hypothesis/Hypotheses
13	Discussion on Content Development and Fluency
14	Discussion on Content Development and Fluency
15	Discussion on Content Development and Fluency
16	Text Analysis and Redrafting/Editing Work

Recommended Sources

RECOMMENDED SOURCES
Textbook	Day, Robert A. & Gastel, Barbara. How to Write and Publish a Scientific Paper, Greenwood, New York, 2011.
Additional Resources	Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, 6th Edition, 2009. Silvia, Paul, How to Write a Lot: A Practical Guide to Productive Academic Writing, APA, New York, 2007.

Material Sharing

MATERIAL SHARING
Documents
Assignments
Exams

Assessment

ASSESSMENT
IN-TERM STUDIES	NUMBER	PERCENTAGE
Midterm	1	40
Final	1	60

Toplam		100

Course’s Contribution to Program

COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM
No	Program Learning Outcomes	Contribution
No	Program Learning Outcomes	1	2	3	4	5
1	Identifies appropriate theoretical and applied knowledge in Visual Communication Design and relates to field concepts.					X
2	Analyses individuals and masses, defines new trends in Visual Communication Design.					X
3	Expresses design processes and its implications through digital platforms, designs and creates original works.					X
4	Practices field related design software program skills and applications.					X
5	Develops visualization, observation, transformation and redesigning skills in an unique way.					X
6	Evaluates whole knowledge gained on Visual Communication Design in theory and practice.				X
7	Constructs knowledge acquired in Visual Communication Design Field in multimedia business as a final project.					X
8	Adapts skills and methods acquired in Visual Communication Design for career management.				X
9	Develops and manages program strategies in order to prepare creative and original design projects.					X
10	Revises, questions and criticizes Visual Communication Design related varied cultural activities and outcomes.					X
11	Translates and Relates department outcomes to different disciplines and different communication fields.				X
12	Uses and Interprets theoretical and practical knowledge in order to make Visual Communication Design projects, sector based, multi-faceted, applicable in the field.				X
13	Prepares field related academic study, plans progressive academic work, composes graduate level thesis.			X

ECTS

ECTS ALLOCATED BASED ON STUDENT WORKLOAD BY THE COURSE DESCRIPTION
Activities	Quantity	Duration (Hour)	Total Workload (Hour)
Course Duration (Including the exam week: 16x Total course hours)	16	3	48
Hours for off-the-classroom study (Pre-study, practice)	16	4	64
Assignment	1	1	3
Final examination	1	3	3

Total Work Load			148
Total Work Load / 25 (h)			5,62
ECTS Credit of the Course			NC

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