ANTALYA BİLİM UNIVERSITY
Course Information Package

POLS 150 - Academic Skills

Basic Information

Course Code:
POLS 150
Course Name:
Academic Skills
Language of Instruction:
English
Course Type:
Class
Course Level:
Bachelor
ECTS:
4.00
Instructor:
Prof. Dr. Işıl Cerem CENKER ÖZEK

Course Objectives

This course aims to develop the absic academic skills necessary for students' successfull adaption to university life. Academic communication, civility and academic research objective and ethics are among the skills the course focuses on.

Course Content

In this course, students will be able to communicate professionally and respectfully within academic settings; navigate university institutions and academic support structures; demonstrate awareness of academic integrity and research ethics; understand the principles of academic argumentation and literature review, and reflect critically on the role of universities in society and their changing nature.

Prerequisites / Corequisites

NA

Course Books / Materials / Recommended Resources

Lawrence Neuman, Basics of Social Research, 3rd Edition. Alan Bryman, Social Research Methods, 4th Edition.

Learning Outcomes

Code Description
LO1 Familiarize with university life and the main units in a university
LO2 Learn about norms of civility and incivility in academia
LO3 Learn how to locate and understand social scientific research
LO4 Develop presentation skills

Weekly Course Content

Week Content
1 Introduction
2 What is a University?
3 Academic civility norms
4 University units: Erasmus office
5 University units: Sports, Arts and Culture office
6 University units: Student clubs
7 University units: Library
8 Midterm
9 "Science" in social sciences
10 Research question
11 Literature review I
12 Literature review II
13 Presentation skills I
14 Presentation skills II
15 Course overview

Workload Calculation

Activity Count Duration (Hours) Total
Attendance 15 3.00 45.00
Pre-Class Individual Study 15 3.00 45.00
Midterm Exam/Preparation 1 10.00 10.00
Final Exam/Preparation 1 10.00 10.00
Homework 2 3.00 6.00
Total Workload (Hours) 116
ECTS Credit (Workload / 25) 4

Assessment

# Assessment Type Contribution (%)
1 Midterm Exam %20
2 Practice %40
3 Final Exam %30
4 Attendance %10
TOTAL %100

PO - LO Matrix

PO \ LO
LO1
LO2
LO3
LO4
PO-1
PO-2
PO-3
PO-4
PO-5
PO-6
PO-7
1
Low Contribution
2
Medium Contribution
3
High Contribution

Teaching and Learning Methods

# Method Name Description Tools
1 Lecture (expository teaching), interactive discussion Listening and taking notes. Standard classroom technologies, multimedia tools (projector, computer, digital presentations)
2 Technical Trip They participate in a pre-planned technical field trip and report on what they learned during the trip. Equipment located at the MGM station
3 Demonstration Listening and comprehension, processing observations/situations Presentation content
4 Homework Solving and analyzing homework questions using a computer and Excel. Computer
5 Controversial Course Listening and comprehension, critical thinking Standard classroom technologies, multimedia tools, projector, computer, overhead projector
6 Brainstorming The purpose of forming pairs is to ensure that they are open to innovation during the idea generation phase Standard classroom technologies, multimedia tools, projector, computer, overhead projector
7 Small Group Discussion Listening and comprehension, processing observations/situations, critical thinking, question development Standard classroom technologies, multimedia tools, projector, computer, overhead projector
8 Group Work Students work in groups to prepare presentations. Research and presentation
9 Guest Speaker Listening and comprehension, observation/processing situations Standard classroom technologies, multimedia tools, projector, computer, overhead projector, special equipment

Academic Integrity and Artificial Intelligence

Violations of scholastic honesty include, but are not limited to cheating, plagiarizing, fabricating information or citations, facilitating acts of dishonesty by others, having unauthorized possession of examinations, submitting work of another person or work previously used without informing the instructor, or tampering with the academic work of other students. Any form of scholastic dishonesty is a serious academic violation and will result in a disciplinary action.

Sustainable Development Goals

SDG 4