TYPE OF COURSE UNIT	Compulsory Course
LEVEL OF COURSE UNIT	Bachelor's Degree
YEAR OF STUDY	2
SEMESTER	Third Term (Fall)
NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED	7
NAME OF LECTURER(S)	Assistant Professor Orhan Demir
LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT	At the end of this course, the students; 1) recognize available technologies, such as translation memories, online resources, glossaries of terms, spelling and grammar checkers, terminology data base. 2) acquire necessary skills to write a research essay (conducting research in the library, on the Internet, developing arguments, finding and using secondary sources etc.) 3) conduct a research project in the field of translation studies.
MODE OF DELIVERY	Face to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE	No
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT
COURSE DEFINITION	This course introduces students to the main stages in the preparation of a research paper in the field of translation studies. It integrates research skills and techniques (conducting research in the library, on the Internet, and in the field) into the process of writing a scholarly paper which includes formulating questions, developing an argument, and deploying and documenting secondary sources about a suitable topic in translation studies.
COURSE CONTENTS	WEEK TOPICS 1st Week Introduction 2nd Week Introduction of Research Paper 3rd Week Choosin a Topic 4th Week Finding Sources in the Library and on the Internet 5th Week Limiting the Topic 6th Week Preparing Bibliography 7th Week APA Manual 8th Week Mid-term exam 9th Week Developing Preliminary Thesis Statement and Outline 10th Week Taking Notes 11th Week Revising the Thesis Statement and Outline 12th Week Writing the Preliminary Draft 13th Week The Final Draft 14th Week The Final Draft 15th Week Final Research Paper
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING	Booth, Wayne C., Gregory G. Colomb, and Joseph M. Williams. The Craft of Research. U of Chicago P, 1995. MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers. 8th ed. MLA, 2016. Winkler, Anthony C., and Jo Ray McCuen-Metherell. ?The MLA System 9 of Documentation.? Writing the research paper: a handbook, 7th ed., Wadsworth, 2008, pp. 142?191. Winkler, Anthony C., and Jo Ray McCuen-Metherell. ?The APA System 10 of Documentation.? Writing the research paper: a handbook, 7th ed., Wadsworth, 2008, pp. 191?225.
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS	Lecture,Questions/Answers,Discussion,Case Study,Problem Solving,Practice,Other
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA	Quantity Percentage(%) Mid-term 1 40 Total(%) 40 Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 40 Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 60 Total(%) 100
ECTS WORKLOAD	Activities Number Hours Workload Midterm exam 1 3 3 Preparation for Quiz 0 0 0 Individual or group work 14 6 84 Preparation for Final exam 1 30 30 Course hours 14 3 42 Preparation for Midterm exam 1 20 20 Laboratory (including preparation) 0 0 0 Final exam 1 3 3 Homework 2 15 30 Total Workload 212 Total Workload / 30 7,06 ECTS Credits of the Course 7
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION	English
WORK PLACEMENT(S)	No