BBY702 - SCHOLARLY COMMUNICATION

Course Name Code Semester Theory
(hours/week)		 Application
(hours/week)		 Credit ECTS
SCHOLARLY COMMUNICATION BBY702 1st Semester 3 0 3 10
PrequisitesN/A
Course languageTurkish
Course typeElective 
Mode of DeliveryFace-to-Face 
Learning and teaching strategiesLecture
Discussion
 
Instructor (s)Prof.Dr. Umut Al 
Course objectiveThe aim of this course is to analyze the relationship between information management and scholarly communication and review the related topics. 
Learning outcomes
  1. At the end of the course the students will be able to understand the role of scholarly communication in scientific development, review the roles of different actors such as authors, editors, reviewers and publishers, and familiarize themselves with contemporary issues such as open access and licensing.
Course Content-Scholarly communication
-Academic publishing
-Reviewing process
-Open access
-Bibliometrics
-Plagiarism
 
References-Morrison, H. (2009). Scholarly communication for librarians. Cambridge: Chandos Publishing.
-Suber, P. (2012). Open access. Cambridge: MIT Press.
-Tammaro, A.M. (2002). Scholarly communication and academic presses. Firenze University Press
 

Course outline weekly

WeeksTopics
Week 1Scholarly communication process
Week 2Scholarly communication process
Week 3Scholarly communication outputs
Week 4Scholarly communication outputs
Week 5Key players in scholarly communication process
Week 6Electronic publishing
Week 7Impact of open access, open access initiatives
Week 8License agreements, copyright rules
Week 9Scholarly communication environments in different disciplines
Week 10How to write an article for refereed journals?
Week 11Ethical issues in scholarly communication
Week 12Scholarly communication and social networks
Week 13Scholarly communication environments at the future
Week 14Evaluation of students' work
Week 15
Week 16Final exam

Assesment methods

Course activitiesNumberPercentage
Attendance00
Laboratory00
Application00
Field activities00
Specific practical training00
Assignments220
Presentation110
Project120
Seminar00
Midterms00
Final exam150
Total100
Percentage of semester activities contributing grade succes450
Percentage of final exam contributing grade succes150
Total100

WORKLOAD AND ECTS CALCULATION

Activities Number Duration (hour) Total Work Load
Course Duration (x14) 14 3 42
Laboratory 0 0 0
Application000
Specific practical training000
Field activities000
Study Hours Out of Class (Preliminary work, reinforcement, ect)12896
Presentation / Seminar Preparation15050
Project14242
Homework assignment22040
Midterms (Study duration)000
Final Exam (Study duration) 13030
Total Workload31153300

Matrix Of The Course Learning Outcomes Versus Program Outcomes

D.9. Key Learning OutcomesContrubition level*
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