KHB723 - SCIENTIFIC WRITING and REPORTING TECHNIQUES
| Course Name | Code | Semester | Theory (hours/week) |
Application (hours/week) |
Credit | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SCIENTIFIC WRITING and REPORTING TECHNIQUES | KHB723 | 1st Semester | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| Prequisites | None | |||||
| Course language | Turkish | |||||
| Course type | Elective | |||||
| Mode of Delivery | Face-to-Face | |||||
| Learning and teaching strategies | Lecture Preparing and/or Presenting Reports Project Design/Management | |||||
| Instructor (s) | Betül ÇELEBİ-SALTIK (Coordinator); Teaching Assistants: Ayşen GÜNEL-ÖZCAN; Fatima AERTS-KAYA | |||||
| Course objective | To search literature in the field of stem cell sciences and regenerative medicine, to write a scientific article and/or project | |||||
| Learning outcomes |
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| Course Content | How to write a scientific research proposal, how to write a research report and patent will be explained, practical writing will be studied using examples The students will write a scientific review or a popular article or a project that addresses the provided research question in the scope of the gathered information obtained from the Stem Cell Sciences and Regenerative Medicine classes and the most important research targets in this field. | |||||
| References | Articles recommended by course instructors | |||||
Course outline weekly
| Weeks | Topics |
|---|---|
| Week 1 | Article writing techniques (Betül ÇELEBİ SALTIK) |
| Week 2 | Library Resources (Fatima AERTS-KAYA) |
| Week 3 | What is Endnote? How to use? (Fatima AERTS-KAYA) |
| Week 4 | Identifying and Focusing a Research Topic (Ayşen GÜNEL-ÖZCAN) |
| Week 5 | How to make an Introduction to a Research Paper? (Practical) (Ayşen GÜNEL-ÖZCAN |
| Week 6 | How to write Methods and Results in a Research Paper? (Practical) (Betül Çelebi-SALTIK) |
| Week 7 | How to write the discussion in a Research Paper? (Practical)(Ayşen GÜNEL-ÖZCAN) |
| Week 8 | Writing an abstract and Title in a Research Article (Practical) (Betül ÇELEBİ-SALTIK) |
| Week 9 | Presentation techniques (Betül ÇELEBİ-SALTIK) |
| Week 10 | Project writing techniques (Ayşen GÜNEL-ÖZCAN) |
| Week 11 | Project Funding Resources (Fatima AERTS-KAYA) |
| Week 12 | Ethics committee application rules (Betül ÇELEBİ SALTIK) |
| Week 13 | Publication ethics and plagiarism (Betül ÇELEBİ SALTIK) |
| Week 14 | Patent application writing rules (Betül ÇELEBİ-SALTIK) |
| Week 15 | Final Exam |
Assesment methods
| Course activities | Number | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Attendance | 14 | 0 |
| Laboratory | 0 | 0 |
| Application | 0 | 0 |
| Field activities | 0 | 0 |
| Specific practical training | 0 | 0 |
| Assignments | 5 | 20 |
| Presentation | 0 | 0 |
| Project | 1 | 80 |
| Seminar | 0 | 0 |
| Midterms | 0 | 0 |
| Final exam | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 100 | |
| Percentage of semester activities contributing grade succes | 20 | 100 |
| Percentage of final exam contributing grade succes | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 100 | |
WORKLOAD AND ECTS CALCULATION
| Activities | Number | Duration (hour) | Total Work Load |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Duration (x14) | 14 | 2 | 28 |
| Laboratory | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Application | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Specific practical training | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Field activities | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Study Hours Out of Class (Preliminary work, reinforcement, ect) | 14 | 2 | 28 |
| Presentation / Seminar Preparation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Project | 1 | 96 | 96 |
| Homework assignment | 4 | 22 | 88 |
| Midterms (Study duration) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Final Exam (Study duration) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total Workload | 33 | 122 | 240 |
Matrix Of The Course Learning Outcomes Versus Program Outcomes
| D.9. Key Learning Outcomes | Contrubition level* | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
| 1. Accesses medical literature on basic and clinical immunology and -related fields and evaluates them. | X | ||||
| 2. Gains the necessary theoretical knowledge for their research and formulates hypotheses. Conducts research on immune system components and molecular structures, plans the appropriate methodology. | X | ||||
| 3. Investigates gene structures from molecular literature studies, demonstrates them through sequence analysis, interprets the data, reaches conclusions, and publishes these findings. | X | ||||
| 4. Demonstrates comprehensive and systematic knowledge on basic immunology, including understanding immunological mechanisms, immune system components, and their functions, also possesses knowledge in molecular genetics and biology. | X | ||||
| 5. Utilizes current statistical approach to evaluate the obtained data. Presents research at national and international conferences and publishes findings under mentorship. | X | ||||
| 6. Analyzes published immunological findings, proposes timely and effective solutions to encountered challenges in the laboratory, or communicates with researchers for solutions. | X | ||||
| 7. Upon completion of the basic immunology master's program, the student, under the guidance of their consultant, drafts a research proposal adhering to ethical guidelines, determines the budget, provides feedback on projects authored by other researchers, participates in collaborative projects from the planning stage, offers insights, suggests changes, and presents alternative solutions. | X | ||||
*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest