Ä°MT662 - RESEARCH and PUBLICATION ETHICS

Course Name Code Semester Theory
(hours/week)		 Application
(hours/week)		 Credit ECTS
RESEARCH and PUBLICATION ETHICS Ä°MT662 2nd Semester 3 0 3 10
Prequisites-
Course languageTurkish
Course typeMust 
Mode of DeliveryFace-to-Face 
Learning and teaching strategiesLecture
Question and Answer
Team/Group Work
Other  
Instructor (s) Department Faculty Members 
Course objectiveThis course is designed to provide students with a comprehensive introduction to the research methods and techniques used in the field of translation studies and to help them develop skills necessary for implementing research in the field. Initially, the course will provide students with basic concepts used in the research, such as reliability and validity, ethic and variables, as well as will introduce different kinds of research design and methods, including conceptual vs. empirical, naturalistic vs. experimental, qualitative, quantitative and mixed methods. Students will be presented with possible areas of research in Translation Studies with emphasis on methods and techniques used depending on the focus of the research: product-oriented, process-oriented, participants-oriented and context-oriented. The course will also walk students through the basics of collecting, analysing and interpreting data. Finally, students will learn how to produce a research article and MA thesis in acc  
Learning outcomes
  1. 1. Be familiar with the various stages of research methodologies used in the field of Translation Studies;
  2. 2. To design and implement research in the field of translation Studies
  3. 3. To critically evaluate published research in the field
  4. 4. To write research papers in accordance with ethical principles
Course ContentResearch areas in translation studies;
Methods and design used in Translation;
Ethical Ä°ssues in Research;
Writing a research proposal and an academic article.

 
ReferencesVan der Maren, J. M. (1996). Méthodes de recherche pour l'éducation. Presses de l'Université de Montréal et de Boeck.
Jones, R. A. (1999). Méthodes de recherche en sciences humaines. De Boeck Supérieur.
Saldanha, G. and O?Brien, S. (2014). Research Methodologies in Translation Studies. London and New York: Routledge.?
Dörnyei, Z. (2007). Research Methods in Applied Linguistics. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Williams, J. & Chesterman, A. (2002). The Map: A Beginner?s Guide to Doing Research in Translation Studies. Manchester, UK: St. Jerome Publishing
Bell, J. (2005). Doing Your Research Project: A Guide for First-time Researchers in Education and Social Science, OUP
 

Course outline weekly

WeeksTopics
Week 1Research areas in Translation Studies; types of research studies.
Week 2Quantitative, Qualitative and Mixed-Method Research.
Week 3Longitudinal vs. Cross-sectional Research.
Week 4Research Operationalization; Quality Criteria for Research: Originality, Validity, Reliability;
Week 5Research Ethic; Plagiarism and its Forms; Human Subjects and Human Subject Consent Forms; Plagiarism detecting programs, such as `Turn-it-in?.
Week 6Product-oriented Approaches; Critical Discourse Analysis and Corpus Analysis.
Week 7Process-oriented Approaches in Translation Studies: Cognitive and Behavioural Studies.
Week 8Participant-oriented Approaches; Questionnaire, Interview and Focus group; Professional ethic in translation.
Week 9Context-oriented Approaches.
Week 10How to write a research proposal.
Week 11How to write a research article.
Week 12How to write a research article.
Week 13Research proposal presentations and their discussions.
Week 14Research proposal presentations and their discussions.
Week 15Research proposal presentations and their discussions.
Week 16Final Exam

Assesment methods

Course activitiesNumberPercentage
Attendance00
Laboratory00
Application00
Field activities00
Specific practical training00
Assignments1020
Presentation110
Project130
Seminar00
Midterms00
Final exam140
Total100
Percentage of semester activities contributing grade succes160
Percentage of final exam contributing grade succes140
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)11444
Presentation / Seminar Preparation15050
Project17070
Homework assignment11444
Midterms (Study duration)000
Final Exam (Study duration) 15050
Total Workload39181300

Matrix Of The Course Learning Outcomes Versus Program Outcomes

D.9. Key Learning OutcomesContrubition level*
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1. S/he has a firm grasp of the cultures of the languages he/she works with and a general knowledge of the world.    X
2. S/he knows her/his working languages to use them in different communication situations.    X
3. S/he uses terminology and specialised field knowledge to translate in his/her field of study.    X
4. S/he a good command of translation approaches.    X
5. S/he has professional knowledge of translation.    X
6. S/he translates the source texts into the target language, considering the needs of the user, the peculiarities of the source texts, the terminology used, the technical language and the register. X   
7. S/he revises the target text according to the content, aim and visual aspects of the source text.   X 
8. S/he conducts projects and works harmoniously with the other project members.    X
9. S/he undertakes the necessary research required by the translation process.    X
10. S/he conducts bilingual and multilingual terminology work. X   
11. S/he effectively uses the information and translation technologies. X   
12. S/he recognises different steps/strategies/problems in the process and develops strategies to solve them.   X 
13. S/he keeps up with developments in translation and interpreting and to improve their skills.   X 
14. S/he has the ability of critical and creative thinking, problem solving and analysis-synthesis-evaluation.    X
15. S/he acts in accordance with the ethical principles of his/her profession.   X 

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