Description of Individual Course Units
Course Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleType of Course UnitYear of StudySemesterNumber of ECTS Credits
20110080108ARTICLE READING AND EVALUATIONElective483
Level of Course Unit
First Cycle
Objectives of the Course
Scanning, reading and evaluating scientific resources is intended to do.
Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1To be able to comprehend the types of scientific articles and their features
2learning scientific publication resources
3Able to scan using national journals
4Able to scan using national engines
5Will be able to read and evaluate types of articles
Mode of Delivery
Daytime Class
Prerequisites and co-requisities
none
Recommended Optional Programme Components
none
Course Contents
Scientific publication resources (Journals and search engines) Article scanning using national journals Article search using national engines Scientific article types and features Parts of a scientific article Research article reading and evaluation Research article reading and evaluation Review article reading and evaluation Review article reading and evaluation Case report article reading and evaluation Systematic review Article reading and evaluation Meta analysis article reading and evaluation Reading and evaluating a letter to the editor
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTheoreticalPracticeLaboratory
1Scientific publication resources (Journals and search engines)
2Article scanning using national journals
3Article search using national engines
4Scientific article types and features
5Parts of a scientific article
6Research article reading and evaluation
7Research article reading and evaluation
8Review article reading and evaluation
9Review article reading and evaluation
10Case report article reading and evaluation
11Systematic review Article reading and evaluation
12Meta analysis article reading and evaluation
13Reading and evaluating a letter to the editor
14Course evaluation
Recommended or Required Reading
Journal of Research and Development in Nursing (All Issues) Anadolu Nursing and Health Sciences Journal (All Issues) Florence Nightingale Nursing Journal (All Issues) Ege University Faculty of Nursing Journal (All Issues) numbers) Day, R.A. How to write a scientific article, how to publish it. Translated by Gülay Aşkar Altay, 9. edition, Tubitak publications/Information Series, 2004.
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
Midterm Examination1100
SUM100
End Of Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
Final Examination1100
SUM100
Term (or Year) Learning Activities40
End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities60
SUM100
Language of Instruction
Turkish
Work Placement(s)
none
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesNumberTime (hours)Total Work Load (hours)
Midterm Examination111
Final Examination111
Writing Paper11515
Criticising Paper11515
Self Study12020
Individual Study for Mid term Examination11515
Individual Study for Final Examination11515
Reading11515
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)97
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