INTRODUCTION TO THE RESEARCH PAPER

Course Information
TitleΕΙΣΑΓΩΓΗ ΣΤΗΝ ΕΡΕΥΝΗΤΙΚΗ ΕΡΓΑΣΙΑ / INTRODUCTION TO THE RESEARCH PAPER
CodeΛογ9-390
FacultyPhilosophy
SchoolEnglish Language and Literature
Cycle / Level1st / Undergraduate
Teaching PeriodWinter/Spring
CommonNo
StatusActive
Course ID600007151

Programme of Study: 2024-2025

Registered students: 0
OrientationAttendance TypeSemesterYearECTS
KORMOSElective CoursesWinter/Spring-6
Class Information
Academic Year2020 – 2021
Class PeriodSpring
Instructors from Other Categories
Weekly Hours3
Total Hours39
Class ID
600184152
Course Type 2016-2020
  • Skills Development
Mode of Delivery
  • Face to face
  • Distance learning
Digital Course Content
Language of Instruction
  • English (Instruction, Examination)
Learning Outcomes
This course aims to instruct students in the basics of literary research and scholarly writing. A workshop-style lesson is held once a week and class attendance is mandatory. Students are also required to meet with the instructor regularly throughout the term and to bring outlines and drafts of their research papers. They are also obliged to attend a compulsory library seminar on using electronic courses. Students are required to write two research papers on literary or cultural topics, the first on a set text and the second on a topic of the student’s choice (subject to the instructor’s approval). By the end of the course students should be able to • use the library and electronic databases effectively • engage in independent research • critically evaluate secondary sources • organize and develop a thesis • support their arguments through detailed primary text analysis as well as secondary sources • reference and format their work in accordance with the MLA referencing system • manage their time effectively and respect deadlines • write a research paper with minimal help or guidance
General Competences
  • Apply knowledge in practice
  • Retrieve, analyse and synthesise data and information, with the use of necessary technologies
  • Make decisions
  • Work autonomously
  • Work in teams
  • Appreciate diversity and multiculturality
  • Be critical and self-critical
  • Advance free, creative and causative thinking
Course Content (Syllabus)
academic English  writing research papers about literary or cultural topics  organising a research paper  analysing literary texts  providing textual support  using primary text quotations and examples  MLA (Modern Language Association) referencing style  using secondary sources (paraphrasing, quotation, evaluation, avoiding plagiarism)  formatting a paper
Educational Material Types
  • Notes
  • Slide presentations
  • Interactive excersises
Use of Information and Communication Technologies
Use of ICT
  • Use of ICT in Course Teaching
  • Use of ICT in Communication with Students
  • Use of ICT in Student Assessment
Course Organization
ActivitiesWorkloadECTSIndividualTeamworkErasmus
Lectures20✓
Seminars6✓
Reading Assigment85✓✓
Written assigments39✓
Total150
Student Assessment
Description
Assessment is based on a short research paper (1,800 words approx) (35%), which the students have the opprotunity to rewrite, and a longer research paper (3,000 words) (65%). The paper is assessed on the basis of organization, argumentation, quality of expression in English, skills of analysis and synthesis, depth of research, evalutation and integration of sources, adherence to MLA referencing style. There is no final examination. Students are informed of the assessment criteria in course handouts and in class.
Student Assessment methods
  • Written Assignment (Formative, Summative)
Bibliography
Course Bibliography (Eudoxus)
NAI MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers. 7th ed. New York: MLA, 2009. Print.
Additional bibliography for study
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Last Update
08-11-2021