COURSE SYLLABUS – Academic Writing, Publication, and Research in Islamic Family Law

COURSE SYLLABUS

MASTER OF ISLAMIC FAMILY LAW

GRADUATE PROGRAM

UNIVERSITAS ISLAM NEGERI SULTAN SYARIF KASIM RIAU

Objectives

1. Academic Writing focuses on the academic skills and basic elements of academic writing.
2. To increase student’s agency as writers by acquiring both the theoretical knowledge and practical skills necessary to produce texts for the Islamic Family Law academic discourses.
3. Engage with readings critically by evaluating the various contexts (Islamic Family Law) surrounding and underpinning each text.
4. Students will be able to practice critical reading and writing through summarizing, analyzing, evaluating, synthesizing ideas, and publishing an article.

Forms of Teaching

1. Student-Centered Learning (SCL). SCL is focusing on the students learning and what students do to achieve this, rather than what the lecturer does.
2. Guide students to be active in learning activities.
3. Discuss recent scientific articles regarding the topic.
4. Give frequent assignments, quizzes, and mini-research projects to evaluate students understanding of what has been presented in class and use that knowledge to understand more complex theories and applications better.

Course Contents:

1. An Introduction – Why Write and Publish a Paper?
2. The Literature Search
3. Practice in The Literature Search, Citations
4. Plan and Execute Research with Publication in Mind
5. Practice in Paper Formatting
6. The Standard Structure of a Scientific Paper Part 1 – Introduction
7. The Standard Structure of a Scientific Paper part 2 – Method
8. Midterm Exam
9. The Standard Structure of a Scientific Paper part 3 – Results and Discussion
10. The Standard Structure of a Scientific Paper part 4 – Conclusions
11. Abstract and Title
12. Language and Scientific Style
13. Plagiarism and Research Ethics
14. Discussing a Reputable International Paper – Topic 1
15. Discussing a Reputable International Paper – Topic 2
16. Final exam

Forms of Evaluation

1. There will be a take midterm (30%) and final exam i.e., a publication project (40%)
2. Assignments (20%), quizzes and to evaluating students understanding against what has been presented in class (10%).

Literature

1. Academic Writing for Graduate Students: Essential Tasks and Skills 3^rd Edition

Author: Swales, J. M., & Feak, C. B

Published: 2012

2. “How to write a scientific paper – Writing the methods section”,

Author: L. F. Azevedo et al.,

Published: 2011

3. How to Write a Good Scientific Paper

Author: Chris A. Mack

Published: 2018

Print ISBN: 9781510619135