| Course Name | English for Career Development |
| Code | Semester | Theory (hour/week) | Application/Lab (hour/week) | Local Credits | ECTS |
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| ENG 410 | Fall | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
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| Course Language | English | ||||||||
| Course Type | Required | ||||||||
| Course Level | First Cycle | ||||||||
| Mode of Delivery | - | ||||||||
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| Assistant(s) | - | ||||||||
| Course Objectives | The aim of this course is to prepare our students for starting their professional lives by simulating all stages of the job application process. |
| Learning Outcomes | The students who succeeded in this course;
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| Course Description | This course is designed to equip students with the necessary skills and knowledge that they will need when they start their professional lives. The course simulates all stages of the job application process, including topics like finding job openings, CVs, job application forms, cover letters, job interviews, and following up, as well as handling job offers and rejection. |
| Related Sustainable Development Goals | |
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| Media and Managment Skills Courses | ||
| Transferable Skill Courses |
| Week | Subjects | Required Materials |
| 1 | Introductory Unit Get an Idea: A Success Story - internal / external factors of success | Introduction to the Course PPT -Introductory Unit pgs. 1-6 |
| 2 | Unit 1 Get to Know Yourself: Researching YOU - personality, skills, SWOT analysis | Unit 1 pgs. 7-15 |
| 3 | Unit 2 Get Inside: Job Hunting - job advertisements, cold calling, Project | Unit 2 pgs. 16-24 |
| 4 | Unit 2 continued Get Inside: Job Hunting - networking, organizational culture | Unit 2 pgs. 25-39 |
| 5 | Unit 3 Get Ready: Preparing Your Documents -CVs | Unit 3 pgs. 40-52 |
| 6 | Unit 3 continued Get Ready: Preparing Your Documents - CVs Homework / Assignment | Unit 3 pgs. 53-56 |
| 7 | Unit 3 continued Get Ready: Preparing Your Documents - cover letters, job application forms | Unit 3 pgs. 57-60, 62-72 |
| 8 | Unit 4 Get Ahead: Prepping for a Job Interview -interview types, interview stages, small talk, personal/research/behavioral questions - Presentation / Jury | Unit 4 pgs. 73, 75-91 |
| 9 | Unit 4 continued Get Ahead: Prepping for a Job Interview - case / strategic questions, first impressions and body language | Unit 4 pgs. 89-99, 102-103 |
| 10 | Unit 4 continued Get Ahead: Prepping for a Job Interview - interview questions about CVs, job interview practice | Unit 4 pgs. 101, 104 |
| 11 | Revision + midterm (job interview) | |
| 12 | Unit 5 Get a Response: Following up - professional email essentials, follow-up emails | Unit 5 pgs. 105-112 |
| 13 | Unit 6 Get What You Want: Handling Job Offers and Rejection -accepting / declining / negotiating a job offer, salary negotiations, dealing with rejection | Unit 6 pgs. 113-126 |
| 14 | Review of the Semester | |
| 15 | - | |
| 16 | Final Exam |
| Course Notes/Textbooks | Austin Ömürlü, H. (2019). Atlas: Putting your career on the map. (A. Yürekli, Ed.). Izmir: Izmir University of Economics. (in-house) |
| Suggested Readings/Materials | www.mynextmove.org |
| Semester Activities | Number | Weigthing |
| Participation | 1 | 10 |
| Laboratory / Application | ||
| Field Work | - | - |
| Quizzes / Studio Critiques | - | - |
| Portfolio | ||
| Homework / Assignments | 1 | 15 |
| Presentation / Jury | 1 | 10 |
| Project | 1 | 10 |
| Seminar / Workshop | - | - |
| Oral Exam | ||
| Midterm | 1 | 25 |
| Final Exam | 1 | 30 |
| Total |
| Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade | 5 | 80 |
| Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade | 1 | 20 |
| Total |
| Semester Activities | Number | Duration (Hours) | Workload |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Hours (Including exam week: 16 x total hours) | 16 | 3 | 48 |
| Laboratory / Application Hours (Including exam week: 16 x total hours) | 16 | ||
| Study Hours Out of Class | 14 | 2 | 28 |
| Field Work | - | ||
| Quizzes / Studio Critiques | - | - | |
| Portfolio | |||
| Homework / Assignments | 1 | 6 | |
| Presentation / Jury | 1 | 5 | |
| Project | 1 | 6 | |
| Seminar / Workshop | - | - | |
| Oral Exam | |||
| Midterms | 1 | 8 | |
| Final Exams | 1 | 9 | |
| Total | 110 |
| # | Program Competencies/Outcomes | * Contribution Level | ||||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 1 | To be able to have a grasp of basic mathematics, applied mathematics or theories and applications of statistics. | |||||
| 2 | To be able to use advanced theoretical and applied knowledge, interpret and evaluate data, define and analyze problems, develop solutions based on research and proofs by using acquired advanced knowledge and skills within the fields of mathematics or statistics. | |||||
| 3 | To be able to apply mathematics or statistics in real life phenomena with interdisciplinary approach and discover their potentials. | |||||
| 4 | To be able to evaluate the knowledge and skills acquired at an advanced level in the field with a critical approach and develop positive attitude towards lifelong learning. | |||||
| 5 | To be able to share the ideas and solution proposals to problems on issues in the field with professionals, non-professionals. | |||||
| 6 | To be able to take responsibility both as a team member or individual in order to solve unexpected complex problems faced within the implementations in the field, planning and managing activities towards the development of subordinates in the framework of a project. | |||||
| 7 | To be able to use informatics and communication technologies with at least a minimum level of European Computer Driving License Advanced Level software knowledge. | |||||
| 8 | To be able to act in accordance with social, scientific, cultural and ethical values on the stages of gathering, implementation and release of the results of data related to the field. | |||||
| 9 | To be able to possess sufficient consciousness about the issues of universality of social rights, social justice, quality, cultural values and also environmental protection, worker's health and security. | |||||
| 10 | To be able to connect concrete events and transfer solutions, collect data, analyze and interpret results using scientific methods and having a way of abstract thinking. | |||||
| 11 | To be able to collect data in the areas of Mathematics or Statistics and communicate with colleagues in a foreign language. | X | ||||
| 12 | To be able to speak a second foreign language at a medium level of fluency efficiently. | |||||
| 13 | To be able to relate the knowledge accumulated throughout the human history to their field of expertise. | |||||
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