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 | - | ||||||||
Teaching Methods and Techniques of the Course | |||||||||
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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 |
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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 | Explain the normal structure and functions of the human body at the molecular, cellular, tissue, organ and system levels, associate them with suggestions, practices and clinical situations (nutrition, exercise, vaccination, mental health, etc.); to protect and improve the health of individuals. | |||||
2 | Describe the mechanisms of diseases at the molecular, cellular, tissue, organ and system levels and make evidence-based decisions by associating them with disease findings, diagnosis and treatment approaches. | |||||
3 | Consider the ethical principles, scientific facts, legal regulations and the biopsychosocial and cultural characteristics of the patient in the medical decision making process. Place importance and respect the autonomy of patients and the confidentiality of patient information, within the framework of the law and the provisions of healthcare application standards. | |||||
4 | Prioritize patient safety to minimize malpractice by carrying out risk assessment, take the necessary precautions, perform the necessary medical practice and record them. | |||||
5 | Communicate healthily, openly and effectively with healthcare workers, patients and their relatives, with the communication structured on empathy and care, trust and constructiveness; while being respectful to language, belief, race and cultural characteristics. | |||||
6 | By bearing in mind the patients’ values, beliefs, priorities, and needs; provide evidence-based options and include them in the decision making process. | |||||
7 | Preserve our planet’s resources and consider its effects on the public and individual’s health, advocate to disseminate healthy lifestyle behaviors and modify factors that affect health adversely. | |||||
8 | Reach current, valid and reliable information effectively using technology. Critically evaluate this information for solving problems in an evidence-based medical decision-making process, bearing in mind prevention, diagnosis, and management of diseases. | |||||
9 | Identify problems, create hypotheses, conduct research and employ teamwork to analyze results for generation and dissemination of health-related scientific knowledge. | |||||
10 | By taking feedback and evaluating their performance, determine the areas and options for improvement and implement them within a plan. | |||||
11 | Care for their own personal health, safety and appearance, take the necessary precautions in order to set an example for their colleagues and society. | |||||
12 | Continuously renew themselves in their medical knowledge by always bearing in mind their commitment to lifelong learning principles. | |||||
13 | Using various communication tools, share their professionally gained knowledge in the field of healthcare, opinions, experiences, and evaluations with institutions, colleagues and the public. Advocate for healthcare and contribute to developing policies to protect and improve it. |
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