Course Name | Professional Life |
Code | Semester | Theory (hour/week) | Application/Lab (hour/week) | Local Credits | ECTS |
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COMM 402 | Spring | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
Prerequisites | None | |||||
Course Language | English | |||||
Course Type | Required | |||||
Course Level | First Cycle | |||||
Mode of Delivery | - | |||||
Teaching Methods and Techniques of the Course | DiscussionQ&AGuest SpeakerLecture / Presentation | |||||
Course Coordinator | - | |||||
Course Lecturer(s) | ||||||
Assistant(s) | - |
Course Objectives | This course aims to provide senior students with insights and practical knowledge to guide their venture into a career and their professional life. |
Learning Outcomes | The students who succeeded in this course;
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Course Description | This coursroue will guide senior students in issues regarding professional life. Students will explore best practices for preparing a CV, job applications and going thgh interviews. Part of the curriculum will be devoted to occupational safety and health to improve students’ understanding of the workplace environment and regulations. |
Related Sustainable Development Goals |
| Core Courses | X |
Major Area Courses | ||
Supportive Courses | ||
Media and Managment Skills Courses | ||
Transferable Skill Courses |
Week | Subjects | Required Materials |
1 | Introduction | Related preparation will be announced by the instructor at the beginning of the semester |
2 | Career planning | |
3 | Preparing your curriculum vital | |
4 | Surviving job interviews | |
5 | Human resources and the workplace | |
6 | Career opportunities in communication fields | |
7 | First employment etiquette | |
8 | Managing work life balance | |
9 | Post-employment professional development | |
10 | Occupational safety and health I | |
11 | Occupational safety and health II | |
12 | Occupational safety and health III | |
13 | Presentations | |
14 | Presentations | |
15 | Presentations | |
16 | Review of the semester |
Course Notes/Textbooks | |
Suggested Readings/Materials |
Semester Activities | Number | Weigthing |
Participation | 1 | 10 |
Laboratory / Application | ||
Field Work | ||
Quizzes / Studio Critiques | ||
Portfolio | ||
Homework / Assignments | 1 | 50 |
Presentation / Jury | 1 | 40 |
Project | ||
Seminar / Workshop | ||
Oral Exam | ||
Midterm | ||
Final Exam | ||
Total |
Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade | 4 | 100 |
Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade | ||
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 | 12 | 2 | 24 |
Field Work | |||
Quizzes / Studio Critiques | |||
Portfolio | |||
Homework / Assignments | 2 | 20 | |
Presentation / Jury | 1 | 35 | |
Project | |||
Seminar / Workshop | |||
Oral Exam | |||
Midterms | |||
Final Exams | |||
Total | 147 |
# | Program Competencies/Outcomes | * Contribution Level | ||||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
1 | To be able to critically discuss and interpret the theories, concepts and ideas that form the basis of the discipline of new media and communication. | |||||
2 | To be able to critically interpret theoretical debates concerning the relations between the forms, agents, and factors that play a role in the field of new media and communication. | X | ||||
3 | To have the fundamental knowledge and ability to use the technical equipment and software programs required by the new media production processes. | |||||
4 | To be able to gather, scrutinize and scientifically investigate data in the processes of production and distribution. | |||||
5 | To be able to use the acquired theoretical knowledge in practice. | X | ||||
6 | To be able to take responsibility both individually and as a member of a group to develop solutions to problems encountered in the field of new media and communication. | |||||
7 | To be informed about national, regional, and global issues and problems; to be able to generate problem-solving methods depending on the quality of evidence and research, and to acquire the ability to report the conclusions of those methods to the public. | |||||
8 | To be able to critically discuss and draw on theories, concepts and ideas that form the basis of other disciplines complementing the field of new media and communication studies. | |||||
9 | To be able to develop and use knowledge and skills towards personal and social goals in a lifelong process. | X | ||||
10 | To be able to apply social, scientific and professional ethical values in the field of new media and communication. | |||||
11 | To be able to collect datain the areas of new media and communication and communicate with colleagues in a foreign language ("European Language Portfolio Global Scale", Level B1). | |||||
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. |
*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest