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COURSE INTRODUCTION AND APPLICATION INFORMATION


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Course Name
Code
Semester
Theory
(hour/week)
Application/Lab
(hour/week)
Local Credits
ECTS
Spring
Prerequisites
None
Course Language
Course Type
Required
Course Level
-
Mode of Delivery -
Teaching Methods and Techniques of the Course
Course Coordinator -
Course Lecturer(s)
Assistant(s) -
Course Objectives
Learning Outcomes The students who succeeded in this course;
  • 1. Read newspaper articles and short reports in the discipline.
  • 2. Summarize newspaper articles and short reports in the discipline.
  • 3. Use research databases efficiently.
  • 4. Prepare Power Point presentations.
  • 5. Make presentations using Power Point slides.
  • 6. Use Excel for calculations in the discipline.
  • 7. Draw graphs and figures in Excel.
  • 8. Discuss academic ethics.
Course Description

 



Course Category

Core Courses
Major Area Courses
Supportive Courses
Media and Managment Skills Courses
X
Transferable Skill Courses

 

WEEKLY SUBJECTS AND RELATED PREPARATION STUDIES

Week Subjects Required Materials
1 Introduction to the course: Basics of communication
2 Truth and Knowledge, Believing and Knowing
3 Critical Thinking: • Determining the reliability of sources • Causal Explanation • Prediction • Generalization • Critical Reasoning • Induction and deduction
4 Creative thinking: • Uncovering Assumptions • Generating Ideas • Generating Possibilities • Using metaphors
5 Intergroup and intercultural communication: • Taken for granted assumptions • Cultural foundations (values, religion, patterns for decision making) • Empathy in communication
6 Effective reading and writing: • Style, wordusage, organization and format • Revising and proofreading • Effective use of word processors • Utilizing vocabulary skills to comprehend assigned readings. • Articulating main ideas • Making inferences in assigned readings Reading and Writing exercises: • Reading exercises • EMail and Memorandums • Goodwill, persuasive and negative messages • informal report • executive summary • formal inquiry
7 Effective reading and writing: • Style, wordusage, organization and format • Revising and proofreading • Effective use of word processors • Utilizing vocabulary skills to comprehend assigned readings. • Articulating main ideas • Making inferences in assigned readings Reading and Writing exercises: • Reading exercises • EMail and Memorandums • Goodwill, persuasive and negative messages • informal report • executive summary • formal inquiry
8 Effective reading and writing: • Style, wordusage, organization and format • Revising and proofreading • Effective use of word processors • Utilizing vocabulary skills to comprehend assigned readings. • Articulating main ideas • Making inferences in assigned readings Reading and Writing exercises: • Reading exercises • EMail and Memorandums • Goodwill, persuasive and negative messages • informal report • executive summary • formal inquiry
9 Effective reading and writing: • Style, wordusage, organization and format • Revising and proofreading • Effective use of word processors • Utilizing vocabulary skills to comprehend assigned readings. • Articulating main ideas • Making inferences in assigned readings Reading and Writing exercises: • Reading exercises • EMail and Memorandums • Goodwill, persuasive and negative messages • informal report • executive summary • formal inquiry
10 Research process 1: • Primary and secondary research • Using the library and databases • Reading, note taking, and referencing • Library visit • Using online databases, keyword search etc. • Referencing styles (APA, Harvard, etc.)
11 Research process 2: • Critically reviewing the literature • Examples of research and its elements (abstract, literature review, methodology, findings and discussion) • Article examination • Paraphrasing
12 Research process 3: • Ethics in research and academic honesty • Assessing ethical misconducts
13 Public presentation: • Audience analysis • Research • Organization of presentation • Delivery of presentation • Effective use of presentation software
14 Ethics in communication
15 Ethical questioning in media and media literacy
16 Review
Course Notes/Textbooks
Suggested Readings/Materials

 

EVALUATION SYSTEM

Semester Activities Number Weigthing
Participation
14
15
Laboratory / Application
Field Work
Quizzes / Studio Critiques
Portfolio
Homework / Assignments
1
15
Presentation / Jury
Project
1
25
Seminar / Workshop
Oral Exam
Midterm
1
30
Final Exam
Total

Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade
100
Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade
0
Total

ECTS / WORKLOAD TABLE

Semester Activities Number Duration (Hours) Workload
Course Hours
(Including exam week: 16 x total hours)
16
4
64
Laboratory / Application Hours
(Including exam week: 16 x total hours)
16
Study Hours Out of Class
16
1
Field Work
Quizzes / Studio Critiques
Portfolio
Homework / Assignments
1
10
Presentation / Jury
Project
1
40
Seminar / Workshop
Oral Exam
Midterms
1
25
Final Exams
    Total
155

 

COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES AND PROGRAM QUALIFICATIONS RELATIONSHIP

#
Program Competencies/Outcomes
* Contribution Level
1
2
3
4
5
1 To solve problems, to have analytical and holistic viewpoint and to develop strategic thinking as a principle in the field of business administration X
2 To evaluate It is aimed to graduate students whom are able to critique what they have already learn in the field of management, adopting life long learning and continuously developing themselves X
3 It is aimed to graduate students whom are able to transfer their academic knowledge to organizational level and capable of expressing themselves regarding organizational problems both oral and written X
4 The students are required to understand the concepts and ideas of business in both national and multinational settings and practice cross disciplinary and comparative analysis X
5 It is required to know and practice the quality and productivity principles of business life X
6 Act and think with an innovative motive and able to apply the academic knowledge gain during new and unconventional occasions X
7 Acquiring leadership qualifications and applying them successfully X
8 Working efficiently and effectively, learning how to be a team member, taking responsibilities, being open minded, constructive, vulnerable to criticism and having self confidence X
9 It is required to know the regional economic aspects and transfer the academic knowledge to real life with both national and international thinking X
10 To know and apply the realities of business ethics and act according to social, scientific and ethical values under any circumstances such as data collection, evaluation, announcing and practicing X
11 Able to use a foreign language as fluent as possible for both chasing the scientific publication and developing proper communication with colleagues from other countries, (“European Language Portfolio Global Scale”, Level B1) X
12 Intermediate in both written and spoken of a second foreign language
13 Able to use computer programs and technology to an adequate level required by business practices.

*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest

 

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