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 | To have knowledge in Mathematics, science, physics knowledge based on mathematics; mathematics with multiple variables, differential equations, statistics, optimization and linear algebra; to be able to use theoretical and applied knowledge in complex engineering problems | |||||
2 | To be able to identify, define, formulate, and solve complex mechatronics engineering problems; to be able to select and apply appropriate analysis and modeling methods for this purpose. | |||||
3 | To be able to design a complex electromechanical system, process, device or product with sensor, actuator, control, hardware, and software to meet specific requirements under realistic constraints and conditions; to be able to apply modern design methods for this purpose. | |||||
4 | To be able to develop, select and use modern techniques and tools necessary for the analysis and solution of complex problems encountered in Mechatronics Engineering applications; to be able to use information technologies effectively. | |||||
5 | To be able to design, conduct experiments, collect data, analyze and interpret results for investigating Mechatronics Engineering problems. | |||||
6 | To be able to work effectively in Mechatronics Engineering disciplinary and multidisciplinary teams; to be able to work individually. | |||||
7 | To be able to communicate effectively in Turkish, both in oral and written forms; to be able to author and comprehend written reports, to be able to prepare design and implementation reports, to present effectively, to be able to give and receive clear and comprehensible instructions. | |||||
8 | To have knowledge about global and social impact of engineering practices on health, environment, and safety; to have knowledge about contemporary issues as they pertain to engineering; to be aware of the legal ramifications of engineering solutions. | |||||
9 | To be aware of ethical behavior, professional and ethical responsibility; information on standards used in engineering applications. | |||||
10 | To have knowledge about industrial practices such as project management, risk management and change management; to have awareness of entrepreneurship and innovation; to have knowledge about sustainable development. | |||||
11 | Using a foreign language, he collects information about Mechatronics Engineering and communicates with his colleagues. ("European Language Portfolio Global Scale", Level B1) | |||||
12 | To be able to use the second foreign language at intermediate level. | |||||
13 | To recognize the need for lifelong learning; to be able to access information; to be able to follow developments in science and technology; to be able to relate the knowledge accumulated throughout the human history to Mechatronics Engineering. |
*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest