| Course Name | Professional Writing Skills I |
| Code | Semester | Theory (hour/week) | Application/Lab (hour/week) | Local Credits | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TDS 205 | Fall | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Prerequisites | None | |||||
| Course Language | Turkish | |||||
| Course Type | Required | |||||
| Course Level | - | |||||
| Mode of Delivery | - | |||||
| Teaching Methods and Techniques of the Course | ||||||
| Course Coordinator | - | |||||
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| Assistant(s) | - | |||||
| Course Objectives | The aim of this course is to understand, comprehend and express their feelings and thoughts; to define and compare official writing, business writing and special writing; to learn the rules of writing and marking in all correspondence; to have the technical knowledge of CV, front letter and reference letter. |
| Learning Outcomes | The students who succeeded in this course;
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| Course Description | This course contains; concept, definition and criticism of communication communication processes and elements, communication forms, organizational communication methods and tools, writing and marking rules, official correspondence rules, business writings and private writings in public and private businesses, international terms and abbreviations in documents used in institutions and establishments |
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| Core Courses | X |
| Major Area Courses | ||
| Supportive Courses | ||
| Media and Managment Skills Courses | ||
| Transferable Skill Courses |
| Week | Subjects | Required Materials |
| 1 | Introduction to the course Concept, Definition and Importance of Communication Communication Processes and Elements Communication Formats Organizational Communication Organizational Communication Methods and Tools | Yazışma Teknikleri, Syf: 1-29 |
| 2 | Correspondence and Marking Rules | TDK Web Sitesi |
| 3 | Correspondence and Marking Rules | TDK Web Sitesi |
| 4 | Legal Basis of Written Printed and Other Documents Forms and Annexes in Written and Written Documents (Commercial Documents, Official Documents) | TDK Web Sitesi |
| 5 | Legal Basis of Printed and Other Documents Official Writing Varieties (Petition, Report, Record, Form, Contract, Specification) | “Resmi Yazışmalarda Uygulanacak Usul ve Esaslar Hakkında Yönetmelik// Sağlık Hizmetleri Sekreterliği Yazı Çeşitleri Syf:: 3-19 |
| 6 | Official Writings (Memorandum, Letter, Record, Circular, Power of Attorney, Other Official Writings) | Sağlık Hizmetleri Sekreterliği Yazı Çeşitleri Syf: 19-27 |
| 7 | Midterm | |
| 8 | Required Rules in Business Entries Types of Business Writings (Circular, Printed Advertisement Letters, Sales Letters, Request Letters) Homework: Rules Regarding Four Official Writings | Sağlık Hizmetleri Sekreterliği Yazı Çeşitleri Syf: 29-37 |
| 9 | Business Writings (Job Request Letters, Order Letters, Report Receipt Thanks Letters, Monetary Letters, Confirmation Letters) | Sağlık Hizmetleri Sekreterliği Yazı Çeşitleri Syf: 38-44 |
| 10 | Business Writings (Letters of Credit, Collection Letters and Payment Letters, Deny / Acceptance Letters, Types of Precious Paper, Legal Place of Precious Paper) | Sağlık Hizmetleri Sekreterliği Yazı Çeşitleri Syf: 44-48 |
| 11 | Special Writings (Greeting Letters, Letters of Thanks, Consolation Letters) | Sağlık Hizmetleri Sekreterliği Yazı Çeşitleri Syf: 51-53 |
| 12 | Special Writings (Invitation cards, Informal Notes, Memorandums, Plans) | Sağlık Hizmetleri Sekreterliği Yazı Çeşitleri Syf: 54-56; 63 |
| 13 | International terms and abbrevations used in the documents of institutions | |
| 14 | Front Letter, CV Preparation, Reference Letter | Sağlık Hizmetleri Sekreterliği Yazı Çeşitleri Syf: 57-64 |
| 15 | Review of the semester | |
| 16 | Fİnal Exam |
| Course Notes/Textbooks | Altinöz, M. ve Parıldar, C.(2007),Yazışma Teknikleri, Ankara, 2. Baskı MEB(2011), Sağlık Hizmetleri Sekreterliği Yazı Çeşitleri, Ankara TDK Web Sitesi Resmi Yazışmalarda Uygulanacak Usul ve Esaslar Hakkında Yönetmelik |
| Suggested Readings/Materials | T. C. Ministry of National Education (2011). Communication in Health (90KG00018), Ankara |
| Semester Activities | Number | Weigthing |
| Participation | 1 | 5 |
| Laboratory / Application | ||
| Field Work | ||
| Quizzes / Studio Critiques | - | - |
| Portfolio | ||
| Homework / Assignments | 3 | 15 |
| Presentation / Jury | ||
| Project | ||
| Seminar / Workshop | ||
| Oral Exam | ||
| Midterm | 1 | 35 |
| Final Exam | 1 | 45 |
| Total |
| Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade | 55 | |
| Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade | 45 | |
| Total |
| Semester Activities | Number | Duration (Hours) | Workload |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Hours (Including exam week: 16 x total hours) | 16 | 2 | 32 |
| Laboratory / Application Hours (Including exam week: 16 x total hours) | 16 | ||
| Study Hours Out of Class | 15 | 1 | 15 |
| Field Work | |||
| Quizzes / Studio Critiques | - | - | |
| Portfolio | |||
| Homework / Assignments | 3 | 6 | |
| Presentation / Jury | - | ||
| Project | |||
| Seminar / Workshop | |||
| Oral Exam | |||
| Midterms | 1 | 12 | |
| Final Exams | 1 | 16 | |
| Total | 93 |
| # | Program Competencies/Outcomes | * Contribution Level | ||||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 1 | To have the required contemporary theoretical and practical knowledge in his/her field | X | ||||
| 2 | To use the material and technology related to his/her field, and make their maintenance, use the information and communication technologies at basic level | X | ||||
| 3 | To have the competency to recognize the problems in his/her field, analyze them, develop evidence-based solutions and have the ability to share their suggestions with others | X | ||||
| 4 | To be aware of legal responsibilities, conduct basic studies in her/his field independently | |||||
| 5 | To communicate with patients, relatives and colleagues properly, comprehensively, honestly and explicitly, transfer his/her thoughts and knowledge through written and oral communication | X | ||||
| 6 | To take responsibility as an active team member during the practices in his/her field | X | ||||
| 7 | To commentate and evaluate the scientific information with a critical approach by the help of knowledge gained in his/her field | X | ||||
| 8 | To comprehend the importance of lifelong learning, to determine and meet her/his learning needs, to develop herself/himself by monitoring the development in science and technology | X | ||||
| 9 | To act by considering the universal ethical values, social and cultural characteristics | X | ||||
| 10 | To know the concepts of occupational safety, patient safety, environmental protection and quality, and fulfill the requirements | X | ||||
| 11 | To be able to follow information in his field and communicate with colleagues in English at least a level of European Language Portfolio A2 General Level | |||||
| 12 | To document the patient information by using medical terminology effectively and efficiently | X | ||||
| 13 | To determine the needs according to the requirements of the service and carry out activities for development in the field of medical documentation and secretariat | |||||
*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest
