| 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 | - | ||||||||
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 be able to critically interpret theories, concepts, methods, instruments and ideas that form the basis of Public Relations and Advertising field. | |||||
| 2 | To be able to collect and use necessary data to produce content in the field of Public Relations and Advertising with scientific methods. | |||||
| 3 | To be able to use theoretical knowledge gained in the field of Public Relations and Advertising in practice. | |||||
| 4 | To be able to use analytical thinking skills in the field of Public Relations and Advertising. | |||||
| 5 | To be able to convey creative ideas and solution suggestions supported by scientific data in written and oral form to stakeholders. | |||||
| 6 | To be able to take responsibility as individual and group members to solve problems encountered in the practice of Public Relations and Advertising field. | |||||
| 7 | To be able to develop solutions that favor public good and raise awareness by having knowledge about regional, national and global issues and problems. | |||||
| 8 | To be able to relate the basic knowledge of other disciplines supporting the field of Public Relations and Advertising with his/her own field of expertise. | |||||
| 9 | To be able to use the knowledge, skills and competencies acquired by following regulations, innovations, changes, current developments, and occupational health and safety practices closely in the field of Public Relations and Advertising; in a lifelong manner and for individual and social purposes. | |||||
| 10 | To be able to collect, interpret and share data by considering social, scientific and professional ethical values in the field of Public Relations and Advertising. | |||||
| 11 | To be able to collect data in the areas of Public Relations and Advertising and communicate with colleagues in a foreign language ("European Language Portfolio Global Scale", Level B1) | |||||
| 12 | To be able to speak a second foreign 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. | |||||
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