Information
| Unit | FACULTY OF COMMUNICATION |
| COMMUNICATION SCIENCES PR. | |
| Code | ILT126 |
| Name | Oral and Written Communication Skills 2 |
| Term | 2017-2018 Academic Year |
| Semester | 2. Semester |
| Duration (T+A) | 2-0 (T-A) (17 Week) |
| ECTS | 4 ECTS |
| National Credit | 2 National Credit |
| Teaching Language | Türkçe |
| Level | Lisans Dersi |
| Type | Normal |
| Label | C Compulsory |
| Mode of study | Yüz Yüze Öğretim |
| Catalog Information Coordinator | Öğr. Gör. Dr. FIRAT BERKSUN |
| Course Instructor |
Prof. Dr. SEYFİ ÖZGÜZEL
(Bahar)
(A Group)
(Ins. in Charge)
Prof. Dr. SEYFİ ÖZGÜZEL (Bahar) (B Group) (Ins. in Charge) |
Course Goal / Objective
This course aims to gain students the skills to communicate effectively through the oral and written channels, and as neccesitated by ınstitutional and everyday communicative needs, by considering the essential features of the context such as the author, audience, purpose. Additionally, higher level cognitive strategies and writing techniques such as, argumentation, analysis, summarizing and creative writing are expected to be developed.
Course Content
Following the sequence of reading-discussion-writing order in class, group discussions will be held on the reading texts and results will be reported orally and in writing. Techniques such as argumentation, analysis, evaluation, and summarizing and creative writing will be employed .Writings will be accumulated and evaluated . via the port folio system Also included in the course are the examination of authentic examples of formal, institutional and casual texts and practicing diferent ways of producing documents such as Statement of Purpose, CV, Application. letters, Letters of complaint etc.
Course Precondition
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Course Learning Outcomes
| Order | Course Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|
| LO01 | Defines the basic concepts related to the field of communication sciences. |
| LO02 | Understand the knowledge, skills and values associated with communication sciences at a high level. |
| LO03 | Know the historical development of communication processes and tools. |
| LO04 | Produces thoughts and knowledge to understand and solve communication problems encountered in size of individual to global communications. |
| LO05 | It expresses the communication process and the characteristics of the items involved in the process. |
| LO06 | To acquire creativeness, to use initiatives and to be able to act independently |
| LO07 | Acts colloboratively and cooperatively with her/his colleagues in work place |
| LO08 | Analyzes the communication processes they witness. |
| LO09 | Reports the activities in which they take part or the events they observe. |
| LO10 | It effectively applies what is needed for effective speaking. |
| LO11 | Is able to work in the group as well as having the competence of the individual work |
| LO12 | Acts appropriately with professional ethical standards. |
Relation with Program Learning Outcome
| Order | Type | Program Learning Outcomes | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| PLO01 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Explains the basic concepts of the field, communication patterns, communication and cultural functions within the framework of communication as the basis of Communication Studies. | |
| PLO02 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Recognizes the national and global communication systems, the basic concepts, theories and principles. | |
| PLO03 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Students will be able to associate basic knowledge about the instrumental (Radio, Television, Cinema, Advertising, Public Relations, Journalism, Public Relations, Journalism, etc.) and objective (Public Sphere, Public Opinion, Cultural Production Areas, Citizen Participation, Popular Culture, etc.) fields of Social Communication. | |
| PLO04 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Explains how communication works in all aspects of individual, group, mass, institution or different cultures. | |
| PLO05 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Associates scientific knowledge and methods with technological innovations in the field. | |
| PLO06 | Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı | With an interdisciplinary perspective on the concept of communication; Sociology, History, Psychology, Linguistics, Political Science, Anthropology, etc. synthesises information from fields such as Communication Sciences. | |
| PLO07 | Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı | Produces thoughts and knowledge to understand and solve communication problems encountered in size of individual to global communications. | |
| PLO08 | Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı | As a requirement of the ability to communicate effectively, as well as the ability to express oneself; empathizes with the ability to understand the people and the environments they are in. | 5 |
| PLO09 | Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı | Reports his/her observations in social, artistic and cultural events that he/she organises and actively participates in. | |
| PLO10 | Yetkinlikler - Bağımsız Çalışabilme ve Sorumluluk Alabilme Yetkinliği | Interprets local, national and international events with a critical perspective. | |
| PLO11 | Yetkinlikler - Bağımsız Çalışabilme ve Sorumluluk Alabilme Yetkinliği | They take an active role in group work as well as individual work. | 5 |
| PLO12 | Yetkinlikler - Bağımsız Çalışabilme ve Sorumluluk Alabilme Yetkinliği | As an individual with a developed sense of responsibility towards society, develops projects for the benefit of society. | |
| PLO13 | Yetkinlikler - Bağımsız Çalışabilme ve Sorumluluk Alabilme Yetkinliği | In addition to professional development, it continuously improves itself in scientific, social, cultural and artistic fields in line with its interests and abilities. | 3 |
| PLO14 | Yetkinlikler - Öğrenme Yetkinliği | Rational thinking skills as well as methods and strategies to develop creative thinking, as well as written, verbal, visual, etc. express their thoughts through tools appropriate to the purpose. | 5 |
| PLO15 | Yetkinlikler - İletişim ve Sosyal Yetkinlik | To be able to follow the information in the field and communicate with colleagues abroad with the knowledge of a foreign language at least at the general level of the European Language Portfolio (B). | |
| PLO16 | Yetkinlikler - İletişim ve Sosyal Yetkinlik | Acts in accordance with ethical principles in the process of accessing, using and transmitting all kinds of information and in all other thoughts and endeavors related to the profession. | 3 |
| PLO17 | Yetkinlikler - İletişim ve Sosyal Yetkinlik | Uses methods that can be disseminated to the society in general with basic application skills specific to the field such as media literacy. | |
| PLO18 | Yetkinlikler - İletişim ve Sosyal Yetkinlik | Is competent to use required level of knowledge of the area and use of computer software as well as all means of communication (body language, verbal and nonverbal communication, newspapers, magazines, radio, television, cinema, internet and other information / communication technologies, and mass media) | 2 |
| PLO19 | Yetkinlikler - Alana Özgü Yetkinlik | Realizes future career planning in line with learning needs. | 2 |
| PLO20 | Yetkinlikler - Alana Özgü Yetkinlik | It directs all its work within the framework of the legal legislation related to its field. | 1 |
Week Plan
| Week | Topic | Preparation | Methods |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Introduction to the course -note-taking while listening to a lecture | ||
| 2 | Creative Writing Revizited Writing Technique 5: Writing summaries | HW: Accumulating ideas for a project -Summarizing an article | |
| 3 | Writing Technique 6: Persuasive essay writing | HW:Reading texts | |
| 4 | Writing Technique 7:Argumentative essay writing (Model A) -Relationship betwwen the writer and the audience | HW: Essay writing | |
| 5 | Argumentative essay writing (contiued) Model B, Model C | HW: Reading text -essay writing | |
| 6 | False (Deceptive) logic in arguments | HW.Selected Newpaper articles to be brought to class | |
| 7 | Writing technigue 8: Narration Creative writing III | HW: Reading texts | |
| 8 | MİD TERM EXAMINATION | Reading the All Lecture Notes and Textbooks | |
| 9 | Writing Technique 9: Observing and reporting | HW: video clips | |
| 10 | Writing Technique 10: Offical letters Resume/Cv | HW: CV writing | |
| 11 | Letters of complaint/Apology/condolance/etc. | HW:Real life situations (Problematic case) | |
| 12 | Writing technique 11: Analyisis and :Evaluation | HW:Reading texts Bilim (Renan, Descartes,Güngören, Gökalp,Selçuk,Savcı,Duru) | |
| 13 | Analyisis and :Evaluation (cont.) | finalizing the port folios | |
| 14 | Port folio Assessment (cont.) | finalizing port folios | |
| 15 | Port folio Assessment (cont.) | finalizing port folios | |
| 16 | Final Exam | Reading the All Lecture Notes and Textbooks | |
| 17 | Final Exam | Reading the All Lecture Notes and Textbooks |
Assessment (Exam) Methods and Criteria
| Assessment Type | Midterm / Year Impact | End of Term / End of Year Impact |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Midterm Exam | 50 | 20 |
| 1. Homework | 50 | 20 |
| General Assessment | ||
| Midterm / Year Total | 100 | 40 |
| 1. Final Exam | - | 60 |
| Grand Total | - | 100 |
Student Workload - ECTS
| Works | Number | Time (Hour) | Workload (Hour) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Related Works | |||
| Class Time (Exam weeks are excluded) | 14 | 2 | 28 |
| Out of Class Study (Preliminary Work, Practice) | 14 | 2 | 28 |
| Assesment Related Works | |||
| Homeworks, Projects, Others | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) | 1 | 8 | 8 |
| Final Exam | 1 | 24 | 24 |
| Total Workload (Hour) | 88 | ||
| Total Workload / 25 (h) | 3,52 | ||
| ECTS | 4 ECTS | ||