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| Unit | FACULTY OF COMMUNICATION |
| COMMUNICATION SCIENCES PR. | |
| Code | ILT126 |
| Name | Oral and Written Communication Skills 2 |
| Term | 2020-2021 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 | Uzaktan Öğretim |
| Catalog Information Coordinator | Öğr. Gör. Dr. FIRAT BERKSUN |
| Course Instructor |
Prof. Dr. İLKER ÖZDEMİR
(Bahar)
(A 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.
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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 | They can analyze the communication processes they witness. |
| LO09 | Organizes and/or actively participates in the social, artistic and cultural activities, reports events. |
| 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 | Can follow the information in the area and communicate with your colleagues abroad. |
Relation with Program Learning Outcome
| Order | Type | Program Learning Outcomes | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| PLO01 | - | Explains the basic concepts of the field, communication patterns, communication and cultural functions within the framework of communication as the basis of Communication Studies. | 5 |
| PLO02 | - | Recognizes the national and global communication systems, the basic concepts, theories and principles. | 4 |
| PLO03 | - | Holds information related to the fields as a basis; Instrumental Social Communications (Radio, TV, Film, Advertising, Public Relations, Journalism) within a terminological frame (=teleological) (Public Sphere, Public Opinion, Cultural Production Areas, Citizen Participation, Popular Culture, etc.). | 4 |
| PLO04 | - | Has the knowledge and skills to use and/or explain how communication works in every aspect in different cultures, from individual to group, mass, institutional communication within the major tools of communication. | 5 |
| PLO05 | - | Distinguishes non-scientific knowledge from the scientific method, and follows technological innovations in the field with the updated work. | 4 |
| PLO06 | - | From an interdisciplinary perspective, acknowledged the concept of communication to synthesize information that Communication Studies has background from different areas like, Sociology, History, Psychology, Linguistics, Political Sciences, Anthropology and so on. | 4 |
| PLO07 | - | Produces thoughts and knowledge to understand and solve communication problems encountered in size of individual to global communications. | 5 |
| PLO08 | - | As a requirement of competence to communicate effectively, has the ability to express himself/herself up, facing the people with correct understanding in environments in which he/she is capable of empathy sets. | 4 |
| PLO09 | - | Organizes and/or actively participates in the social, artistic and cultural activities, reports events. | 4 |
| PLO10 | - | Follows the local, national and international events with critical comments. | 5 |
| PLO11 | - | Is able to work in the group as well as having the competence of the individual work | 5 |
| PLO12 | - | Develops a sense of responsibility towards the society, as individuals, develops projects for the benefit of the community, leadership and entrepreneurial skills of intellectual exhibitions. | 4 |
| PLO13 | - | Improves constantly himself/herself, as well as being open to professional developments in scientific, social, cultural and artistic fields according to his/her interests and abilities, identifying needs of learning | 4 |
| PLO14 | - | Has rational thinking skills, creative thinking in written, oral, visual and so on, as well as using the methods and strategies, for the purpose of communicating thoughts. | 4 |
| PLO15 | - | Has at least one foreign language in the European Language Portfolio (B) with the level of using the information in track and communicate with colleagues abroad. | 0 |
| PLO16 | - | While accessing all kinds of information, using and transmitting of all other thoughts on the process and in all other practices of the profession strives to comply with ethical requirements and endeavors. | 4 |
| PLO17 | - | Has basic skills and use these skills for mediating to the general population methods in the specific praxis areas, such as media literacy, | 4 |
| PLO18 | - | 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) | 4 |
| PLO19 | - | Identifies learning needs and future career plan and perform accordingly. | 3 |
| PLO20 | - | Has the knowledge of the legal framework related to the field. | 4 |
Week Plan
| Week | Topic | Preparation | Methods |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Introduction to the course -note-taking while listening to a lecture | Listening | |
| 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 | Mid-Term Exam | 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 | Term Exams | Reading the All Lecture Notes and Textbooks | |
| 17 | Term Exams | 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 | 100 | 40 |
| 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 | ||