COURSE UNIT TITLE

: ENGLISH FOR BUSINESS LIFE

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
MIM 3022 ENGLISH FOR BUSINESS LIFE ELECTIVE 2 0 0 3

Offered By

Architecture

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR MÜJDE ALTIN

Offered to

Architecture

Course Objective

The aim of the course is to give knowledge about writing letters and reports, job applications, CV preparing, making presentations and speaking in business life at meetings in English to the students.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Remembering mostly used architecture terms
2   Applying knowledge about presentation in business life
3   Applying knowledge about writing and report preparation in business life
4   Applying knowledge about CV preparation in business life
5   Applying knowledge about job applications, interviews and phone talks in business life

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction to the course, Description of the course contents, Architectural terms that are used in business life
2 Architectural terms that are used in business life
3 Presentation in business life
4 Presentation in business life
5 Student groups' presentations
6 Student groups' presentations
7 Writing letters in business life (physical format of letters)
8 Writing letters in business life (physical format of letters)
9 Report writing in business life
10 Job applications - preparing CV
11 Job applications - interviews
12 Phone calls in business life
13 Mid-term Exam
14 Submission of Assignments

Recomended or Required Reading

- Ellison, P.T., Barry, R.E. & McCormick, J.S. (2003) Business English for the 21st century, Upper Saddle River, N.J. : Pearson Education
- Netzley, M. (2002) Guide to report writing / Michael Netzley, Craig Snow, Upper Saddle River, N.J. : Prentice Hall.
- Murphy, E.M. & Snell, S. (1991) Effective writing: Plain English at work, London: Pitman Publishing
- Lesikar, R.V. (1988) Basic business communication, Homewood, Ill. : Irwin
- Himstreet, W.C., Leonard J.P. & Gerald W.M. (1964) Business English in communications, Englewood Cliffs, N. J. : Prentice-Hall.
- Janis, J.H. (1964) Writing and communicating in business, London: The Macmillan Company.
- Janis, J.H. (1956) Business English : and handbook of grammar and usage, New York : Barnes & Noble.
- Aurner, R.R. (1940) Effective English in business, Cincinnati : South-western publishing company.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

The course will be taught in a lecture, class presentation and discussion format. First the lectures will be given during which application and quizzes will be done. Later in 5th and 6th weeks, students will present a research subject they have chosen as a group to the classroom in English.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 ASG ASSIGNMENT
3 PRS PRESENTATION
4 FINS FINAL EXAM
5 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.20 + ASG * 0.15 + PRS * 0.15 + FINS * 0.50
6 RST RESIT
7 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.20 + ASG * 0.15 + PRS * 0.15 + RST * 0.50


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Mid-Term Exam % 20 (LO1, LO2, LO3, LO4, LO5)
Assignment % 15 (LO1, LO2, LO3, LO4, LO5)
Presentation % 15 (LO1, LO2, LO3, LO4, LO5)
Final Exam % 50 (LO1, LO2, LO3, LO4, LO5)

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

There will be lectures for 10 weeks. On the 5th and 6th weeks student groups will present their research study. There will be application study after the lectures of the 8th and 11th weeks and students will submit this study

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

mujde.altin@deu.edu.tr, 0090 232 301 84 48

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 11 2 22
Case study 2 2 4
Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10
Preparation for final exam 1 10 10
Preparing assignments 2 8 16
Preparing presentations 1 10 10
Final 1 1 1
Midterm 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 74

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14PO.15
LO.155
LO.255
LO.3555
LO.455
LO.5555