COURSE UNIT TITLE

: COMMUNICATION SKILLS

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
FBA 1401 COMMUNICATION SKILLS COMPULSORY 3 0 0 3

Offered By

Faculty Of Business

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR SEVGI EMIRZA

Offered to

Course Objective

The purpose of this course is to provide business communication skills to accomplish professional business goals. This course will focus on oral and collaborative communication skills with cross-cultural perspective for future professional positions in national and international companies.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Students will be able to enhance their communication experiences by skill building exercises to understand how to formulate effective verbal/nonverbal business messages.
2   Students will be able to demonstrate that they understand cross-cultural differences in communication behavior to be aware of the effects of cultural differences on communication and to interpret them.
3   Students will be able to show that they have an effective role in debate about international issues to recognize how to persuade their audience.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction
2 Foundations of interpersonal communication
3 In-class assignment (1)
4 Culture and interpersonal communication
5 In-class assignment (2)
6 Verbal messages & non-verbal messages
7 MIDTERMS
8 MIDTERMS
9 Interpersonal conflict and conflict management In-class assignment (3)
10 Interpersonal power and influence In-class assignment (4)
11 Developing and delivering business presentations In-class assignment (5)
12 Term project presentations
13 Term project presentations
14 Term project presentations

Recomended or Required Reading

DeVito, J.A. (2019). The Interpersonal Communication Book: Global Edition. 15th Edition, Pearson Prentice Hall.
Thill, J.V. and Bovee, C.L. (2021). Excellence in Business Communication: Global Edition. 13th Edition, Pearson Prentice Hall.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture, discussions, audio-visuals, group studies

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 PRS Presentation
2 PRT Participation
3 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE PRS * 0.80 + PRT * 0.20


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

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

1. Participation to class discussions
2. Written and Oral Presentations of Self and Group Studies
3. No Midterm and Final Exam

Assessment Criteria

1. Students should actively participate in in-class activities and discussions.
2. Students have to attend classes in order to obtain points from in-class assignments. No excuses for in-class assignments will be accepted.
3. Written reports should be submitted and presentations should be made on time. Late submission of reports will not be graded.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

1. Attending classes is mandatory.
2. Plagiarism is prohibited.
2. Participation in class is compulsory.
3. All assignments should be submitted on time. Late submisstions will not be accepted.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

To be announced.

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 7 3 21
Tutorials 5 3 15
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 10 2 20
Preparing Group Assignments 6 3 18
Preparing Presentations 3 3 9
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 83

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13
LO.14
LO.23
LO.35