COURSE UNIT TITLE

: GENERAL COMMUNICATION

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
SEC 2081 GENERAL COMMUNICATION ELECTIVE 3 0 0 5

Offered By

Tourism Management

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR OSMAN AVŞAR KURGUN

Offered to

Tourism Management

Course Objective

To teach the importance of communications in the social and professional world.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   General concepts of communication
2   The reasons for human communications
3   Verbal, non-verbal, written and organisational communication
4   Noise and noise cancellation in communications

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Communication Concept
2 Development of Communication Concept
3 Basic Concepts in Communication
4 Communication Process and Types of Communication
5 Communication Barriers
6 Basic Representation Systems and Emotional Expression
7 Midterm Exam
8 Midterm exam
9 Organizational Communication Quality
10 Nonverbal Communication - I
11 Nonverbal Communication - II
12 Verbal Communication - I
13 Verbal Communication - II
14 Communication Conflicts

Recomended or Required Reading

Erkan Akgöz ve Murat Sezgin (2009), Genel Iletişim, Gazi Kitapevi, Ankara.
Irfan Mısırlı (2003), Genel Iletişim, Detay Yayıncılık, Ankara

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lectures
Discussions
Case studies
Research

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 VZ Vize
2 FN Final
3 BNS BNS VZ*0.40+FN * 0.60
4 BUT Bütünleme Notu
5 BBN Bütünleme Sonu Başarı Notu VZ*0.40+BUT * 0.60


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

1. Midterm Exam: Midterm exam encompasses the subjects covered in lectures as well as weekly assignments (40%)
2. Final Exam: The exam encompasses all the subjects covered throughout the semester, as well as in-class discussions, applications and case studies (60%)

Assessment Criteria

Exam papers will be evaluated regarding the level of understanding, as well as defining the causality between the basic concepts and issues of the lecture, ability of giving examples and analytical thought, and using relevant terminology.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

1. It is obligatory to attend at least 70% of the classes
2. Plagiarism of any type will result in disciplinary action.
3. It is essential that students make use of the reading list
4. Students are expected to be involved in class discussions

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

avsar.kurgun@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

FRIDAY / 10:00-11:00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 12 3 36
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 4 56
Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10
Preparation for final exam 1 10 10
Midterm 1 1 1
Final 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 114

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12
LO.1555
LO.25555
LO.3555
LO.45555

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