COURSE UNIT TITLE

: WORLD CULTURES

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
KBN 1011 WORLD CULTURES COMPULSORY 2 0 0 2

Offered By

Civil Aviation and Cabin Services

Level of Course Unit

Short Cycle Programmes (Associate's Degree)

Course Coordinator

BERRIN TAŞKAN

Offered to

Civil Aviation and Cabin Services

Course Objective

To ensure that cabin crew candidates who will travel to various countries of the world in accordance with their duties are knowledgeable about the different cultures, traditions and multicultural manners around the world and learn basic information about important flight destinations.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Students will be able to acquaire information about Mesopotamia geography and African continent.
2   Students will be able to learns about America's continents and its cultures
3   Students will be able to learns the necessary information about European countries and their cultures.
4   Students will be able to have knowledge about Asia continent and Far East countries and cultures.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 The concept of culture in general terms
2 The first great works of human
3 Mesopotamian culture
4 North American countries. USA, Canada, Mexico
5 Central and South American countries
6 Northern European countries and their cultures
7 Mid-term exam
8 Central European countries and their cultures
9 Southern European countries and their cultures
10 Asian culture and Asian countries.
11 Far Eastern culture
12 African countries and their culture
13 Historic and touristic sites in Türkiye
14 General Recap
15 Final Exam

Recomended or Required Reading

1) Asker Kartarı. (2014), Kültür Farklılık ve Iletişim, Iletişim Yayıncılık,Istanbul.
2) Prof. Dr. Selami Sargut (2015), Kültürlerarası Farklılaşma ve Yönetim, Imge Kitabevi, Istanbul.
3) Necla Mora (2011), Kültürlerarası Iletişim Bağlamında Insana Dair Duygular ve Ritüeller, Nobel Yayın Dağıtım, Istanbul.
4) Joseph Shaules, Kültürlerarası Akıl, Kültürel Bağ, Bilişsellik ve Küresel Yaşam, Istanbul Kültür Üniversitesi Yayınevi, 2015.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecturing and preparing to subjects

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 FIN FINAL EXAM
3 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.50 + FIN * 0.50
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.50 + RST * 0.50


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

Face to face expression technique in the classroom, discussion and problem solving, reading research, classroom applications.

Assessment Criteria

Exams: There will be held on two in class exams; midterm exam and final exam during the semester.
Grades: 50 % Midterm Exam, 50 % Final Exam, 50 % Make-up Exam.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

1) Attending at least 70 percent of lectures and fulfill the requirements of the course are mandatory.
2) Plagiarism of any type will result in disciplinary action.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

berrin.taskan@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Wednesday, 13:00 - 16:30, Ground Floor, No: Z-28, Efes Vocational School, Selçuk / IZMIR

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 2 28
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 1 14
Preparation for midterm exam 1 6 6
Preparation for final exam 1 6 6
Midterm 1 2 2
Final 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 58

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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CONTACT INFORMATION
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