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
GMS 1010 GENERAL COMMUNICATION COMPULSORY 3 0 0 5

Offered By

Gastronomy and Culinary Arts

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR HÜLYA KURGUN

Offered to

Gastronomy and Culinary Arts

Course Objective

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

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Learns general concepts about communication
2   Gains information about the reasons why people communicate
3   Understands verbal, non-verbal, written and organizational communication
4   Learns and eliminates factors that hinder communication

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 General concepts of communication
2 Reasons for human communication
3 Communication process
4 Effective communication
5 Types of communication, nonverbal communication
6 Non-verbal communication elements and colors
7 Body language in nonverbal communication
8 Verbal communication, articulation
9 Breath, pause and intonation in verbal communication
10 Communication conflicts
11 Written communication
12 Written communication tools, areas where written communication is used
13 Organisational communication, its importance and functions
14 Forms of organisational communication, Noise in communication
15 Final Exam
16 Final Exam

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

1.Lectures
2. Discussions
3. Case studies
4. 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 includes subjects and assignments in the course content (40%).
2. Final Exam: The exam will cover all subjects in the course content. Students are also responsible for the discussion, practice and case studies (60%).
3. Resit: The exam will cover all the topics in the course content. Students are also responsible for the discussion, practice and case studies (60%).

Assessment Criteria

1. The students will actively participate in class discussions.
2. The students will be able to explain the general concepts related to communication.
3. The students will be able to design effective oral and non-verbal messages.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

1. Attending at least 70 percent of lectures is mandatory.
2. Participation in class is compulsory.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

hulya.kurgun@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Cuma 09:00-12:00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 3 42
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 2 28
Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10
Preparation for final exam 1 12 12
Preparing assignments 1 30 30
Midterm 1 1 1
Final 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 124

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12
LO.15555
LO.255555
LO.35555
LO.455555

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