CIVIL ENGINEERING | |||||
Bachelor | TR-NQF-HE: Level 6 | QF-EHEA: First Cycle | EQF-LLL: Level 6 |
Course Code: | ENG2071 | ||||||||
Ders İsmi: | Professional English I | ||||||||
Ders Yarıyılı: |
Fall Spring |
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Ders Kredileri: |
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Language of instruction: | English | ||||||||
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Ders İş Deneyimini Gerektiriyor mu?: | No | ||||||||
Type of course: | Non-Departmental Elective | ||||||||
Course Level: |
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Mode of Delivery: | Face to face | ||||||||
Course Coordinator : | Lecturer SELMA UZUN | ||||||||
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Course Objectives: | This course aims to improve students' professional English knowledge; to make them able to use English effectively in their professional life; to improve students' reading, comprehension, writing and speaking skills; to make students able to express themselves both in written and spoken English. |
Course Content: | Professional terminology, correspondence (letters, emails, etc.), presentation methods, telephone calls, understanding of official documents and regulations, financial statements and tables, job application. |
The students who have succeeded in this course;
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Week | Subject | Related Preparation |
1) | Staff development and training - Reading: Recruitment brochure | Vocabulary review (Job training) |
2) | Job descriptions and job satisfaction - Writing: Brief job descriptions | Vocabulary review (Job titles and acronyms for job titles) |
3) | Letters of enquiry and applications - Writing: An email applying for a job | Vocabulary review; composing an email for a job application |
4) | Telephone skills - Listening: Telephone language | Vocabulary review; preparation for role-playing (Talking on the phone) |
5) | New product development - Speaking: Introducing a new product | Vocabulary review (Marketing terms); choosing a new product and preparing the introduction speech |
6) | Establishing relationships and negotiating - Reading: Asking questions about a product | Vocabulary review (Terms and conditions) |
7) | Review | |
8) | Financing the start-up - Speaking: (Role-play) Getting advice about starting up | Vocabulary review; preparation for the role-play |
9) | Presenting your business idea - Reading: Making the most of presentations | Vocabulary review (Equipment for presentation); drafting the presentations to be made |
10) | Reports - Speaking: Saying what charts show | Vocabulary review ( Vocabulary for expressing changes) |
11) | Business meetings - Listening: A business meeting | Vocabulary review (Types of meeting, expressing opinions) |
12) | Using the Internet - Reading Website design | Vocabulary review (Computers and the Internet) |
13) | Students' presentations | Preparation for the final draft of presentations |
14) | A staff survey - Writing: Report on staff survey to modernise the office | Vocabulary review (Expressing numbers and percentage) |
Course Notes / Textbooks: | Brook-Hart, Guy. Business Benchmark, Upper-Intermediate,BULATS Edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2009. |
References: | Brook-Hart, Guy. Business Benchmark, Upper-Intermediate,BULATS Edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2009. |
Ders Öğrenme Kazanımları | ||||||||||
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Program Outcomes | ||||||||||
1) Adequate knowledge in mathematics, science and civil engineering; the ability to use theoretical and practical knowledge in these areas in complex engineering problems. | ||||||||||
2) Ability to identify, formulate, and solve complex engineering problems; ability to select and apply proper analysis and modeling methods for this purpose. | ||||||||||
3) Ability to design a complex system, process, structural and/or structural members to meet specific requirements under realistic constraints and conditions; ability to apply modern design methods for this purpose. | ||||||||||
4) Ability to develop, select and use modern techniques and tools necessary for the analysis and solution of complex problems encountered in civil engineering applications; ability to use civil engineering technologies effectively. | ||||||||||
5) Ability to design, conduct experiments, collect data, analyze and interpret results for the study of complex engineering problems or civil engineering research topics. | ||||||||||
6) Ability to work effectively within and multi-disciplinary teams; individual study skills. | ||||||||||
7) Ability to communicate effectively in English and Turkish (if he/she is a Turkish citizen), both orally and in writing. | ||||||||||
8) Awareness of the necessity of lifelong learning; ability to access information to follow developments in civil engineering technology. | ||||||||||
9) To act in accordance with ethical principles, professional and ethical responsibility; having awareness of the importance of employee workplace health and safety. | ||||||||||
10) Information about business life practices such as project management, risk management, and change management; awareness of entrepreneurship, innovation, and sustainable development. | ||||||||||
11) Knowledge about contemporary issues and the global and societal effects of engineering practices on health, environment, and safety; awareness of the legal consequences of civil engineering solutions. |
No Effect | 1 Lowest | 2 Low | 3 Average | 4 High | 5 Highest |
Program Outcomes | Level of Contribution | |
1) | Adequate knowledge in mathematics, science and civil engineering; the ability to use theoretical and practical knowledge in these areas in complex engineering problems. | |
2) | Ability to identify, formulate, and solve complex engineering problems; ability to select and apply proper analysis and modeling methods for this purpose. | |
3) | Ability to design a complex system, process, structural and/or structural members to meet specific requirements under realistic constraints and conditions; ability to apply modern design methods for this purpose. | |
4) | Ability to develop, select and use modern techniques and tools necessary for the analysis and solution of complex problems encountered in civil engineering applications; ability to use civil engineering technologies effectively. | |
5) | Ability to design, conduct experiments, collect data, analyze and interpret results for the study of complex engineering problems or civil engineering research topics. | |
6) | Ability to work effectively within and multi-disciplinary teams; individual study skills. | |
7) | Ability to communicate effectively in English and Turkish (if he/she is a Turkish citizen), both orally and in writing. | |
8) | Awareness of the necessity of lifelong learning; ability to access information to follow developments in civil engineering technology. | |
9) | To act in accordance with ethical principles, professional and ethical responsibility; having awareness of the importance of employee workplace health and safety. | |
10) | Information about business life practices such as project management, risk management, and change management; awareness of entrepreneurship, innovation, and sustainable development. | |
11) | Knowledge about contemporary issues and the global and societal effects of engineering practices on health, environment, and safety; awareness of the legal consequences of civil engineering solutions. |
Semester Requirements | Number of Activities | Level of Contribution |
Attendance | 16 | % 10 |
Quizzes | 5 | % 10 |
Homework Assignments | 5 | % 10 |
Presentation | 1 | % 10 |
Midterms | 1 | % 25 |
Final | 1 | % 35 |
Total | % 100 | |
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK | % 65 | |
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK | % 35 | |
Total | % 100 |
Activities | Number of Activities | Duration (Hours) | Workload |
Course Hours | 14 | 3 | 42 |
Presentations / Seminar | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Homework Assignments | 6 | 2 | 12 |
Quizzes | 4 | 4 | 16 |
Midterms | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Final | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Total Workload | 75 |