COMPUTER ENGINEERING | |||||
Bachelor | TR-NQF-HE: Level 6 | QF-EHEA: First Cycle | EQF-LLL: Level 6 |
Course Code: | ACL1003 | ||||||||
Ders İsmi: | Essay Writing and Textual Analysis I | ||||||||
Ders Yarıyılı: |
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 : | Dr. Öğr. Üyesi ELİF BAŞ | ||||||||
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Course Objectives: | Students will process literature through use of written assignments and will learn how to write essays concerning literature of differing genres.Course materials are both literary and rhetorical, and include poetry, fiction. Students practice a range of approaches to these genres, and learn to formulate original, cohesive, invested, well-supported arguments about them in the form of short close reading exercises and more extensive critical essays. |
Course Content: | Literary Terminology and methods of writing critical essays,, short stories, plays, poetry, non-fiction selections and films. |
The students who have succeeded in this course;
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Week | Subject | Related Preparation |
1) | Introduction to course. Outline of semester. Short writing assignment describing expectations and past experiences. | |
2) | “Telling Stories” by Maeve Binchey and excerpt from “Portrait of a Lady” by Henry James. Writing about love and our concepts of what it means and how it is portrayed in the two stories. | Reading. |
3) | “Goodbye Marcus, Goodbye Rose” by Jean Rhys. Our experiences in life prepare us for the future. How do our lives change after a hugely impactful experience? | Writing assignment. |
4) | “Happy Endings” by Margaret Atwood. Writing about theme, characters, plot and mood. Example of summary and analysis of a short story. | Reading. |
5) | “Whose Life Is It Anyway?” by Brian Clark. The nature of life. What is our responsibility to ourselves? To others? | Essay. |
6) | “Moral Hazard” by Kate Jennings. The aging process and inconceivable choices. Is it possible or even acceptable to choose death over life? | Essay. |
7) | Midterm Essay concerning the nature of love and marriage and death and the choices involved. How do the stories exemplify the themes? | Reading. |
8) | Review. | |
9) | “Crime and Punishment” by Dosteovsky. Using logic to make excuses for a criminal act. | Essay. |
10) | “Remains of the Day” by Kazuo Ishiguro. Prejudice and characters who must act against their better nature. | Reading. |
11) | “The Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas” by Ursula Le Guin. Is it ever acceptable to sacrifice someone for the greater good? | Reading. |
12) | “The Joneses”. Capitalism and creating a desire and market. | Background research. |
13) | Essay on consumerism and capitalism. What goods do we consider desirable and why? | Research. |
14) | “First Confession” by Frank O’Connor. Comedy and plot. How does an author show theme through the use of humor? | Reading. |
15) | Final. | |
16) | Final. |
Course Notes / Textbooks: | Various short stories and poems. Her dönem seçilecek belli kısa hikayeler ve şiirler. |
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Ders Öğrenme Kazanımları | ||||||||||
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Program Outcomes | ||||||||||
1) Adequate knowledge in mathematics, science and computer 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 appropriate analysis and modeling methods for this purpose. | ||||||||||
3) Ability to design a complex system, process, device or product 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 computer engineering applications; ability to use information technologies effectively. | ||||||||||
5) Ability to design, conduct experiments, collect data, analyze and interpret results for the study of complex engineering problems or computer engineering research topics. | ||||||||||
6) Ability to work effectively within and multi-disciplinary teams; individual study skills. | ||||||||||
7) Ability to communicate effectively in verbal and written Turkish; knowledge of at least one foreign language; ability to write active reports and understand written reports, to prepare design and production reports, to make effective presentations, to give and receive clear and understandable instructions. | ||||||||||
8) Awareness of the necessity of lifelong learning; ability to access information, to follow developments in science and technology and to renew continuously. | ||||||||||
9) To act in accordance with ethical principles, professional and ethical responsibility; information on the standards used in engineering applications. | ||||||||||
10) Information on business practices such as project management, risk management and change management; awareness of entrepreneurship and innovation; information about sustainable development. | ||||||||||
11) Knowledge of the effects of engineering practices on health, environment and safety in the universal and social scale and the problems of the era reflected in engineering; awareness of the legal consequences of 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 computer 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 appropriate analysis and modeling methods for this purpose. | 2 |
3) | Ability to design a complex system, process, device or product to meet specific requirements under realistic constraints and conditions; ability to apply modern design methods for this purpose. | 3 |
4) | Ability to develop, select and use modern techniques and tools necessary for the analysis and solution of complex problems encountered in computer engineering applications; ability to use information technologies effectively. | |
5) | Ability to design, conduct experiments, collect data, analyze and interpret results for the study of complex engineering problems or computer engineering research topics. | 3 |
6) | Ability to work effectively within and multi-disciplinary teams; individual study skills. | 2 |
7) | Ability to communicate effectively in verbal and written Turkish; knowledge of at least one foreign language; ability to write active reports and understand written reports, to prepare design and production reports, to make effective presentations, to give and receive clear and understandable instructions. | |
8) | Awareness of the necessity of lifelong learning; ability to access information, to follow developments in science and technology and to renew continuously. | |
9) | To act in accordance with ethical principles, professional and ethical responsibility; information on the standards used in engineering applications. | |
10) | Information on business practices such as project management, risk management and change management; awareness of entrepreneurship and innovation; information about sustainable development. | |
11) | Knowledge of the effects of engineering practices on health, environment and safety in the universal and social scale and the problems of the era reflected in engineering; awareness of the legal consequences of engineering solutions. |
Semester Requirements | Number of Activities | Level of Contribution |
Attendance | 64 | % 15 |
Quizzes | 4 | % 20 |
Presentation | 1 | % 10 |
Midterms | 1 | % 15 |
Final | 1 | % 40 |
Total | % 100 | |
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK | % 60 | |
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK | % 40 | |
Total | % 100 |
Activities | Number of Activities | Workload |
Course Hours | 16 | 64 |
Study Hours Out of Class | 16 | 32 |
Presentations / Seminar | 1 | 3 |
Homework Assignments | 16 | 32 |
Quizzes | 6 | 12 |
Midterms | 1 | 10 |
Final | 1 | 10 |
Total Workload | 163 |