| PSYCHOLOGY | |||||
| Bachelor | TR-NQF-HE: Level 6 | QF-EHEA: First Cycle | EQF-LLL: Level 6 | ||
| Course Code | Course Name | Semester | Theoretical | Practical | Credit | ECTS |
| BA4004 | Communication Skills II | Spring | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| This catalog is for information purposes. Course status is determined by the relevant department at the beginning of semester. |
| Language of instruction: | English |
| Type of course: | Non-Departmental Elective |
| Course Level: | Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle) |
| Mode of Delivery: | Face to face |
| Course Coordinator : | Prof. Dr. ÜMİT EROL |
| Recommended Optional Program Components: | None |
| Course Objectives: | This course is designed to provide students with the necessary tools and knowledge to build fluent, accurate and a confident communication skills. |
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The students who have succeeded in this course; Students who successfully completes this course will: -be able to contribute to a group discussion expressing their opinions, varying views, and questions -be able to use basic techniques to deliver a presentation to a specific audience -be able to converse in a variety of professional and academic situations -be able to participate in online discussions using web-based tools |
| Speaking skills, Engaging with Others’ Ideas Empathy, disagreeing and refutation skills, academic speaking style, using communication skills in professional life |
| Week | Subject | Related Preparation |
| 1) | Introduction | |
| 2) | Communication Process: | |
| 3) | Improving Speaking Skils | |
| 4) | Engaging with Others’ Ideas and Emphaty | |
| 5) | Disagreeing and refutation skills | |
| 6) | academic communication style | |
| 7) | Midterm | |
| 8) | Using communication skills in professional life | |
| 9) | Using communication skills in professional life | |
| 10) | Negotiation Techniques | |
| 11) | Communication in a Global World | |
| 12) | Effective Presentation Techniques | |
| 13) | Presentations | |
| 14) | Presentations |
| Course Notes / Textbooks: | various handouts |
| References: | various handouts |
| Semester Requirements | Number of Activities | Level of Contribution |
| Homework Assignments | 1 | % 10 |
| Project | 1 | % 20 |
| Midterms | 1 | % 30 |
| Final | 1 | % 40 |
| Total | % 100 | |
| PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK | % 40 | |
| PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK | % 60 | |
| Total | % 100 | |
| Activities | Number of Activities | Workload |
| Course Hours | 14 | 42 |
| Study Hours Out of Class | 16 | 40 |
| Presentations / Seminar | 4 | 8 |
| Project | 6 | 18 |
| Homework Assignments | 5 | 10 |
| Midterms | 1 | 5 |
| Final | 2 | 15 |
| Total Workload | 138 | |
| No Effect | 1 Lowest | 2 Low | 3 Average | 4 High | 5 Highest |
| Program Outcomes | Level of Contribution | |
| 1) | Develop close interest in human mind and behavior, and attain critical thinking skills (in particular the ability to evaluate psychological theories using empirical evidence), as well as appreciating psychology as an evidence based science. | |
| 2) | Gain a biopsychosocial understanding of human behavior, namely, the biological, psychological, social determinants of behavior. | |
| 3) | Acquire theoretical and applied knowledge and learn about basic psychological concepts and perspectives | |
| 4) | Familiarize with methodology and data evaluation techniques by being aware of scientific research methods (i.e. correlational, experimental, longitudinal, case study). | |
| 5) | Employ ethical sensitivity while doing assessment, research or working with groups. | |
| 6) | Familiarize with the essential perspectives of psychology (cognitive, developmental, clinical, social, behavioral, and biological). | |
| 7) | Get the opportunity and skills to evaluate qualitative and quantitative data, write reports, and present them. | |
| 8) | Attain preliminary knowledge for psychological measurement and evaluation. | |
| 9) | To have a basic knowledge of other disciplines (e.g. sociology, history, political science, communication studies, philosophy, anthropology, literature, law, art, etc) that can contribute to psychology and to be able to make use of this knowledge in understanding and interpreting of psychological process. | 3 |