SOCIOLOGY
Bachelor	TR-NQF-HE: Level 6	QF-EHEA: First Cycle	EQF-LLL: Level 6

Course Introduction and Application Information

Course Code	Course Name	Semester	Theoretical	Practical	Credit	ECTS
IST2018	Communication Skills	Fall	2	0	2	3

This catalog is for information purposes. Course status is determined by the relevant department at the beginning of semester.

Basic information

Language of instruction:	Turkish
Type of course:	Non-Departmental Elective
Course Level:	Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle)
Mode of Delivery:	Face to face
Course Coordinator :	Instructor ELİF FINDIK
Course Lecturer(s):	Instructor ELİF FINDIK Instructor BERNA GÖKŞİN YILDIRIM Dr. Öğr. Üyesi MEHMET SITKI SAYGILI
Recommended Optional Program Components:	There is none for this course.
Course Objectives:	To enable the students to comprehend communication and its importance, the ways to establish communication, complications and problems, types and models of communication, the meaning and functions of organizational communication and the features of effective communication.

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;
1 To have the knowledge about the fundamental concepts related with communication
2 To have the knowledge about the functions, aim and implementation of communication
3 To comprehend and to be able to apply the types of communication
4 To be able to understand and apply the importance of listening in communication
5 To be able to comprehend the communication complications and the ability to solve such complications
6 To be able to develop verbal, non-verbal (body language), written, visual and electronic communication skills
7 To have the knowledge about the fundamental concepts related with organizational communication
8 To have knowledge about the types and operation of organizational communication.

Course Content

Communication Skills Course IncludesThe concept of communication and its importance
Communication process Verbal Communication Non-verbal Communication (Body Language)
Constructive and destructive complications of communication
Overcoming communication complications and effective communication
Course review and Midterm
Organizational Communication
Operational Models of Organizational Communication
Formal and Informal Communication
Information technologies and Communication
Mass Communication
Communication in Professional Life

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week	Subject	Related Preparation
1)	The concept of communication and its importance
2)	Communication process
3)	Verbal Communication
4)	Written Communication
5)	Non-verbal Communication (Body Language)
6)	Constructive and destructive complications of communication
8)	Course review and Midterm
9)	Organizational Communication
10)	Operational Models of Organizational Communication
11)	Formal and Informal Communication
12)	Overcoming communication complications and effective communication
13)	Effective Listening , Persuasıve Communication
14)	Communication in Professional Life

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks:	1. Genel ve Teknik İletişim, Dr. İrfan MISIRLI, Detay Yayınları 2.Örgütlerde İletişim, Prof.Dr. Zeyyat SABUNCUOĞLU, Arıkan Yayınları,2008 3. Genel ve Teknik İletişim, Hasan KIRMIZI, Güzem Can Yayınları 4. Meslek Yüksekokulları İçin Genel İletişim, Editör: Uğur DEMİRAY ,Pegem A Yayınları
References:	1.Genel İletişim Meslek Yüksekokulları İçin. Prof.Dr.İrfan Çağlar, Yrd.Doç.Dr. Sabiha Kılıç , Nobel Yayıncılık , 2012

Evaluation System

Semester Requirements	Number of Activities	Level of Contribution
Attendance	10	% 10
Homework Assignments	1	% 0
Presentation	1	% 0
Midterms	1	% 40
Final	1	% 50
Total		% 100
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK		% 50
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK		% 50
Total		% 100

ECTS / Workload Table

Activities	Number of Activities	Workload
Course Hours	14	28
Study Hours Out of Class	11	44
Midterms	1	1
Final	1	2
Total Workload		75

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

No Effect	1 Lowest	2 Low	3 Average	4 High	5 Highest

	Program Outcomes	Level of Contribution
1)	To learn and compare major sociology perspectives, both classical and contemporary, and apply all of them to analysis of social conditions.
2)	To be able to identify the basic methodological approaches in building sociological and anthropological knowledge at local and global levels
3)	To be able to use theoretical and applied knowledge acquired in the fields of statistics in social sciences.
4)	To have a basic knowledge of other disciplines (including psychology, history, political science, communication studies and literature) that can contribute to sociology and to be able to make use of this knowledge in analyzing sociological processes
5)	To have a knowledge and practice of scientific and ethical principles in collecting, interpreting and publishing sociological data also develop ability how to share this data with experts and lay people, using effective communication skills
6)	To develop competence in analyzing and publishing sociological knowledge by using computer software for quantitative and qualitative analysis; and develop an attitute for learning new techniques in these fields.
7)	To identify and to have a knowledge of the theories related to urban and rural sociology and demography, and political sociology, sociology of gender, sociology of body, visual sociology, sociology of work, sociology of religion, sociology of knowledge and sociology of crime.
8)	To have knowledge of how sociology is positioned as a scientific discipline from a philosophical and historical perspective
9)	To have the awareness of social issues in Turkish society, to develop critical perspective in analysing these issues and to have a knowledge of the works of Turkish sociologists and to be able to transfer this knowledge
10)	To have the awareness of social issues and global societal processes and to apply sociological analysis to development and social responsibility projects
11)	To have the ability to define a research question, design a research project and complete a written report for various fields of sociology, either as an individual or as a team member.
12)	To be able to transfer the knowledge gained in the areas of sociology to the level of secondary school.