PSYCHOLOGY | |||||
Bachelor | TR-NQF-HE: Level 6 | QF-EHEA: First Cycle | EQF-LLL: Level 6 |
Course Code | Course Name | Semester | Theoretical | Practical | Credit | ECTS |
IST2018 | Communication Skills | Spring Fall |
2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
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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. |
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. |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
No Effect | 1 Lowest | 2 Low | 3 Average | 4 High | 5 Highest |
Program Outcomes | Level of Contribution | |
1) | To develop an interest in the human mind and behavior, to be able to evaluate theories using empirical findings, to understand that psychology is an evidence-based science by acquiring critical thinking skills. | |
2) | To gain a biopsychosocial perspective on human behavior. To understand the biological, psychological, and social variables of behavior. | |
3) | To learn the basic concepts in psychology and the theoretical and practical approaches used to study them (e.g. basic observation and interview techniques). | |
4) | To acquire the methods and skills to access and write information using English as the dominant language in the psychological literature, to recognize and apply scientific research and data evaluation techniques (e.g. correlational, experimental, cross-sectional and longitudinal studies, case studies). | |
5) | To be against discrimination and prejudice; to have ethical concerns while working in research and practice areas. | |
6) | To recognize the main subfields of psychology (experimental, developmental, clinical, cognitive, social and industrial/organizational psychology) and their related fields of study and specialization. | |
7) | To acquire the skills necessary for analyzing, interpreting and presenting the findings as well as problem posing, hypothesizing and data collection, which are the basic elements of scientific studies. | |
8) | To gain the basic knowledge and skills necessary for psychological assessment and evaluation. | |
9) | To acquire basic knowledge of other disciplines (medicine, genetics, biology, economics, sociology, political science, communication, philosophy, anthropology, literature, law, art, etc.) that will contribute to psychology and to use this knowledge in the understanding and interpretation of psychological processes. | |
10) | To develop sensitivity towards social problems; to take responsibility in activities that benefit the field of psychology and society. | |
11) | To have problem solving skills and to be able to develop the necessary analytical approaches for this. | |
12) | To be able to criticize any subject in business and academic life and to be able to express their thoughts. |