Reading For İnformation (KAM331) Course Detail

Course Name Course Code Season Lecture Hours Application Hours Lab Hours Credit ECTS
Reading For İnformation KAM331 Area Elective 4 0 0 4 5
Pre-requisite Course(s)
N/A
Course Language English
Course Type Elective Courses
Course Level Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle)
Mode of Delivery Face To Face
Learning and Teaching Strategies Lecture, Discussion, Question and Answer, Drill and Practice.
Course Coordinator
Course Lecturer(s)
  • Instructor Şebnem Aykaç Ömeroğlu
Course Assistants
Course Objectives In this course you will have improved your writing, interpretation, reading and note taking skills. It aims to help you to learn text analysing, to gain knowledge on text structures as well as reading strategies.
Course Learning Outcomes The students who succeeded in this course;
  • Have knowledge about close reading and learning the reading process
  • Easily expressing their ideas on the text they read
  • Using and improving more vocabulary on their field,
  • Recognize both what a text says and how a text describes the subject matter.
  • Identify main idea and supporting details of the text they have read.
Course Content English language course.

Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies

Week Subjects Preparation
1 Course Information & Theoretical background -
2 What is reading strategies? – Who is good reader? Class Notes
3 Text structures Class notes
4 Text structures - Chronological / Sequence Class notes
5 Text structures - Problem and Solutions? Class notes
6 Text structures - Compare and contract Class notes
7 Text Structures Cause and Effect Class notes
8 Midterm
9 Author’s purpose & Author’s tone Class notes
10 What is main idea? Class notes
11 Main idea and author’s purpose & tone Class notes
12 Main idea and text structures & author’s purpose Class notes
13 Drills on texts QUIZ (%20) Class notes
14 Revision of the term

Sources

Course Book 1. The texts to be analysed will be delivered to the students in advance via “Atılım Moodle”. The lecture notes will be delivered via “Atılım Moodle”.

Evaluation System

Requirements Number Percentage of Grade
Attendance/Participation - -
Laboratory - -
Application - -
Field Work - -
Special Course Internship - -
Quizzes/Studio Critics 1 20
Homework Assignments - -
Presentation - -
Project - -
Report - -
Seminar - -
Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury 1 30
Final Exam/Final Jury 1 50
Toplam 3 100
Percentage of Semester Work 50
Percentage of Final Work 50
Total 100

Course Category

Core Courses X
Major Area Courses
Supportive Courses
Media and Managment Skills Courses
Transferable Skill Courses

The Relation Between Course Learning Competencies and Program Qualifications

# Program Qualifications / Competencies Level of Contribution
1 2 3 4 5
1 Acquiring the skills of understanding, explaining, and using the fundamental concepts and methods of economics
2 Acquiring the skills of macro level economic analysis
3 Acquiring the skills of micro level economic analysis
4 Understanding the formulation and implementation of economic policies at the local, national, regional, and/or global level
5 Learning different approaches on economic and related issues
6 Acquiring the quantitative and/or qualitative techniques in economic analysis X
7 Improving the ability to use the modern software, hardware and/or technological devices
8 Developing intra-disciplinary and inter-disciplinary team work skills X
9 Acquiring an open-minded behavior through encouraging critical analysis, discussions, and/or life-long learning
10 Adopting work ethic and social responsibility X
11 Developing the skills of communication.
12 Improving the ability to effectively implement the knowledge and skills in at least one of the following areas: economic policy, public policy, international economic relations, industrial relations, monetary and financial affairs.

ECTS/Workload Table

Activities Number Duration (Hours) Total Workload
Course Hours (Including Exam Week: 16 x Total Hours) 14 4 56
Laboratory
Application
Special Course Internship
Field Work
Study Hours Out of Class 14 2 28
Presentation/Seminar Prepration
Project
Report
Homework Assignments
Quizzes/Studio Critics 1 10 10
Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury 1 12 12
Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury 1 19 19
Total Workload 125