ECTS - Preparation for Professional Life
Preparation for Professional Life (HUM112) Course Detail
| Course Name | Course Code | Season | Lecture Hours | Application Hours | Lab Hours | Credit | ECTS |
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| Preparation for Professional Life | HUM112 | General Elective | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Pre-requisite Course(s) |
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| N/A |
| Course Language | Turkish |
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| Course Type | Elective Courses |
| Course Level | Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle) |
| Mode of Delivery | Face To Face |
| Learning and Teaching Strategies | Lecture, Discussion, Observation Case Study. |
| Course Lecturer(s) |
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| Course Objectives | Teaching the undergraduates about the way they will follow in professional life after graduation. Explaining the modes of manners and attitudes to be adopted in professional life as well as teaching how to manage time and methods of work. Providing the new graduates with a vision regarding their careers and helping them to make appropriate planning for their qualifications. |
| Course Learning Outcomes |
The students who succeeded in this course;
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| Course Content | Greeting others kindly and politely; personality traits, body language and smiling; introduction to professional life; preparing CV and resume and preparation for interviews; the concept of being a good human: ethical conduct; the manners of new generation in business life; time management and its importance; addiction in business life, the limits of the work environment, challenges in professional life. |
Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies
| Week | Subjects | Preparation |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manners, reverence, introducing oneself, greeting others (assisted with visuals). | Related Resources |
| 2 | Professional life: Welcome to real life. Choosing a career means choosing a lifestyle. The difference between interest and skill. | Related Resources |
| 3 | The file that must be studies before entering professional life. We are all different: Types of personality and body language. Smiling and communication. | Related Resources |
| 4 | The road to professional life: Preparing CV and resume. | Related Resources |
| 5 | The road to professional life: Preparing CV and resume. | Related Resources |
| 6 | Seven different Interview techniques. | Related Resources |
| 7 | Ethics in Professional life: Being a “naive” and “good” person in professional life. | Related Resources |
| 8 | Midterm | Questions prepared by the course instructor |
| 9 | The manners of new generation in professional life and respect to seniority and experience. Analog human/ digital human. | Related Resources |
| 10 | Time management in professional life and addiction. The use of social media, telephone and the internet (assisted by visuals). | Related Resources |
| 11 | The topics that should be avoided in conversations in business life. The balance between authority and responsibility. | Related Resources |
| 12 | Writing petitions. The reality of e-mail (Not only electronic mail but also “evidence mail”) | Related Resources |
| 13 | Not always good things happen in professional life: Entering the maturity. Challenges and negativities in professional life, punishment and mobbing. | Related Resources |
| 14 | Work techniques / smart technique. The benefits of Erasmus and similar programs. | Related Resources |
| 15 | The management of expectations and continuity of education. Professional life is not a 100-meter run but a marathon. | Related Resources |
| 16 | Final Exam | Questions prepared by the course instructor |
Sources
| Course Book | 1. 1. Uygur Alper, Yemeğe Kurt Gibi Saldırılır mı?, Birinci Baskı 2010, Yapı Kredi Yayınları. |
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| 2. Giblin Less, İnsan İlişkilerinde Ustalık, Birinci Baskı 1998, Sistem Yayıncılık. | |
| 3. Litteuer Florence, Kişiliğinizi Tanıyın, Birinci Baskı 1995, Sistem Yayıncılık. | |
| 4. Carnegie Dale, Etkili ve Güzel Konuşma Tekniği, Birinci Baskı 1994, Deniz Yayınevi. | |
| 5. Carnegie Dale, Dost Kazanma ve İnsanları Etkileme Sanatı, Birinci Baskı 1995, Sistem Yayıncılık. | |
| 6. Robbins Anthony, Bir Dosttan Pusulalar, Birinci Baskı 1996, İnkılap Kitapevi. | |
| 7. Cüceloğlu Doğan, Yeniden İnsan İnsana, Sekizinci Baskı 1994, Remzi Kitabevi. | |
| Other Sources | 8. Konu ille ilgili diğer güncel bilimsel yayınlar. |
Evaluation System
| Requirements | Number | Percentage of Grade |
|---|---|---|
| Attendance/Participation | - | - |
| Laboratory | - | - |
| Application | - | - |
| Field Work | - | - |
| Special Course Internship | - | - |
| Quizzes/Studio Critics | - | - |
| Homework Assignments | - | - |
| Presentation | 1 | 20 |
| Project | - | - |
| Report | - | - |
| Seminar | - | - |
| Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury | 1 | 30 |
| Final Exam/Final Jury | 1 | 50 |
| Toplam | 3 | 100 |
| Percentage of Semester Work | |
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| Percentage of Final Work | 100 |
| Total | 100 |
Course Category
| Core Courses | X |
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| 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 | ||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 1 | Students can learn the basic concepts, theories and methods of political science and public administration and use them in the analysis of national and global political developments and cause-effect relationships. | |||||
| 2 | It enables one to understand how policies are created and implemented in real life at the local, national, regional and/or global level, to recognize the important institutions and actors that play a role in these processes, and to know the functioning of public administration. | |||||
| 3 | It provides a basic level of knowledge about other fields related to political science and public administration disciplines (such as international relations, sociology, psychology, cultural studies, economics, law, history, etc.) and thus provides an interdisciplinary understanding that takes into account the relationships between different areas of life and establishes connections. | |||||
| 4 | Learning the use of quantitative and/or qualitative research techniques that can be used in the field of political science and public administration, software, hardware and/or technical tools that can be useful; gaining experience in designing and executing research projects to develop their application skills in this field. | |||||
| 5 | By promoting critical analytical thinking, intellectual debate and lifelong learning, the development of the ability to act with an open mind, to avoid discrimination and to be sensitive and respectful of different points of view, thus developing skills for acting in partnership. | |||||
| 6 | To develop decision-making and initiative taking, work completion and time management competencies by understanding business ethics in public administration, politics and all related fields. | |||||
| 7 | Developing communication skills, oral and written expression, presentation techniques; learning the writing principles and procedures required to write an academic article on political science and public administration disciplines. | |||||
| 8 | The aim of the course is to master the English terminology in the disciplines of political science and public administration and to gain foreign language knowledge at a level to follow the studies written in English, so that current political developments and events in various countries can be analysed comparatively. | |||||
| 9 | To know the political history of both Turkey and the world in terms of periods, important turning points and actors, to comprehend the impact of the social-historical backgrounds of countries on current political and administrative issues. | |||||
ECTS/Workload Table
| Activities | Number | Duration (Hours) | Total Workload |
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| Course Hours (Including Exam Week: 16 x Total Hours) | 16 | 3 | 48 |
| Laboratory | |||
| Application | |||
| Special Course Internship | |||
| Field Work | |||
| Study Hours Out of Class | 14 | 3 | 42 |
| Presentation/Seminar Prepration | |||
| Project | |||
| Report | |||
| Homework Assignments | |||
| Quizzes/Studio Critics | |||
| Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury | 1 | 6 | 6 |
| Total Workload | 100 | ||