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| INS2025 | Business Life English | 2+0+0 | ECTS:4 | | Year / Semester | Fall Semester | | Level of Course | First Cycle | | Status | Elective | | Department | DEPARTMENT of CIVIL ENGINEERING | | Prerequisites and co-requisites | None | | Mode of Delivery | | | Contact Hours | 14 weeks - 2 hours of lectures per week | | Lecturer | Doç. Dr. Tuğçe ANILAN | | Co-Lecturer | | | Language of instruction | | | Professional practise ( internship ) | None | | | | The aim of the course: | | To provide technical knowledge and effective communication skills in English to be used in business life. |
| Learning Outcomes | CTPO | TOA | | Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to : | | | | LO - 1 : | can correspond in English in a professional language in business life. | 7 | 1, | | LO - 2 : | can write letter/e-mail/petition etc. in English. | 7 | 1, | | CTPO : Contribution to programme outcomes, TOA :Type of assessment (1: written exam, 2: Oral exam, 3: Homework assignment, 4: Laboratory exercise/exam, 5: Seminar / presentation, 6: Term paper), LO : Learning Outcome | | |
| Self-introduction in English, career planning, preparing a CV in English, participating in a job interview in English, simple spelling rules in English, e-mail/petition in English, etc. Ability to write articles and conduct formal English correspondence in business life |
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| Course Syllabus | | Week | Subject | Related Notes / Files | | Week 1 | Introduction to the course, why business English | | | Week 2 | Placement exam/self-introduction in English | | | Week 3 | Basic writing rules | | | Week 4 | Choosing a career path | | | Week 5 | Preparation of curriculum vitae (CV) | | | Week 6 | A job application | | | Week 7 | Business letter writing basics | | | Week 8 | How to write a petition | | | Week 9 | Mid term | | | Week 10 | Resignation letter | | | Week 11 | Requesting information | | | Week 12 | Letter of reference | | | Week 13 | Preparation of presentation | | | Week 14 | Organizing a scientific event and correspondence | | | Week 15 | Cover letters | | | Week 16 | Final exam | | | |
| Method of Assessment | | Type of assessment | Week No | Date | Duration (hours) | Weight (%) | | Mid-term exam | 9 | | 2 | 50 | | End-of-term exam | 16 | | 2 | 50 | | |
| Student Work Load and its Distribution | | Type of work | Duration (hours pw) | No of weeks / Number of activity | Hours in total per term | | Yüz yüze eğitim | 2 | 14 | 28 | | Sınıf dışı çalışma | 2 | 6 | 12 | | Arasınav için hazırlık | 5 | 1 | 5 | | Arasınav | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık | 5 | 1 | 5 | | Dönem sonu sınavı | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Total work load | | | 52 |
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