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| ME2004 | Business English | 2+0+0 | ECTS:2 | | Year / Semester | Spring Semester | | Level of Course | First Cycle | | Status | Compulsory | | Department | DEPARTMENT of MECHANICAL ENGINEERING | | Prerequisites and co-requisites | None | | Mode of Delivery | Face to face | | Contact Hours | 14 weeks - 2 hours of lectures per week | | Lecturer | Prof. Dr. Mehmet Emin ARICI | | Co-Lecturer | PROF. DR. Mehmet Emin ARICI, | | Language of instruction | | | Professional practise ( internship ) | None | | | | The aim of the course: | | To equip the students with effective technical communication skills; whether in written, oral, or visual form, in order to be able to develop a succesful international level workplace career.
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| Learning Outcomes | CTPO | TOA | | Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to : | | | | LO - 1 : | effectively communicate technical material in print. | 7 | 1,3 | | LO - 2 : | present technical material orally with confidence and poise. | 7 | 5 | | LO - 3 : | effectively prepare technical documents via audiovisual materials. | 7 | 3,5 | | LO - 4 : | communicate technical material to a variety of audiences. | 7 | 3,5 | | LO - 5 : | work well in teams. | 7 | 1,3,5 | | 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 | | |
| Technical communication and its importance. Writing and visual forms. Document and page design. Technical description. Product and process description. Report writing, feasibility reports. Resumes, cover letters, business letters, memos, proposals, meetings, collaboration and team work and career concerns. |
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| Course Syllabus | | Week | Subject | Related Notes / Files | | Week 1 | Introduction to technical communication. | | | Week 2 | Writing and visual forms. | | | Week 3 | Document and page design. | | | Week 4 | Technical description. | | | Week 5 | Product and process description. | | | Week 6 | Correspondance: Letters and memos.
(Assignment of the first homework topics) | | | Week 7 | Letters and memos continued).
(The first homework assignments are due) | | | Week 8 | Collaboration in workplace communication. | | | Week 9 | Midterm exam | | | Week 10 | Career concerns: Preparing application letters, designing a resume, interviewing. | | | Week 11 | Reports: Planning reports, formal and informal reports, formats of reports. | | | Week 12 | Proposals and feasibility reports.
(Assignment of the second homework topics) | | | Week 13 | Oral presentations: Types of presentations, preparing a professional presentation, evaluating presentations.
(The second homework assignments are due) | | | Week 14 | Oral presentations as groups. | | | Week 15 | Oral presentations as groups (continued). | | | Week 16 | End of the term exam | | | |
| 1 | Burnett, R. E. 1994; Technical Communication, Wadsworth Publishing Company, California. | | | |
| 1 | Anderson, J. and Paul, V. 1999; Techninal Communication: A Reader-Centered Approach, Harcourt, Fort Worth. | | | |
| Method of Assessment | | Type of assessment | Week No | Date | Duration (hours) | Weight (%) | | Mid-term exam | 9 | 19/04/2021 | 1 | 30 | | Homework/Assignment/Term-paper | 13 | | 5 | 20 | | End-of-term exam | 16 | 13/06/2022 | 1 | 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 | 1 | 14 | 14 | | Arasınav için hazırlık | 3 | 1 | 3 | | Arasınav | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Ödev | 3 | 2 | 6 | | Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık | 3 | 1 | 3 | | Dönem sonu sınavı | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Diğer 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | | Total work load | | | 60 |
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