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| BIL3016 | English in Working Life | 2+0+0 | ECTS:4 | | Year / Semester | Spring Semester | | Level of Course | First Cycle | | Status | Elective | | Department | DEPARTMENT of COMPUTER ENGINEERING | | Prerequisites and co-requisites | None | | Mode of Delivery | Face to face | | Contact Hours | 14 weeks - 2 hours of lectures per week | | Lecturer | Arş. Gör. Mustafa YAZICI | | Co-Lecturer | None | | Language of instruction | Turkish | | Professional practise ( internship ) | None | | | | The aim of the course: | | This course aims to improve students' technical writing and speaking |
| Learning Outcomes | CTPO | TOA | | Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to : | | | | LO - 1 : | improve their reading, writing, understanding and speaking skills | 10,11 | 1,2,3 | | LO - 2 : | write Curriculum Vitae, apply to classifieds, fill in application forms | 10,11 | 1,3,6 | | LO - 3 : | use mathematic expressions, computer engineering terms, symbols and abbreviations | 10,11 | 1,3,6 | | LO - 4 : | make telephone conversations,application notes, short messages, official, commercial and business letters | 10,11 | 1,2 | | 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 | | |
| Texts in wide variety of Computer Engineering subjects are read to improve students' technical English reading and comprehension skills. Abbreviations and acronyms, computer engineerin terms, CV writing, classifieds and vacancies, filling in application forms, writing letters (business and commercial) , telephone conversations, application note writing and getting technical data are used throughout the course to improve reading, writing, understanding and speaking skills of the students. |
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| Course Syllabus | | Week | Subject | Related Notes / Files | | Week 1 | Abbreviations and acronyms | | | Week 2 | Mathematical expressions | | | Week 3 | Computer engineering terms | | | Week 4 | Class work | | | Week 5 | Curriculum Vitae (CV) examples and writing | | | Week 6 | Classified job advertising and application form filling | | | Week 7 | Telephone conversations | | | Week 8 | Mid-term exam | | | Week 9 | Application notes and getting technical data | | | Week 10 | Technical specification or contract preparation | | | Week 11 | Letter writing (general, commercial etc.) | | | Week 12 | Class work | | | Week 13 | Reading and comprehension practice | | | Week 14 | Writing and speaking practice | | | Week 15 | Interview practice | | | Week 16 | End-of-term exam | | | |
| 1 | Finkelstein, Leo. Pocket Book of English Grammar for Engineers and Scientists; Mcgraw-Hill | | | 2 | Finkelstein, Leo. Pocket Book of Technical Writing for Engineers and Scientists; McGraw-Hill | | | 3 | Rosenberg, Barry J. Technical Writing for Engineers and Scientists; Addison Wesley | | | |
| 1 | Alder, Gerald J., Brusaw, Charles T., Oliu, Walter E. 1997, Handbook of Technical Writing; St. Martin's Press, New York | | | |
| Method of Assessment | | Type of assessment | Week No | Date | Duration (hours) | Weight (%) | | Mid-term exam | 8 | 11/11/2019 | 2 | 50 | | End-of-term exam | 16 | 30/12/2019 | 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 | 1.5 | 14 | 21 | | Arasınav için hazırlık | 5 | 1 | 5 | | Arasınav | 2 | 1 | 2 | | Ödev | 4.5 | 2 | 9 | | Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık | 8 | 1 | 8 | | Dönem sonu sınavı | 2 | 1 | 2 | | Total work load | | | 75 |
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