Communication Design
Course Details
KTO KARATAY UNIVERSITY
İktisadi, İdari ve Sosyal Bilimler Fakültesi
Programme of Communication Design
Course Details
İktisadi, İdari ve Sosyal Bilimler Fakültesi
Programme of Communication Design
Course Details
| Course Code | Course Name | Year | Period | Semester | T+A+L | Credit | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04340014 | Vocational English II | 2 | Spring | 4 | 3+0+0 | 4 | 4 |
| Course Type | Compulsory |
| Course Cycle | Bachelor's (First Cycle) (TQF-HE: Level 6 / QF-EHEA: Level 1 / EQF-LLL: Level 6) |
| Course Language | English |
| Methods and Techniques | - |
| Mode of Delivery | Face to Face |
| Prerequisites | - |
| Coordinator | - |
| Instructor(s) | Lect. İsmail PİŞER |
| Instructor Assistant(s) | - |
Course Instructor(s)
| Name and Surname | Room | E-Mail Address | Internal | Meeting Hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lect. İsmail PİŞER | C-Z04 | [email protected] | 7820 | Monday 13:00 |
Course Content
Analysis of original reading passages such as short stories, magazines, newspapers, and academic texts; writing paragraphs, compositions, and reflective essays; developing advanced critical thinking skills through information transfer; problem solving and inference; examining and comparing descriptive and narrative paragraphs.
Objectives of the Course
Academic reading and writing skills; critical reading and note-taking with a thematic and integrated approach; writing articles using different organizational structures and making presentations on the subject as a result of reading and writing activities; citation techniques
Contribution of the Course to Field Teaching
| Basic Vocational Courses | |
| Specialization / Field Courses | |
| Support Courses | X |
| Transferable Skills Courses | |
| Humanities, Communication and Management Skills Courses | X |
Relationships between Course Learning Outcomes and Program Outcomes
| Relationship Levels | ||||
| Lowest | Low | Medium | High | Highest |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| # | Program Learning Outcomes | Level |
|---|---|---|
| P22 | Uses a foreign language at the general level of European Language Portfolio A1-A1+. | 5 |
Course Learning Outcomes
| Upon the successful completion of this course, students will be able to: | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| No | Learning Outcomes | Outcome Relationship | Measurement Method ** |
| O1 | Ability to use simple basic expressions for daily life | P.22.1 | 1,2 |
| O2 | Being able to understand frequently used expressions and sentences in listening and reading texts. | P.22.2 | 1,2 |
| O3 | Ability to introduce oneself in social environments, ask and answer questions about personal information ability to give. | P.22.3 | 1,2 |
| O4 | Expressing one's own past, immediate surroundings and events in simple written and oral form ability | P.22.4 | 1,2 |
| O5 | Ability to fill out simple forms encountered in daily life and create short and simple notes. | P.22.5 | 1,2 |
| O6 | Ability to read short and simple texts, understand simple texts in written texts such as announcements and posters. Being able to comprehend the contents. | P.22.6 | 1,2 |
| ** Written Exam: 1, Oral Exam: 2, Homework: 3, Lab./Exam: 4, Seminar/Presentation: 5, Term Paper: 6, Application: 7 | |||
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
| Week | Topics |
|---|---|
| 1 | Reading and discussing a text in English (A2-B1) about communication models: from Aristotle to Stuart Hall. |
| 2 | Critical Communication Theories: An Introduction to the Frankfurt School |
| 3 | Reading and discussing an English text (A2-B1) about the book "The Dialectic of Enlightenment"written by Theodor W. Adorno and Max Horkheimer in 1944. |
| 4 | Reading and discussing a text in English (A2-B1) about Theodor W. Adorno and Max Horkheimer's concept of the "culture industry." |
| 5 | Technological paradigms: Reading and discussing an English text (A2-B1) about Harold A. Innis, Marshall McLuhan, and the phrase "the medium is the message." |
| 6 | The political economy of communication: Reading and discussing an English text (A2-B1) on George Ritzer's concept of "McDonaldization" and Jeremy Bentham's concept of the "panopticon." |
| 7 | Talking about visas and general review |
| 8 | Midterm |
| 9 | Structuralism: Reading and discussing an English text (A2-B1) about Ferdinand de Saussure and Claude Lévi-Strauss. Focusing on the concepts of "signifier" and "signified." |
| 10 | The Political Economy of Communication: Pierre Bourdieu and the four types of capital. Reading and speaking in English (A2-B1). |
| 11 | The Political Economy of Communication: Reading and discussing an English text (A2-B1) on Pierre Bourdieu's concepts of "field"and "habitus." |
| 12 | Poststructuralism: Reading and discussing an English text (A2-B1) on Michel Foucault's concept of power. |
| 13 | Poststructuralism: Reading and discussing an English text (A2-B1) on Michel Foucault's distinction between "discourse"and "subject" |
| 14 | General review |
Textbook or Material
| Resources | Burak Özçetin, Mass Communication Theories: Concepts, Schools, Models, İletişim Yayınları |
Evaluation Method and Passing Criteria
| In-Term Studies | Quantity | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Attendance | - | - |
| Laboratory | - | - |
| Practice | - | - |
| Field Study | - | - |
| Homework | 1 | 10 (%) |
| Presentation | - | - |
| Projects | - | - |
| Quiz | - | - |
| Listening | - | - |
| Midterms | 1 | 40 (%) |
| Final Exam | 1 | 50 (%) |
| Total | 100 (%) | |
ECTS / Working Load Table
| Quantity | Duration | Total Work Load | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Week Number and Time | 14 | 3 | 42 |
| Out-of-Class Study Time (Pre-study, Library, Reinforcement) | 14 | 2 | 28 |
| Midterms | 1 | 6 | 6 |
| Quiz | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Homework | 12 | 2 | 24 |
| Practice | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Laboratory | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Project | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Workshop | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Presentation/Seminar Preparation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fieldwork | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Final Exam | 1 | 20 | 20 |
| Other | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total Work Load: | 120 | ||
| Total Work Load / 30 | 4 | ||
| Course ECTS Credits: | 4 | ||
Course - Learning Outcomes Matrix
| Relationship Levels | ||||
| Lowest | Low | Medium | High | Highest |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| # | Learning Outcomes | P22 |
|---|---|---|
| O1 | Ability to use simple basic expressions for daily life | 5 |
| O2 | Being able to understand frequently used expressions and sentences in listening and reading texts. | 5 |
| O3 | Ability to introduce oneself in social environments, ask and answer questions about personal information ability to give. | 5 |
| O4 | Expressing one's own past, immediate surroundings and events in simple written and oral form ability | 5 |
| O5 | Ability to fill out simple forms encountered in daily life and create short and simple notes. | 5 |
| O6 | Ability to read short and simple texts, understand simple texts in written texts such as announcements and posters. Being able to comprehend the contents. | 5 |