General Communication

Mode of Delivery

Face to Face

Prerequisites and Co-Requisites

None

Recommended Optional Programme Components

Not Required

Course Contents

This course provides students with the knowledge of the definition of communication and fundamental concepts, the importance and process of communication, the necessity of communication, explaining and comparison of various types of communication, the principles of oral communication, body language, interpretation of oral communication in social life, the types of writing in social life, the types of writing in corporate, explaining and application of business letters in general purpose, explaining and application of specific letters like polls and forms, the difference between social letter and occupational letters, the techniques of communication which will be applied in occupational life, graphics and diagrams and their purpose in used, the necessity of technological tools and their advantages.

Weekly Schedule

1) Course content and delivery of textbooks to the information. Definition and basic concepts of communication
2) Communication process, the importance of communication in terms of society and individuals, the necessity of communication.
3) Explanation and comparison of types of communication.
4) Principles of verbal communication, body language.
5) Verbal communication techniques to be applied in the form of individual and group, the interpretation of the effects of verbal communication in daily life
6) Encountered in the writings of social life.
7) Article in the institution of the species, introduction and implementation of general-purpose business letters
8) Midterm examination/Assessment
9) Social differences between writing articles for professional, career, communication techniques will be applied
10) Prepare your own branch, and read articles about the case.
11) Intended use of graphs and charts, including the social meaning and interpretation of graphs.
12) The importance of graphics in their professions, occupations in the graphics applications
13) Widely used communication tools in the positive and negative aspects, the necessity of technological tools, technological tools and devices that provide convenience.
14) Sampling of the communications environment can use the technological tools to describe the modern technology of communication that affect individuals and society.
15) learning how to prepare the questions in the survey
16) Final examination

Recommended or Required Reading

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1) Lecture
2) Question-Answer
3) Group Study
4) Lab / Workshop
5) Project Based Learning

Assessment Methods and Criteria

Contribution of Midterm Examination to Course Grade	30%
Contribution of Final Examination to Course Grade	70%
Total	100%

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Work Placement(s)

Not Required