GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION
EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION/STF-303-S
Course Title: EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION
Credits 2 ECTS 2
Semester 5 Compulsory/Elective Elective
COURSE INFO
 -- LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
  Turkish
 -- NAME OF LECTURER(S)
  - Öğr.Gör.Dr. ELİF TARLAKAZAN
 -- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  -
 -- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)
   ekazan@gazi.edu.tr
 -- LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT
-To define the term of communication and its relation between educational processes
-To define the term of communication and its relation between educational processes
-To define the elements of communicaiton process.
-To have the knowledge of types of communication and tp distinguish basic elements of verbal and non-verbal communication
To define basic requirements of effective communication
To order the principles of making a message.
To express speaking and listening skills.
To find solutions for communication conflicts basing on the importance of empathetical communication
To define the barriers for effective communication and to express the barriers specifically about communication process.
To define the possible problems about coding, media, receiver and feedback of the message while considering the barriers for effective speaking.
 -- MODE OF DELIVERY
  The mode of delivery of this course is Face to face
 -- PREREQUISITES AND CO-REQUISITES
  There is no prerequisite or co-requisite for this course.
 -- RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENTS
  There is no recommended optional programme component for this course.
 --COURSE CONTENT
1. Week  - A comprehensive introduction to the course and its content.The place of it and its contributions in terms of professional aspect.
2. Week  - Effective listening skills and the possible barriers affecting this skill.
3. Week  - Disclosing about yourself and getting to know yourself by drawing Johari window.
4. Week  - Expressing yourself by creating clear and effective messages.
5. Week  - Regulating your emotions, managing intense anger.
6. Week  - Asserting yourself, the middle way between aggressive and passive styles
7. Week  MİD- TERM EXAM
8. Week  - Fighting fairly and how to disagree with intimate relations.
9. Week  - Short revision of the topics discussed so far.
10. Week  - Coping with differences in power in social relations.
11. Week  - Negotiating conflicts and to develop the ways to solve them.
12. Week  - Speaking effectively in public and how to cope with stage fright.
13. Week  - Opposite sex communication
14. Week  - Talking with children and understanding them and making sure they understand you
15. Week  - Talking with teens, to cope with generation gap.
16. Week  FİNAL EXAM
 -- RECOMMENDED OR REQUIRED READING
  - McKay,M., Davis M. &Fanning,P. (2009) Messages,The Communication Skills Book, New Harbinger Publ., USA Davis,M., Fanning P.,&Paleg,K. (2204) Messages, New Harbinger Publ., USA
 -- PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS
  - Lecture, Question & Answer, Demonstration, Drill - Practise
 -- WORK PLACEMENT(S)
  -
 -- ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA
 
Quantity
Percentage
 Mid-terms
1
30
 Assignment
1
10
 Exercises
0
0
 Projects
0
0
 Practice
0
0
 Quiz
0
0
 Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade  
40
 Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade  
60
 -- WORKLOAD
 Efficiency  Total Week Count  Weekly Duration (in hour)  Total Workload in Semester
 Theoretical Study Hours of Course Per Week
14
2
28
 Practising Hours of Course Per Week
14
2
28
 Reading
0
 Searching in Internet and Library
1
1
1
 Designing and Applying Materials
1
1
1
 Preparing Reports
1
1
1
 Preparing Presentation
0
 Presentation
0
 Mid-Term and Studying for Mid-Term
1
1
1
 Final and Studying for Final
1
1
1
 Other
0
 TOTAL WORKLOAD: 
61
 TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25: 
2.44
 ECTS: 
2
 -- COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM
NO
 PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES
1
2
3
4
5
1Upon the completion of the programme, the students will be able to; 1-To be able to apply art and design knowledge into handicrafts design.X
22-To be able to do skills of interpretation and evaluation based on research, development and application in the field of handicrafts.X
33-To be able to plan design process.X
44-To be able to select appropriate materials for design.X
55-To be able to use the necessary techniques and innovations required for handicrafts and its design applications.X
66-To be able to identfy and analyze handicafts design and production problems and to develop solution advices based on researches and documents.X
77-To be able to utilize acquired knowledge and skills with a critical thinking approach.X
88-To be able to gain professional and ethical responsibility.X
99-To be able to predict and examine the design, production, marketing and to use processes and their consequences.X
1010-To be able to apply the technical, aesthetic and creative information about handicrafts in national and international projects.X
1111-To have a good commend of computer softwares for handicrafts design and to be able to use the information and communation technologies effectively.X
1212-To acquire genuine and creative application skills related to handicrafts.X
1313-To be able to work individually or in disciplinary/interdisciplinary teams effectively.X
1414-To gain written and spoken communication skills in at least one foreign language.X