GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION
TECHNICAL REPORT WRITING AND COMMUNICATION/İMM -327
Course Title: TECHNICAL REPORT WRITING AND COMMUNICATION
Credits 2 ECTS 2
Semester 5 Compulsory/Elective Elective
COURSE INFO
 -- LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
  Turkish
 -- NAME OF LECTURER(S)
  Assist. Prof. Dr. Oğuz POYRAZOĞLU
 -- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  
 -- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  opoyrazoglu@gazi.edu.tr
 -- LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT
Preparing technical reports and articles, presenting written reports and gaining skills to participate in meeting and interviews.
 -- 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 recommend optional component for this course.
 --COURSE CONTENT
1. Week  Introduction to the course in general and its goals.
2. Week  General information on communication.
3. Week  Written reports and types of formal documents.
4. Week  Preparing curriculum vitae.
5. Week  Barriers in written and oral communication and methods to overcome.
6. Week  Gathering information. Preparing technical articles.
7. Week  Preparing technical articles.
8. Week  Midterm exam
9. Week  Preparing thesis and emphasizing the differences with articles.
10. Week  Oral reports.
11. Week  Presenting written and oral reports.
12. Week  Speaking and listening in conferences.
13. Week  Participating in group meetings and interviews.
14. Week  Evaluating the topics.
15. Week  Evaluating the topics.
16. Week  Semester axam
 -- RECOMMENDED OR REQUIRED READING
  1. Tutar, H., Yılmaz, M. K., Erdönmez, C., Genel ve Teknik İletişim, Nobel Yay., Ankara, 2004 2. Woods, C., Everything You Need to Know at Work, Pearson Education Limited, 2004 3. Dumaine, D., Writting For Bısiness, Harvard Business Shool Publishing Corporation, 2007 4. Morgan, N., Running Meetings, Harvard Business Shool Publishing Corporation, 2006
 -- PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS
  Lecture, Question & Answer, Demonstration, Dril-Practise
 -- WORK PLACEMENT(S)
  Not Applicable
 -- ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA
 
Quantity
Percentage
 Mid-terms
1
30
 Assignment
1
10
 Exercises
0
0
 Projects
0
0
 Practice
0
0
 Quiz
1
10
 Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade  
50
 Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade  
50
 -- WORKLOAD
 Efficiency  Total Week Count  Weekly Duration (in hour)  Total Workload in Semester
 Theoretical Study Hours of Course Per Week
16
2
32
 Practising Hours of Course Per Week
0
 Reading
0
 Searching in Internet and Library
2
4
8
 Designing and Applying Materials
0
 Preparing Reports
1
2
2
 Preparing Presentation
1
2
2
 Presentation
2
4
8
 Mid-Term and Studying for Mid-Term
1
2
2
 Final and Studying for Final
1
1
1
 Other
0
 TOTAL WORKLOAD: 
55
 TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25: 
2.2
 ECTS: 
2
 -- COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM
NO
 PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES
1
2
3
4
5
1The ability of choosing and design manufacturing systems by using contemprary methods, tools and TechnologiesX
2To be able to conduct both qualitative and quantitative scientific research methods and techniques in their major areaX
3The ability of using modern engineering methods such as computer software and contemporary methods to acquire knowledge in engineering design and analysisX
4The ability of leadership and working with multi-disciplinary projectsX
5The ability to design and conduct experiments as well as to analyze and interpret data of experimentsX
6The ability to select, develop and/or design a system, component, or process to meet desired performance, manufacturing capabilities and economic requirements
7Understanding of professional and ethical responsibilityX
8The communication skill of oral and written Turkish and EnglishX
9The ability of identifying, presenting, formulating, and solving manufacturing engineering problemsX
10The ability of design, execution, to analyze and evaluate of manufacturing systemsX
11The ability to apply the basic and the principles of engineering sciences for solving manufacturing problemsX
12The ability to understand and comment on the impact of manufacturing engineering solutions in a national and global contextX