ECTS - English For Academic Purposes I
English For Academic Purposes I (ENG101) Course Detail
| Course Name | Course Code | Season | Lecture Hours | Application Hours | Lab Hours | Credit | ECTS |
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| English For Academic Purposes I | ENG101 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3.5 |
| Pre-requisite Course(s) |
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| N/A |
| Course Language | English |
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| Course Type | N/A |
| Course Level | Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle) |
| Mode of Delivery | Face To Face |
| Learning and Teaching Strategies | Lecture, Demonstration, Discussion, Question and Answer, Drill and Practice, Team/Group, Brain Storming, Role Play, Project Design/Management. |
| Course Lecturer(s) |
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| Course Objectives | This course aims to: • help students improve their academic skills, which are crucial in their departmental studies. This will enable them to follow their departmental courses with ease as an Independent User at level B1* as stated in Common European Framework of Reference. • help students develop critical thinking skills and improve English study skills through written and oral activities and use of IT. |
| Course Learning Outcomes |
The students who succeeded in this course;
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| Course Content | English language skills, especially academic skills, such as reading comprehension, vocabulary building and critical analysis of texts; listening and note-taking, class discussions, presentations, writing, research assignments and use of technology. |
Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies
| Week | Subjects | Preparation |
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| 1 | Orientation & Course Memo | Course Memo |
| 2 | Unit 1 – THE NEWS MEDIA | Making Connections 2 pp. 2-5 Making Connections 2 pp. 6-10 Extra Material |
| 3 | Unit 1 – THE NEWS MEDIA | Making Connections 2 pp. 11-17 Making Connections 2 pp. 17-20 |
| 4 | Unit 1 –THE NEWS MEDIA | Making Connections 2 pp. 21-28 Making Connections 2 pp. 29-30 & 41-42 |
| 5 | PRESENTATION INPUT/PRESENTATION TASK / Unit 2 - EDUCATION | Making Connections 2 ss. 44-52 Extra Material |
| 6 | Unit 2 – EDUCATION REVISION | Making Connections 2 pp. 52-54 |
| 7 | PRESENTATION | |
| 8 | Unit 2 – EDUCATION / MIDTERM | Making Connections 2 pp. 55-60 Making Connections 2 pp. 61-62 & 64-67 |
| 9 | Unit 2 - EDUCATION | Making Connections 2 pp. 68-73 Making Connections 2 pp. 74-75 & 85-86 |
| 10 | Unit 3 - THE WORLD OF BUSINESS | Making Connections 2 pp. 88-95 Making Connections 2 pp. 96 & 98-102 |
| 11 | Unit 3 – THE WORLD OF BUSINESS / WRITING INPUT | Making Connections 2 pp. 103-109 Extra Material |
| 12 | Unit 3 – THE WORLD OF BUSINESS / IN-CLASS WRITING PRACTICE | Making Connections 2 pp. 110-115 |
| 13 | Unit 3 – THE WORLD OF BUSINESS | Making Connections 2 pp. 116-117 Making Connections 2 pp. 118-123 |
| 14 | Unit 3 – THE WORLD OF BUSINESS | Making Connections 2 pp. 124-128 |
| 15 | REVISION | |
| 16 | FINAL EXAM |
Sources
| Course Book | 1. Making Connections 2- Skills and Strategies for Academic Reading (2nd Edition) by Joe McEntire & Jessica Williams |
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| Other Sources | 2. Extra Materials by DML instructors |
Evaluation System
| Requirements | Number | Percentage of Grade |
|---|---|---|
| Attendance/Participation | - | - |
| Laboratory | - | - |
| Application | - | - |
| Field Work | - | - |
| Special Course Internship | - | - |
| Quizzes/Studio Critics | - | - |
| Homework Assignments | 1 | 20 |
| Presentation | 1 | 10 |
| Project | - | - |
| Report | - | - |
| Seminar | - | - |
| Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury | 1 | 30 |
| Final Exam/Final Jury | 1 | 40 |
| Toplam | 4 | 100 |
| Percentage of Semester Work | 60 |
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| Percentage of Final Work | 40 |
| Total | 100 |
Course Category
| Core Courses | |
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| Major Area Courses | |
| Supportive Courses | |
| Media and Managment Skills Courses | X |
| Transferable Skill Courses |
The Relation Between Course Learning Competencies and Program Qualifications
| # | Program Qualifications / Competencies | Level of Contribution | ||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 1 | An ability to apply knowledge of mathematics, science and engineering to Industrial Engineering; an ability to apply theoretical and practical knowledge to model and solve engineering problems. | |||||
| 2 | An ability to identify, formulate and solve complex engineering problems; an ability to select and apply proper analysis and modeling methods. | |||||
| 3 | An ability to design a complex system, process, tool or component to meet desired needs within realistic constraints; an ability to apply modern design. | |||||
| 4 | An ability to develop, select and put into practice techniques, skills and modern engineering tools necessary for engineering practice; an ability to use information technology effectively. | |||||
| 5 | An ability to design, conduct experiments, collect data, analyze and interpret results for the study of complex engineering problems or disciplinary research topics. | |||||
| 6 | An ability to work individually, on teams, and/or on multidisciplinary teams. | |||||
| 7 | Ability to communicate effectively in Turkish orally and in writing; knowledge of at least one foreign language; effective report writing and understand written reports, preparing design and production reports, making effective presentations, giving and receiving clear and understandable instruction. | |||||
| 8 | A recognition of the need for, and an ability to engage in life-long learning; an ability to use information-seeking tools and to follow the improvements in science and technology. | X | ||||
| 9 | An ability to behave according to the ethical principles, an understanding of professional and ethical responsibility. Information on standards used in industrial engineering applications. | |||||
| 10 | Knowledge of business applications such as project management, risk management and change management. A recognition of entrepreneurship, innovativeness. Knowledge of sustainable improvement. | |||||
| 11 | Information on the effects of industrial engineering practices on health, environment and security in universal and societal dimensions and the information on the problems of the in the field of engineering of the era. Awareness of the legal consequences of engineering solutions. | |||||
| 12 | An ability to design, development, implementation and improvement of integrated systems that include human, materials, information, equipment and energy. | |||||
| 13 | Knowlede on appropriate analytical, computational and experimental methods to provide system integration. | |||||
ECTS/Workload Table
| Activities | Number | Duration (Hours) | Total Workload |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Hours (Including Exam Week: 16 x Total Hours) | 14 | 4 | 56 |
| Laboratory | |||
| Application | |||
| Special Course Internship | |||
| Field Work | |||
| Study Hours Out of Class | 16 | 1 | 16 |
| Presentation/Seminar Prepration | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| Project | |||
| Report | |||
| Homework Assignments | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| Quizzes/Studio Critics | |||
| Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury | 1 | 5 | 5 |
| Total Workload | 88 | ||