Reading For İnformation (KAM331) Course Detail

Course Name Course Code Season Lecture Hours Application Hours Lab Hours Credit ECTS
Reading For İnformation KAM331 Area Elective 4 0 0 4 5
Pre-requisite Course(s)
N/A
Course Language English
Course Type Elective Courses
Course Level Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle)
Mode of Delivery Face To Face
Learning and Teaching Strategies Lecture, Discussion, Question and Answer, Drill and Practice.
Course Coordinator
Course Lecturer(s)
  • Instructor Şebnem Aykaç Ömeroğlu
Course Assistants
Course Objectives In this course you will have improved your writing, interpretation, reading and note taking skills. It aims to help you to learn text analysing, to gain knowledge on text structures as well as reading strategies.
Course Learning Outcomes The students who succeeded in this course;
  • Have knowledge about close reading and learning the reading process
  • Easily expressing their ideas on the text they read
  • Using and improving more vocabulary on their field,
  • Recognize both what a text says and how a text describes the subject matter.
  • Identify main idea and supporting details of the text they have read.
Course Content English language course.

Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies

Week Subjects Preparation
1 Course Information & Theoretical background -
2 What is reading strategies? – Who is good reader? Class Notes
3 Text structures Class notes
4 Text structures - Chronological / Sequence Class notes
5 Text structures - Problem and Solutions? Class notes
6 Text structures - Compare and contract Class notes
7 Text Structures Cause and Effect Class notes
8 Midterm
9 Author’s purpose & Author’s tone Class notes
10 What is main idea? Class notes
11 Main idea and author’s purpose & tone Class notes
12 Main idea and text structures & author’s purpose Class notes
13 Drills on texts QUIZ (%20) Class notes
14 Revision of the term

Sources

Course Book 1. The texts to be analysed will be delivered to the students in advance via “Atılım Moodle”. The lecture notes will be delivered via “Atılım Moodle”.

Evaluation System

Requirements Number Percentage of Grade
Attendance/Participation - -
Laboratory - -
Application - -
Field Work - -
Special Course Internship - -
Quizzes/Studio Critics 1 20
Homework Assignments - -
Presentation - -
Project - -
Report - -
Seminar - -
Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury 1 30
Final Exam/Final Jury 1 50
Toplam 3 100
Percentage of Semester Work 50
Percentage of Final Work 50
Total 100

Course Category

Core Courses X
Major Area Courses
Supportive Courses
Media and Managment Skills Courses
Transferable Skill Courses

The Relation Between Course Learning Competencies and Program Qualifications

# Program Qualifications / Competencies Level of Contribution
1 2 3 4 5
1 They acquire the skills to understand, explain, and use the basic concepts and methods of economics.
2 Acquires macro-economic analysis skills.
3 Acquire microeconomic analysis skills.
4 Understands the formulation and implementation of economic policies at local, national, regional and/or global levels.
5 Learn different approaches to the economy and economic issues.
6 Learn qualitative and quantitative research techniques in economic analysis. X
7 Improving the ability to use modern software, hardware and/or other technological tools.
8 Develops intra-disciplinary and inter-disciplinary team work skills. X
9 Contributes to open-mindedness by encouraging critical analysis, discussion, and/or lifelong learning.
10 Develops a sense of work ethics and social responsibility. X
11 Develops communication skills.
12 Improving the ability to effectively apply knowledge and skills in at least one of the following areas: Economic policy, public policy, international economic relations, industrial relations, monetary and financial relations

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 14 2 28
Presentation/Seminar Prepration
Project
Report
Homework Assignments
Quizzes/Studio Critics 1 10 10
Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury 1 12 12
Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury 1 19 19
Total Workload 125