COURSE UNIT TITLE

: ADVANCED WRITING SKILLS

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
FBA 1102 ADVANCED WRITING SKILLS COMPULSORY 2 0 0 3

Offered By

Faculty Of Business

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASISTANT PROFESSOR GÜZIN ÖZDAĞOĞLU

Offered to

International Business and Trade
Economics
International Relations
BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
Tourism Management

Course Objective

The aim of this course is to develop academic writing skills of learners together with professional presentation
skills.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   At the end of this course the learner is expected to identify and practice formal writing types both in Turkish and English.
2   demonstrate oral presentation skills.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 introduction
2 Basic writing skills
3 Basic writing skills
4 Formal writing
5 Formal writing
6 Report writing
7 Report writing
8 MLA-APA style application
9 Computer based report writing formats
10 Report writing
11 Report presentation
12 Report presentation

Recomended or Required Reading

Supplementary materials to be prepared when necessary by the course instructors.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1.Lecture
2.Group work
3.Presentation
4.Assignments

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MT Midterm
2 QZ Quiz
3 FN Final
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MT * 0.30 +QZ * 0.25 + FN * 0.45
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MT * 0.30 + QZ * 0.25 + RST * 0.45

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

At the end of this course the learner
1. will be able to demonsrate formal writing skills.
2. will perform professional presentation.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

1. Attending at least 70 percent of lectures is mandatory.
2. Plagiarism of any type will result in disciplinary action.
3. The instructor reserves the right to give quizzes at anytime. The grades from the quizzes will be incorporated
into the midterm and final exam grades.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

mkolday@yahoo.com

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 12 2 24
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 12 2 24
Preparation for midterm exam 1 6 6
Preparing presentations 1 9 9
Preparing assignments 1 9 9
Midterm 1 2 2
Quiz etc. 1 4 4
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 78

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14
LO.135
LO.253