COURSE UNIT TITLE

: TECHNICAL ENGLISH I

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
IST 1093 TECHNICAL ENGLISH I COMPULSORY 2 0 0 4

Offered By

Statistics

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASISTANT PROFESSOR SENEM VAHAPLAR

Offered to

Statistics
Statistics(Evening)

Course Objective

The objective of this course is to improve English knowledge of students in order to make them use statistical materials in English. The course will include English equivalents of statistical terms and translation of statistical texts from English to Turkish

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Remembering English of fundamental statistical terms
2   Remembering Turkish of fundamental statistical terms
3   Explaining the central idea of English texts
4   Translating statistical texts from English to Turkish
5   Translating statistical texts from Turkish to English

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 The Importance of Technical English, Responsibilities of the Students
2 Discussion and Translation of the Text about Fundamental Elements of Statistics
3 Discussion and Translation of the Text about Collection of Data
4 Discussion and Translation of the Text about Graphical Methods for Describing Data
5 Discussion and Translation of the Text about Measures of Central Tendency
6 Discussion and Translation of the Text about Measures of Variability
7 Discussion and Translation of the Text about Sample Spaces and Events
8 Midterm exam
9 Discussion and Translation of the Text about Probability
10 Discussion and Translation of the Text about Conditional Probability
11 Discussion and Translation of the Text about Bayes Theorem
12 Discussion and Translation of the Text about Discrete Random Variables
13 Discussion and Translation of the Text about Continuous Random Variables
14 Discussion and Translation of the Text about Covariance and Correlation

Recomended or Required Reading

Textbook(s):
James T. McClave ve Terry Sincich, Statistics, 9th ed., Prentice Hall, 2003.
Supplementary Book(s):
1. Judith M. Tanur ve ark., Statistics: A Guide to the Unknown, 3rd ed., Wadsworth & Brooks, California, 1989

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture format supported with homework assignments. Questions are encouraged and discussion of material stressed.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 ASG ASSIGNMENT
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.40 + ASG * 0.20 + FIN * 0.40
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 + ASG * 0.20 + RST * 0.40


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Evaluation of exams and homeworks.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

Attendance to at least 70% for the lectures is an essential requirement of this course and is the responsibility of the student. It is necessary that attendance to the lecture and homework delivery must be on time. Any unethical behavior that occurs either in presentations, homeworks or exams will be dealt with as outlined in school policy. You can find the undergraduate policy at http://web.deu.edu.tr/fen

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

DEU, Faculty of Sciences, Department of Statistics
e-mail: senem.sahan@deu.edu.tr
Tel: 0232 301 86 03
e-mail: emel.kuruoglu@deu.edu.tr
Tel: 0232 301 95 10

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 2 26
Preparation before/after weekly lectures 12 1 12
Preparation for Mid-term Exam 1 18 18
Preparation for Final Exam 1 24 24
Preparing Individual Assignments 10 1 10
Final 1 1 1
Midterm 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 92

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14
LO.14445
LO.24445
LO.34445
LO.44445
LO.54445