Economics and Finance(English) | |||||
Bachelor | TR-NQF-HE: Level 6 | QF-EHEA: First Cycle | EQF-LLL: Level 6 |
Course Code: | CORE301 | ||||||||
Course Name: | Intermediate Academic Written English | ||||||||
Course Semester: |
Fall |
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Course Credits: |
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Language of instruction: | EN | ||||||||
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Does the Course Require Work Experience?: | No | ||||||||
Type of course: | Foreign Language Elective | ||||||||
Course Level: |
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Mode of Delivery: | Face to face | ||||||||
Course Coordinator : | Öğr.Gör. ÖZLEM GÖKKURT | ||||||||
Course Lecturer(s): |
Öğr.Gör. AYKUT GÜLŞAHİN |
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Course Objectives: | This course aims to help students develop their reading and writing skills at B1 level. |
Course Content: | This intermediate course is designed to help students develop specific skills required for academic reading, including skimming, scanning, identifying organizational patterns, constructing meaning by making inferences, identifying topic sentences and distinguishing fact from opinion. Students will also develop skills specific to writing, including use of logic flow and paragraph organization, incorporation of both facts and personal opinions, ensuring unity and coherence, comparing and contrasting along with explaining processes. |
The students who have succeeded in this course;
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Week | Subject | Related Preparation |
1) | COURSE INTRODUCTION | Leap-2 Intermediate Reading and Writing |
2) | Reading 1 "Looking for Money: Crowdfunding and Angels" p. 3-10 Focus on Writing p.16-17 | Leap-2 Intermediate Reading and Writing |
3) | Reading 1 ""Man vs. Robot""p.27-33 Focus on Writing p.33 | Leap-2 Intermediate Reading and Writing |
4) | REVISION | Leap-2 Intermediate Reading and Writing |
5) | Reading 1: ""Bicycling: Health Risk or Benefit""p.49-56 Focus on Writing p.61-63 " | Leap-2 Intermediate Reading and Writing |
6) | Reading 1:"The Walking Cure" p. 73-78 Focus on Writing p.85-86 | Leap-2 Intermediate Reading and Writing |
7) | REVISION | Leap-2 Intermediate Reading and Writing |
8) | MID-TERM | Leap-2 Intermediate Reading and Writing |
9) | Reading 1:""Three ways 3D Printing Could Revolutionize Health Care"" p.95-102 Focus on Writing p.107-109 | Leap-2 Intermediate Reading and Writing |
10) | Reading 1:""Guide to Augmented Reality"" p. 119-125 Focus on Writing p.125-127 | Leap-2 Intermediate Reading and Writing |
11) | REVISION | Leap-2 Intermediate Reading and Writing |
12) | Reading 1:"" To Adapt MOOC, or not? That is No Longer a Question"" p. 141-148 Focus on Writing p.154-155 | Leap-2 Intermediate Reading and Writing |
13) | Reading 1:""Seeing Red: A History of Natives in Canadian Newspapers"" p.165-172 Focus on Writing p.178-179 | Leap-2 Intermediate Reading and Writing |
14) | REVISION | Leap-2 Intermediate Reading and Writing |
15) | FINAL EXAM WEEK | Leap-2 Intermediate Reading and Writing |
16) | FINAL EXAM WEEK | Leap-2 Intermediate Reading and Writing |
Course Notes / Textbooks: | Leap-2 Intermediate Reading and Writing |
References: | Online materials and worksheets |
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Program Outcomes | ||||||||||||||||
1) Explain the advances in the area of economics and finance within the framework of scientific methodology, theories and models. | ||||||||||||||||
2) Employ the appropriate tools and analytical techniques to collect and analyze quantitative and qualitative data in the related areas, interpret results and propose solutions. | ||||||||||||||||
3) Explain the evolution of financial markets and institutions in a historical context and define how they operate. | ||||||||||||||||
4) Recognise the basic principles and regulations in the financial sector. | ||||||||||||||||
5) Discover and create entrepreneurial opportunities to successfully establish and develop their own ventures. | ||||||||||||||||
6) Recognise, interpret and discuss the current economic issues both at the national and global levels. | ||||||||||||||||
7) Have the English proficiency in following and interpreting the developments in the areas of economics and finance and in conducting written and oral communication. | ||||||||||||||||
8) Express the role of international capital markets in the global economy; accordingly define the concept of risk in terms of measurement and management. | ||||||||||||||||
9) Identify standards of personal, professional, social and business ethics, evaluate the ethical implications of various practices in the related areas, and be aware the importance of ethical behavior in adding value to the society. |
No Effect | 1 Lowest | 2 Low | 3 Average | 4 High | 5 Highest |
Program Outcomes | Level of Contribution | |
1) | Explain the advances in the area of economics and finance within the framework of scientific methodology, theories and models. | |
2) | Employ the appropriate tools and analytical techniques to collect and analyze quantitative and qualitative data in the related areas, interpret results and propose solutions. | |
3) | Explain the evolution of financial markets and institutions in a historical context and define how they operate. | |
4) | Recognise the basic principles and regulations in the financial sector. | |
5) | Discover and create entrepreneurial opportunities to successfully establish and develop their own ventures. | |
6) | Recognise, interpret and discuss the current economic issues both at the national and global levels. | |
7) | Have the English proficiency in following and interpreting the developments in the areas of economics and finance and in conducting written and oral communication. | |
8) | Express the role of international capital markets in the global economy; accordingly define the concept of risk in terms of measurement and management. | |
9) | Identify standards of personal, professional, social and business ethics, evaluate the ethical implications of various practices in the related areas, and be aware the importance of ethical behavior in adding value to the society. |
Expression | |
Brainstorming/ Six tihnking hats | |
Individual study and homework | |
Lesson | |
Reading | |
Homework | |
Project preparation | |
Q&A / Discussion | |
Web Based Learning |
Written Exam (Open-ended questions, multiple choice, true-false, matching, fill in the blanks, sequencing) | |
Homework | |
Group project | |
Presentation |
Semester Requirements | Number of Activities | Level of Contribution |
Homework Assignments | 1 | % 20 |
Project | 2 | % 20 |
Midterms | 1 | % 20 |
Final | 1 | % 40 |
total | % 100 | |
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK | % 60 | |
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK | % 40 | |
total | % 100 |
Activities | Number of Activities | Workload |
Course Hours | 16 | 55 |
Homework Assignments | 15 | 41 |
Midterms | 16 | 16 |
Final | 16 | 16 |
Total Workload | 128 |