VOCATIONAL SCHOOL

Department of Civil Aviation Transportation Management (Turkish)

Course Name

Academic and Social Orientation

Code	Semester	Theory (hour/week)	Application/Lab (hour/week)	Local Credits	ECTS
IEU 110	Fall	1	0	1	1

Prerequisites	None
Course Language	English
Course Type	Required
Course Level	Short Cycle
Mode of Delivery	-
Teaching Methods and Techniques of the Course	Lecture / Presentation
Course Coordinator	Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Esin ÇAĞLAYAN
Course Lecturer(s)	-
Assistant(s)	-

Course Objectives	This course aims to prepare students for university education and campus life and enable them to develop their academic, social and personal skills needed during university education and guide the students to prepare for their professional career.
Learning Outcomes	The students who succeeded in this course; use the facilities offered by the university’s administrative units, describe the academic skills such as notetaking, academic reading, accessing information, time management and analytical thinking, explain social skills such as effective communication and entrepreneurship, recognize their strengths and weaknesses using strategies such as goal setting, self-awareness, and mindfulness, outline the steps to engage in career planning.
Course Description	The course will help students recognize the skills needed for university life and their career goals. These skills include self-awareness, goal setting, time management, effective communication, mindfulness and analytical thinking. The course will also raise students’ awareness on problems such as addiction and bullying.

Course Category	Core Courses
	Major Area Courses
	Supportive Courses
	Media and Management Skills Courses
	Transferable Skill Courses

Week	Subjects	Related Preparation
1	Introduction: Aims and Expectations University Life: Academic units, administrative units, and student clubs	Videos and presentations in the Learning Management System
2	Academic Skills: Learning to learn	Presentation in the Learning Management System
3	Academic Skills: Instructional technologies	Presentation in the Learning Management System
4	Academic Skills: Notetaking and academic reading	Presentations in the Learning Management System
5	Academic Skills: Accessing information and academic integrity	Presentations in the Learning Management System
6	Effective time management	Presentation in the Learning Management System
7	Analytical thinking	Presentation in the Learning Management System
8	Goal setting and self-awareness	Presentations in the Learning Management System
9	Effective communication and Entrepreneurship	Videos in the Learning Management System
10	Addiction and Mindfulness	Video in the Learning Management System
11	Bullying	Video in the Learning Management System
12	Career Talks I: Experiences, Success and Failure Stories	Videos in the Learning Management System
13	Career Talks II: Experiences, Success and Failure Stories	Videos in the Learning Management System
14	CV writing and job interviews	Presentations in the Learning Management System
15	Review of the Semester
16	Review of the Semester	-

Course Notes/Textbooks	NA
Suggested Readings/Materials	NA

Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade	2	100
Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade	-	-
Total

Semester Activities	Number	Duration (Hours)	Workload
Theoretical Course Hours (Including exam week: 16 x total hours)	16	1	16
Laboratory / Application Hours (Including exam week: '.16.' x total hours)	16	-	0
Study Hours Out of Class	14	1	14
Field Work			0
Quizzes / Studio Critiques			0
Portfolio			0
Homework / Assignments	1	2	2
Presentation / Jury			0
Project			0
Seminar / Workshop			0
Oral Exam			0
Midterms	-	-	0
Final Exam			0
		Total	32

#	Program Competencies/Outcomes	* Contribution Level
#	Program Competencies/Outcomes	1	2	3	4	5
1	To have knowledge of the theory, concept, method and tools that constitute the basis of ground services
2	To have knowledge of the departments and equipment of the ground services and perform the regulations of ramp and apron
3	To have knowledge of the relationship between aviation and meteorology and reporting
4	To have knowledge of the factors affecting human performance and the basic concepts in aviation safety
5	To have knowledge of the concepts of international aviation organizations, authority regulations, passenger and travel
6	To perform dangerous goods, cargo, packaging, labelling and loading regulations
7	To have knowledge of packed programmes on ticketing
8	To have the skill of practical reasoning and right decision making against the problems encountered at daily operational activities
9	To take the responsibility as an individual and a team worker; To communicate efficiently both verbal and written; To be positive, self-confident and open to criticism; To work effectively and efficiently
10	To use a foreign language to track information related to the ground services and communicate with colleagues
11	To use informative and communicative technologies that are required in the area of ground services in aviation

*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest

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