Week |
Subjects |
Related Preparation |
1 |
Introduction to the course and syllabus overview |
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2 |
Introduction to presentations: What is a presentation? What are its types? What are the psychological and technical aspects of giving a presentation? |
Gürüz, D. & Eğinli, A. T. (2016). Effective Presentation Techniques (3rd edition). Detay Publishing, ISBN 6055681845 |
3 |
Stages of a presentation: Pre-preparation, stage performance (motivation and persuasion), and evaluation |
Cialdini, R. (2003). The Psychology of Persuasion: Theory and Practice Combined. Translated by Yasemin Fletcher. Istanbul: Mediacat Publishing.; Siddons, S. (2008). The Complete Presentation Skills Handbook: How to Understand and Reach Your Audience for Maximum Impact and Success. London: Kogan Page Publishers. |
4 |
Presentation and communication: Verbal, non-verbal (body language), and mass communication / Storytelling |
Güngör, N. (2015). Introduction to Communication, Ankara: Siyasal Kitabevi, pp. 78-106. ISBN: 978-605-5782-59-7; Aziz, A. (2013). Introduction to Communication, Hiperlink, pp. 51-57. ISBN: 978-9944-157-14-8 |
5 |
Presentation techniques: Discussion, problem-solving, case study, role-playing, brainstorming, survey application |
Gürkan, O. (2016). Microsoft Office 2016. Nirvana Publishing, pp. 85-92. |
6 |
Use of sources in presentations and APA citation format |
American Psychological Association (2019). Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (7th ed.). American Psychological Association (https://apastyle.apa.org/). |
7 |
Presentation practice: Individual (improvised) |
Individual presentations will be conducted without prior preparation. Presentation topics will be assigned to students during class. |
8 |
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9 |
Presentation practice: Individual (prepared / on a specific topic / use of slides and whiteboard) |
Presentations will be conducted digitally, with prior preparation and the use of presentation techniques. Topics will be given to students one week in advance. |
10 |
Evaluation of individual presentation performances during the term |
Individual performances will be evaluated based on predetermined criteria. |
11 |
Online presentation practice: Zoom, Prezi, Powtoon, PowerPoint, and Google Slides online applications |
Gürkan, O. (2016). Microsoft Office 2016. Nirvana Publishing, pp. 85-92. |
12 |
Presentation practice: Group (mixed presentation techniques) |
Students will work in pairs, using all presentation techniques demonstrated. |
13 |
Presentation practice: Individual (mixed presentation techniques) |
Individual presentations will be conducted using all demonstrated techniques. |
14 |
Individual performance analysis |
An evaluation of students’ presentations during the term. |
15 |
Final presentation week |
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16 |
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