VOCATIONAL SCHOOL
Department of Occupational Health and Safety (Turkish)
RTV 240 | Course Introduction and Application Information
Course Name |
Corporate Communication
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Code
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Semester
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Theory
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Application/Lab
(hour/week) |
Local Credits
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ECTS
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RTV 240
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Fall/Spring
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2
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0
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2
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4
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Prerequisites |
None
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Course Language |
Turkish
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Course Type |
Elective
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Course Level |
Short Cycle
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Mode of Delivery | - | |||||
Teaching Methods and Techniques of the Course | Group WorkCase Study | |||||
Course Coordinator | - | |||||
Course Lecturer(s) | ||||||
Assistant(s) | - |
Course Objectives | It is intended to provide information about basic concepts of corporate communication and firms’ communication activities with their stakeholders such as employees, customers, shareholders, media. |
Learning Outcomes |
The students who succeeded in this course;
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Course Description | Basic concepts of corporate communication, corporate communication activities performed for different purposes and for different stakeholders and basic principles to be considered in these activities are discussed. |
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Core Courses | |
Major Area Courses | ||
Supportive Courses | ||
Media and Management Skills Courses | ||
Transferable Skill Courses |
WEEKLY SUBJECTS AND RELATED PREPARATION STUDIES
Week | Subjects | Related Preparation |
1 | Introduction to the course Introduction to Communication (concept, relationship and types) | Nafize Güngör, “İletişime Giriş”, Chapter 1 – İletişimin Anlamı, Kaynağı ve İşleyişi. 3rd edition, (Ankara, 2015), 19-138. |
2 | Corporate Communication (concept, historical process and corporate structure), Strategic Corporate Communication (corporate values) | Banu Karsak, “Kurumsal İletişim”, Chapter 1 – Kurumsal İletişim Kavramına Genel Bir Bakış. 1st edition, (İstanbul, 2016), 13-25. |
3 | Stakeholder Management (stakeholder analysis, organisational audit) | Bilçin Tak, “İşletmelerin Sosyal Sorumlulukları ve Paydaş Grupları ile İlişkilerinin Yönetimi”, 1st edition, (İstanbul, 2010), 9-22. |
4 | Functions of Corporate Communication (media relations, investor relations, government relations, employee relations) | Elif Başak Sarıoğlu, “Y’leri Anla, Değiştirme - Kurumsal Hayatta Milenyum Kuşağı ve İletişim”, 1st edition, (İstanbul, 2018), 11-89. |
5 | Corporate Culture (corporate identity, corporate citizenship, corporate ethics) | Filiz Balta Peltekoğlu, “Halkla İlişkiler Nedir?”, 5th edition, (İstanbul, 2007), 544-563. Rob Goffee ve Gareth Jones, “Kurum Kültürü”, 1st edition, (Ankara, 2002), 13-169. |
6 | Corporate Image and Reputation (corporate brand management, corporate marketing, corporate advertising, public relations and sponsorship) | Filiz Balta Peltekoğlu, “Halkla İlişkiler Nedir?”, 5th edition, (İstanbul, 2007), 360-439. Gıyasettin Tayfur, “Reklamcılık”, 3rd edition, (Ankara, 2008), 205-218. |
7 | Midterm Exam | |
8 | Corporate Social Media (web 1.0, web 2.0, web 3.0 and interactive marketing) | Murat Kahraman, “Sosyal Medya 101 2.0”, Chapter 2 – Kurumsal Sosyal Medya Kullanımı, 3rd edition, (İstanbul, 2014), 51-80. Aybike Pelenk Özel ve Nuray Yılmaz Sert, “Dijital Halkla İlişkiler Kavram ve Araçları”, (İstanbul, 2015), 53-77. |
9 | Internal and External Corporate Communication (marketing communication, financial communication and organisational communication) | Kenneth E. Clow ve Donald Baack, “Bütünleşik Reklam, Tutundurma ve Pazarlama İletişimi”, tn. R. Gülay Öztürk, 7th edition, (Ankara, 2016), 2-24. |
10 | Corporate Communication Tools | A. Rıdvan Bülbül, “Halkla İlişkiler”, Chapter 16 – Yazılı, Basılı ve Kitlesel Araçlar, 2nd edition, (İstanbul, 2004), 191-206. Alaeddin Asna, “Kuramda ve Uygulamada Halkla İlişkiler”, (İstanbul, 2006) |
11 | Corporate Social Responsibility (corporate sustainability) | Banu Karsak, “Kurumsal İletişim”, Chapter 1 – Kurumsal İletişim Kavramına Genel Bir Bakış. 1st edition, (İstanbul, 2016), 42-45. |
12 | Crisis Management (corporate crisis management and message strategy) | Salim Kadıbeşegül, “Kriz Geliyorum Der! – Kriz İletişimi ve Yönetimi”, 3rd edition, (İstanbul, 2008), 55-135. İrfan Erdoğan, “Halkla İlişkiler”, Chapter 10 – Kriz İletişimi ve Yönetimi, 2nd edition, (Ankara, 2008), 257-272. |
13 | Presentation Week for Students’ Projects | Students will be given projects to work on a comprehensive research. The results will be presented in class and submitted as a report |
14 | Presentation Week for Students’ Projects | Students will be given projects to work on a comprehensive research. The results will be presented in class and submitted as a report |
15 | Review of the semester | |
16 | Final Exam |
Course Notes/Textbooks | Banu Karsak, “Kurumsal İletişim”, 1. Baskı, Beta Yayımcılık, (İstanbul, 2016). |
Suggested Readings/Materials | Alan T. Belasen, “The Theory and Practice of Corporate Communication – A Competing Values Perspective”. Goodman, Michael B. & Peter Hirsch, Corporate Communication: Strategic Adaptation for Global Practice. NY: Peter Lang Publishers, 2010. Goodman, Michael B. Work with Anyone Anywhere: A Guide to Global Business. San Francisco: Professional Publications, 2006. |
EVALUATION SYSTEM
Semester Activities | Number | Weigthing |
Participation | ||
Laboratory / Application | ||
Field Work | ||
Quizzes / Studio Critiques | ||
Portfolio | ||
Homework / Assignments | ||
Presentation / Jury |
1
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30
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Project | ||
Seminar / Workshop | ||
Oral Exams | ||
Midterm |
1
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30
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Final Exam |
1
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40
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Total |
Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade |
2
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60
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Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade |
1
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40
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Total |
ECTS / WORKLOAD TABLE
Semester Activities | Number | Duration (Hours) | Workload |
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Theoretical Course Hours (Including exam week: 16 x total hours) |
16
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2
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32
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Laboratory / Application Hours (Including exam week: '.16.' x total hours) |
16
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0
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Study Hours Out of Class |
14
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2
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28
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Field Work |
0
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Quizzes / Studio Critiques |
0
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Portfolio |
0
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Homework / Assignments |
0
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Presentation / Jury |
1
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16
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16
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Project |
0
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Seminar / Workshop |
0
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Oral Exam |
0
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Midterms |
1
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16
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16
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Final Exam |
1
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24
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24
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Total |
116
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COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES AND PROGRAM QUALIFICATIONS RELATIONSHIP
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Program Competencies/Outcomes |
* Contribution Level
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1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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1 | To have information about the concepts, methods and tools that constitute the basis of occupational health and safety. |
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2 | To be able to follow, interpret and apply legal regulations on occupational health and safety. |
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3 | To have knowledge about the dangers of chemicals and to make risk assessment. |
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4 | To be able to identify the hazards and risks in mining operations. |
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5 | To have knowledge about machines, equipment and protectors. |
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6 | To be able to organize fire fighting process as a knowledge of fire protection. |
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7 | To have knowledge about personal protectors and equipments. |
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8 | To have the consciousness of professional and ethical responsibility and has the basic legal concepts required by the profession. |
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9 | To have information about occupational accidents and occupational diseases, to identify, record and report hazards and risks in the workplace., |
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10 | To be able to follow the information in the field and communicate with colleagues by using English at the general level of European Language Portfolio A2. |
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11 | To be able to organize occupational health and safety trainings by doing business planning and organization. |
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12 | To be able to work effectively in individual and multi-disciplinary teams and to be able to use them in working environment. |
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13 | To be able to direct his/her education to a further level of education. |
*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest