Description of Individual Course Units
Course Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleType of Course UnitYear of StudySemesterNumber of ECTS Credits
3319003103PROFESSIONAL CORRESPONDENCE TECHNIQUESCompulsory242
Level of Course Unit
Short Cycle
Objectives of the Course
With this course the student will know terms used in foreign trade and use the methods of correspondence.
Name of Lecturer(s)
Öğrt.Gör.Turhan MOÇ
Learning Outcomes
1To recognize the main principles regarding commercial correspondence
2To know basic business words and phrases
3To have information about business letters in terms of expression and shape
4To write business letters
5Text Editing and Phone Calls
6English Correspondence will be learned on the Internet
7International Business abbreviations will be comprehended.
8Delivery and payment abbreviations terms will be learned.
9Abbreviations related foreign trade documents and terms used in foreign trade and correspondence methods will be learned.
10Terms used in foreign trade and correspondence methods will be learned.
11Banking Terms and Correspondence will be learned.
12Correspondence related to the letter of credit payment will be learned.
13Correspondence relating to other forms of payment will be learned.
Mode of Delivery
Daytime Class
Prerequisites and co-requisities
None
Recommended Optional Programme Components
None
Course Contents
1-Applying the Code of Commercial Correspondence a.Understanding General Format of Commercial Correspondence b.To apply basic correspondence abbreviations 2-To apply terms used in Foreign Trade And Correspondence Methods. a.To apply terms used in Foreign Trade And Correspondence Methods. b.To apply Banking Terms and correspondence
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTheoreticalPracticeLaboratory
1The Main Principles of Commercial correspondence
2Basic Business Words and Phrases
3Expression and Figures of Business Letters
4Writing Business Letters
5Text Editing and Phone Calls
6Correspondence in English on the Internet
7International Trade Abbreviations
8Abbreviations for delivery and payment terms
9Abbreviations for Foreign Trade Documents
10Writing Methods and Terms Used in Foreign Trade
11Banking Terms And Correspondence
12Correspondence about Letter of Credit Payment
13Correspondence about Cash against Documents
14Correspondence relating to other forms of payment
Recommended or Required Reading
1- Notes: Ebru Gülsoy İHRACATTA YAZIŞMA TEKNİKLERİ T.C. Başbakanlık Dış Ticaret Müsteşarlığı İhracatı Geliştirme Etüd Merkezi 2006 2- İHRACATTA YAZIŞMA ÖRNEKLERİ Pınar KARAMAN Uzman Yardımcısı İSTANBUL, MAYIS
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
Midterm Examination1100
SUM100
End Of Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
Final Examination1100
SUM100
Term (or Year) Learning Activities40
End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities60
SUM100
Language of Instruction
Work Placement(s)
None
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesNumberTime (hours)Total Work Load (hours)
Midterm Examination111
Final Examination111
Attending Lectures14228
Self Study14114
Individual Study for Mid term Examination188
Individual Study for Final Examination188
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)60
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