Erciyes University - Info Package

Course unit title	Level of course unit	Course unit code	Type of course unit	Semester of course unit	Local credit	ECTS credit	Syllabus
INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION	Third cycle	HİT 231		3	3.00	3.00	Print

Description of course unit

Prerequisites and course requisities	None
Language of instruction	Turkish
Coordinator	ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR ÖMER FARUK KOÇAK
Lecturer(s)	ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR ÖMER FARUK KOÇAK
Teaching assitant(s)	None
Mode of delivery	Conference/ Discuss
Course objective	The purpose of the Interpersonal Communication course is to enable individuals to effectively express their feelings, thoughts, and behaviors, enabling them to understand others and to become empathetic and effective communicators.
Course description	Course Description: Interpersonal Communication examines the processes of face-to-face interaction between individuals within the framework of fundamental concepts such as communication models, perception, empathy, body language, listening, and conflict management, and aims to develop effective communication skills.

Course contents

1	heoretical foundations of interpersonal communication
2	Definitional approaches to the interpersonal communication process
3	Basic characteristics of interpersonal communication
4	Interpersonal communication models
5	Interpersonal communication motivations
6	Verbal communication
7	Verbal communication
8	Midterm exam
9	General overview of nonverbal communication
10	Body language in nonverbal communication
11	Body language in nonverbal communication
12	Body language in nonverbal communication
13	Introduction to communication skills
14	Listening skills
15	Empathy skills
16	Self-disclosure skills
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Learning outcomes of the course unit

1	Acquisition of general information on the concept of communication
2	To gain basic knowledge and skills of interpersonal communication
3	Conflict in the Interpersonal Communication and to manage this conflict.
4	To have an information about Interpersonal Communication Models
5	To have an information about persuasion in Interpersonal Communication Process
6	To have an information about Conflict Management in Interpersonal Relationships
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Number of stars refer to level of contribution from 1 (the least) to 5 (the most)

Planned learning activities, teaching methods and ECTS work load

	Quantity	Time (hour)	Quantity*Time (hour)
Lectures (face to face teaching)	14	2	28
Study hours out of classroom (study before and after the class)	14	1	14
Homework	0	0	0
Presentation / seminar	0	0	0
Quiz	0	0	0
Preparation for midterm exams	1	10	10
Midterm exams	1	1	1
Project (term paper)	0	0	0
Laboratuar	0	0	0
Field study	0	0	0
Preparation for final exam	1	10	10
Final exam	1	1	1
Research	0	0	0
Total work load			64
ECTS			3.00

Assessment methods and criteria

Evaluation during semester	Quantity	Percentage
Midterm exam	1	40
Quiz	0	0
Homework	0	0
Semester total		40
Contribution ratio of evaluation during semester to success		40
Contribution ratio of final exam to success		60
General total		100

Recommended and required reading

Textbook	Kişilerarası İletişim Serdar Kaypakoğlu
Additional references	Üstün Dökmen, İletişim Çatışmaları ve Empati, Remzi Kitapevi - Şerif, M. ve Şerif, Sosyal Psikolojiye Giriş, Sosyal Yayınlar, Kişilerarası İletişim, Demet Gürbüz, Ayşen Temel Eğinli, Nobel Yayıncılık

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