Information Package

Program of Foreign Trade

SBMO123

PROTOCOL AND RULES OF SOCIAL CONDUCT

Course Code
SBMO123
Semester
-
Theory+Practice
3 + 0
ECTS
4
Course TypeElective Course
Course LevelAssociate Degree
Year of Study-
Semester-
ECTS4
Name of Lecturer(s) -
Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

  1. Know and understand the importance of social behavioral and protocol rules and regulations
  2. Know dressing up, walking and talking properly
  3. Know introducing and meeting people; behaving in the office; speaking on the phone
  4. Know the rules of written communication, appointments and business meetings.
  5. Organize the social and official dinner invitations
  6. Know sending and giving flowers and gifts and thanking rules
Mode of DeliveryFace to face
PrerequisitesNo
Recommended Optional Programme ComponentsNone
Course DescriptionThis course covers the rules that define standards of courtesy and professionalism in both official and social life. Within its framework, official correspondence procedures, welcoming and send-off ceremonies, table manners, and dress codes are addressed. The primary objective is to provide students with a respectable presence and high representational power in various social and official settings.
Course Contents
WEEK TOPICS
1st Week General information about the course and the evaluation methods. Historical development of the social hehavior and protocol rules and regulations.
2nd Week The importance of the social behavioral rules in social and professional life; meaning and the importance of protocol for international diplomacy and employees of the government agencies and private companies
3rd Week Importance of cleanness, proper dressing, walking and talking styles, voice tone and gestures in social and professional life
4th Week Importance and the rules of introducing and meeting people.
5th Week Importance and the rules of addressing and greeting people;the rules applied during welcoming and seing the official guests off.
6th Week Office behaviour, relations with the authorities
7th Week Speaking on the telephone.
8th Week Midterm exam
9th Week Rules applied in making and giving appointment and in written communications.
10th Week Managing meetings.
11th Week Official and social invitations, business lunchs and dinners; protocol rules applied in the automobiles; giving and sending flowers and gifts, and thanking rules.
12th Week General rules.
13th Week Presentations
14th Week Presentations
Recommended or Required Reading- Protokol Bilgisi (Altınöz, M., Tutar, H., Bayraktar, K.).
- Sosyal Davranış Kuralları ve Protokol (Ünlütürk, A.)
- Instructor's notes
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
  • Lecture
  • Case Study
  • Presentation
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Quantity Percentage (%)
Mid-term 1 40
Assignment 1 10
Project 1 10
Total(%) 60
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 60
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 40
Total(%) 100
ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload
Activities Quantity Duration (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Midterm exam 1 1 1
Preparation for Quiz
Individual or group work 11 2 22
Preparation for Final exam 1 20 20
Course hours 14 3 42
Preparation for Midterm exam 1 15 15
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam 1 1 1
Homework 1 10 10
Project 1 10 10
Total Work Load121
Total Work Load / 30 (h)4.03
ECTS Credit of the Course4
Language of InstructionTurkish
Work Placement(s)No
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