Information Package / Course Catalogue
Body Language and Communication
Course Code: İPZ301
Course Type: Non Departmental Elective
Couse Group: Short Cycle (Associate's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: Students are required, as part of the course "İMEU201 – Workplace Vocational Training" (30 ECTS) offered in the fourth semester, to undertake and successfully complete workplace vocational training for a minimum of 70 working days at enterprises designated in accordance with the provisions of the Aydın Adnan Menderes University Directive on Workplace Vocational Training.
Theory: 2
Prt.: 0
Credit: 2
Lab: 0
ECTS: 4
Objectives of the Course

This course aims to develop students' verbal and non-verbal communication skills. The course aims to enable students to define the phenomenon of communication, understand the importance and functions of communication for individuals and society, explain the role and significance of body language, use body language effectively in daily life and in the workplace, and develop their public speaking skills.

Course Content

The course covers communication, types of communication, communication skills, and body language. It examines the importance and functions of communication for individuals and society, as well as the phenomena of intrapersonal, interpersonal, mass, and organisational (in-house) communication. Topics include effective and articulate speaking, active listening, empathy, and the importance of first impressions, as well as body language as a form of nonverbal communication, including codes such as facial expressions, hand and arm movements, interpersonal distance, and physical appearance. The course also covers the effective use of body language in the workplace, along with practical exercises in communication skills and personality analysis.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1. Defines the concept of communication
2.Explains the importance and function of communication for the individual and society
3.Emphasizes the importance of communication skills in social life
4.Indicates the effective using of body language in daily and business life.
5.Develops the ability of speaking in public
Recommended or Required Reading
1. Öğretim Elemanı Ders Notları
2.IŞIK, Metin, Sizinle İletişebilir Miyiz?, Eğitim & Akademi Yayınları, Konya, 2011
3. JAMES, J., JAMES, Moore, İnsanları Çözümleme Sanatı, Koridor Yayınları,
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
What is communication? The importance and function of communication for the individual and society.
Week 2 - Theoretical
Types of communication... The phenomenon of internal and interpersonal communication
Week 3 - Theoretical
Types of communication... The phenomenon of mass and organizational communication
Week 4 - Theoretical
Communications begins with you. Recognition of human nature.
Week 5 - Theoretical
The perspective of self description: Effective speech
Week 6 - Theoretical
Being a good listener: Effective listening
Week 7 - Theoretical
Golden key of communication: Empathy.
Week 8 - Theoretical
First impression and its importance in communication.
Week 9 - Theoretical
What is body languauge? Why is it important?
Week 10 - Theoretical
The code of body language: Facial expression, arm-hand movement.
Week 11 - Theoretical
The code of body language:İnterpersonal distance and physical appearance.
Week 12 - Theoretical
The effective using of body language in business life:Practice and case studies.
Week 13 - Theoretical
Discover who are you: communication skills and personality analyses test application.
Week 14 - Theoretical
Discover who are you: communication skills and personality analyses test application.
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Assignment1%10
Quiz1%10
Midterm Examination1%20
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory141242
Assignment1505
Quiz110111
Midterm Examination115116
Final Examination120121
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)95
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PÇ-1
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PÇ-6
PÇ-7
PÇ-8
PÇ-9
PÇ-10
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PÇ-12
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OÇ-1
4
5
4
OÇ-2
4
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5
4
OÇ-3
4
OÇ-4
4
4
4
4
OÇ-5
5
4
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026