Information Package / Course Catalogue
Admistrative Assisting
Course Code: BYA202
Course Type: Required
Couse Group: Short Cycle (Associate's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 3
Prt.: 1
Credit: 4
Lab: 0
ECTS: 5
Objectives of the Course

With this course, Proficiency in executive assistant proficiency will be earned.

Course Content

Information and repertoire of the assistant assistant, assistant services, arrangement of travel programs.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Ins. Mustafa ALP
Learning Outcomes
1.Analyzing Basic Concepts about Secretarial Profession
2.Examining the Attributes of the Executive Assistant
3.To prepare and negotiate the top manager's programs.
4.To make researches that will enable the top manager to travel outside and outside.
5.To transfer the decisions and directives of the top manager to the relevant units.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Aytürk, Nihat(2007).Office Management and Executive Secretary. Ankara: Nobel Publishing House
2.Tutar, Hasan(2007).Executive Secretary for Information Age Organizations. Ankara: Seçkin Publishing House
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Secretary profession in the world and in TurkeyConcepts about secretary
Week 2 - Theoretical
Secretarial typesPersonality traits of the secretary
Week 3 - Theoretical
Personality traits of the secretary
Week 4 - Theoretical
Professional features of the secretary
Week 5 - Theoretical
Professional features of the secretaryProfessional practices of the secretary
Week 6 - Theoretical
Professional practices of the secretary
Week 7 - Theoretical
Historical development of administrative assistantLocation and importance of the administrative assistant
Week 8 - Intermediate Exam
Location and importance of the administrative assistantExecutive assistant properties Midterm
Week 9 - Theoretical & Practice
Location and importance of the administrative assistantExecutive assistant properties
Week 10 - Theoretical & Practice
Executive assistant properties
Week 11 - Theoretical & Practice
The difference between the administrative assistant and the other employees
Week 12 - Theoretical & Practice
The difference between the administrative assistant and the other employeesThe difference of the administrative assistant in communication
Week 13 - Theoretical & Practice
Protocol rules
Week 14 - Theoretical & Practice
Collaborating with the administrator
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory140342
Lecture - Practice140114
Assignment320132
Reading250125
Midterm Examination1516
Final Examination1516
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)125
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes