Information Package / Course Catalogue
Professional Writing Techniques
Course Code: İDT258
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: Short Cycle (Associate's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 2
Prt.: 0
Credit: 2
Lab: 0
ECTS: 2
Objectives of the Course

In this course the student will implement the methods used in foreign trade terms and correspondence.

Course Content

Rules of business correspondence, correspondence methods and terms used in foreign trade

Name of Lecturer(s)
Ins. Osman DORU
Learning Outcomes
1.Implement the Code of Commercial Correspondence
2.Foreign Trade Correspondence to apply the methods and terms used
3.To comprehend basic business words
4.To understand commercial document abbreviations
5.Writing a business letter
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Mesleki Yazışma Teknikleri, Hasan Tutar
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
The basic principles in commercial correspondence
Week 2 - Theoretical
Basic Commercial Words and Sentences
Week 3 - Theoretical
Figure in Terms of Business Letters Expression And Departments
Week 4 - Theoretical
Writing Business Letters
Week 5 - Theoretical
Text Regulation and Phone Calls
Week 6 - Theoretical
English Writing Techniques in the Internet Environment
Week 7 - Theoretical
International Commercial Abbreviations
Week 8 - Theoretical
Delivery and Payment-Regarding Acronyms
Week 9 - Theoretical
Foreign Trade Documents Regarding Acronyms
Week 10 - Theoretical
Terms and Clerical Methods in Foreign Trade
Week 11 - Theoretical
Banking Terms and Correspondence
Week 12 - Theoretical
Correspondence on paying by letter of credit
Week 13 - Theoretical
Correspondence on paying by Cash against goods
Week 14 - Theoretical
Other forms of payment related correspondence
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory140228
Assignment1088
Reading1088
Midterm Examination1022
Final Examination1044
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)50
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PÇ-1
PÇ-2
PÇ-3
PÇ-4
PÇ-5
PÇ-6
PÇ-7
PÇ-8
PÇ-9
PÇ-10
PÇ-11
PÇ-12
PÇ-13
PÇ-14
PÇ-15
OÇ-1
3
5
OÇ-2
3
5
OÇ-3
OÇ-4
OÇ-5
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2026