Information Package / Course Catalogue
Knowledge Of Secretaryship
Course Code: BYY117
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: 4
Objectives of the Course

With this course, the student will gain the ability to know the secretarial profession in general, to learn secretarial types, tasks and responsibilities, to know the secretary's necessary characteristics, to understand the secretary's professional qualifications, to know the secretary's duties in general, to understand the office stewardship, courtesy and etiquette rules.

Course Content

The concept of profession, the reasons for acquiring a profession, the elements necessary for a profession to become a profession -Secretary concept, historical development of secretarial profession in Turkey and in the world -Classical and contemporary secretaritic concepts, secretarial types -Secretary's business life, secretary relations - Basic characteristics of the secretary: personal characteristics, professional characteristics - Office machinery and materials necessary for secretarial services - Secretary duties: effective communication, personal and organizational image formation - Protocol rules and secretary - Bureau services and secretary - Secretary duties in the meeting - secretary tasks

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.They will gain the ability to understand general information related to secretarial work.
2.They will gain knowledge about the different types of secretarial roles and their roles within an organization.
3.They gain the ability to understand the qualities a secretary should possess.
4.They will gain knowledge about office equipment used in offices.
5.They will gain knowledge about the professional skills a secretary should possess.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Executive Assistant to the Executive Secretary from the Eyes of the Executive Secretary, Nuran ÖZTÜRK BAŞPINAR, Nobel Publisher.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
The concept of profession
Week 2 - Theoretical
Secretarial concept
Week 3 - Theoretical
The concepts of classic and contemporary secretary
Week 4 - Theoretical
Types of secretary
Week 5 - Theoretical
The importance of secretary in business life
Week 6 - Theoretical
The main characterictics of secretary: Personal characterictics
Week 7 - Theoretical
The main characterictics of secretary: Vocational characterictics
Week 8 - Theoretical
The main characterictics of secretary: Vocational characterictics, (Midterm exam evaluation)
Week 9 - Theoretical
Required office equipment and materials for secretarial services
Week 10 - Theoretical
Duties of the secretary
Week 11 - Theoretical
Duties of the secretary
Week 12 - Theoretical
The protocol rules and secretary
Week 13 - Theoretical
Office services and secretary
Week 14 - Theoretical
The duties of secretary at meeting organization
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Assignment1%10
Quiz1%10
Midterm Examination1%20
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory140342
Assignment90218
Term Project150230
Midterm Examination1415
Final Examination1415
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)100
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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OÇ-1
5
3
4
2
2
2
2
1
1
5
5
4
OÇ-2
5
3
3
1
3
2
1
1
1
5
5
4
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5
3
4
2
3
3
1
1
1
5
5
4
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5
4
4
5
5
4
3
2
1
5
5
4
OÇ-5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
3
1
5
5
4
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026