Course Information

Course Information
Course Title Code Language Type Semester L+U Hour Credits ECTS
Persuasion Theories and Rhetoric (Web Case Studies) DEP 552 Turkish Compulsory 3 + 0 3.0 6.0
Prerequisite Courses
Course Level Graduate
Mode of delivery face to face
Course Coordinator Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Nurgül SOYDAŞ
Instructor(s) Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Nurgül SOYDAŞ (Bahar)
Goals The aim of the course is to enable students to learn about the relationship between Persuasion and Rhetoric and how these concepts are used in the effective communication process in politics, policy, democracies, and other regimes, and to facilitate discussions within the framework of Persuasion and Rhetoric concepts.
Course Content The course includes rhetorical analysis and persuasion theories.
Learning Outcomes
# Öğrenme Kazanımı
1 Understanding communication, persuasion, and rhetoric processes.
2 learning rhetorical and persuasion processes, being able to analyze texts and discourses.
3 Understanding the relationship between persuasion and rhetoric.
4 discovering the uses of rhetoric and persuasion in business life
5 To be able to conduct in-depth reading on the relationship between rhetoric and persuasion and to gain analytical skills.
Lesson Plan (Weekly Topics)
Week Topics/Applications Method
1. Week conceptual framework of communication Research, Presentation (Preparation)
2. Week communication theories Research, Presentation (Preparation)
3. Week communication and persuasion Research, Presentation (Preparation)
4. Week communication and rhetoric Research, Presentation (Preparation)
5. Week persuasion process in communication theories Research, Presentation (Preparation), Practice
6. Week Areas of application for persuasion theories Research, Presentation (Preparation)
8. Week case study Research, Presentation (Preparation), Practice
9. Week case study Research, Presentation (Preparation), Practice
10. Week The uses of rhetoric and rhetorical elements Research, Practice
11. Week case study Research, Presentation (Preparation), Practice
12. Week case study Research, Interview, Presentation (Preparation), Practice
13. Week The use of rhetoric and persuasion in media devices
14. Week case study Research, Interview, Presentation (Preparation), Practice
*Midterm and final exam dates are not specified in the 14-week course operation plan. Midterm and final exam dates are held on the dates specified in the academic calendar with the decision of the University Senate.
The Matrix for Course & Program Learning Outcomes
No Program Requirements Level of Contribution
1 2 3 4 5
1 The structure of marketing strategies can be changed to create more customer value through effective segmentation, targeting, differentiation and positioning strategies,
1 The structure of marketing strategies can be changed to create more customer value through effective segmentation, targeting, differentiation and positioning strategies,
Relations with Education Attainment Program Course Competencies
Program Requirements DK1 DK2 DK3 DK4 DK5
PY1 5 5 5 5 5
Recommended Sources
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Diğer Kaynaklar
  • ARISTOTELES, Rtheroc çeviren. MH Doğan, 2012
  • Kuram ve Uygulamalarla İkna Ece Karadoğan Doruk, Sezgin Savaş Eğitim Yayınevi - Bilimsel Eserler
ECTS credits and course workload
ECTS credits and course workload Quantity Duration (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Sınavlar
Midterm 1 3 3
Final 1 3 3
Total Workload 6
*AKTS = (Total Workload) / 25,5 ECTS Credit of the Course 6.0