COURSE UNIT TITLE

: MICROPROCESSORS AND EDUCATIONAL APPLICATIONS

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
EBT 6010 MICROPROCESSORS AND EDUCATIONAL APPLICATIONS ELECTIVE 3 0 0 7

Offered By

Educational Technologies

Level of Course Unit

Third Cycle Programmes (Doctorate Degree)

Course Coordinator

Offered to

Educational Technologies

Course Objective

In purpose of this course, students will learn working principles of smart logic circuits, light sensor, temperature sensor, humidity sensor, sound sensor, PNP-NPN electronical gate circuits, microprocessor circuits, semiconductor and microprocessor gate circuit, interfaces of microprocessors with temperature, humidity, light, pH sensors, analyse the temperature, humidity, light, pH values via computer and tablets, control motor and light circuits by computer and other interfaces.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Understand the importance of microprocessors in terms of educational technologies.
2   Explain the working principles of sensors.
3   Identify the interfaces of microprocessor.
4   Set the measuring circuit for temperature, humidity, light, pH with the interfaces of microprocessor.
5   Use the measuring devices which designated by microprocessors
6   Use microprocessors via mobile devices.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction the course
2 Description of semiconductors and explanation of their the working principles
3 Microprocessors in terms of educational technologies
4 PNP, NPN integrated control circuits
5 Sensors: Temperature, light, sound, pH, color sensitive sensors
6 Introduction the Arduino microprocessor interface and showing the use of them in computer software
7 Mid-term exam
8 Educational microprocessor applications
9 Educational microprocessor applications
10 Educational microprocessor applications
11 Educational microprocessor applications
12 Educational microprocessor applications
13 Educational microprocessor applications in mobile devices
14 Educational microprocessor applications in mobile devices
15 Final exam

Recomended or Required Reading

D Ausilio, A. (2012). Arduino: A low-cost multipurpose lab equipment. Behavior research methods, 44(2), 305-313.

Barrett, S. (2015). Arduino Microcontroller Processing for Everyone!: Third Edition.Morgan and Claypool Publishers.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Research, discussion, question - response, group work, verbal expression.

Assessment Methods

Successful / Unsuccessful


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Participation the term studies and written assignments, final term assignment and presentation of summary report.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

To be announced.

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 3 39
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 5 65
Preparation for midterm exam 1 20 20
Preparation for final exam 1 20 20
Preparing assignments 1 15 15
Preparing presentations 1 15 15
Final 1 3 3
Midterm 1 3 3
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 180

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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