COURSE UNIT TITLE

: DISTANCE EDUCATION

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
BIL 2015 DISTANCE EDUCATION ELECTIVE 2 2 0 4

Offered By

COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY

Level of Course Unit

Short Cycle Programmes (Associate's Degree)

Course Coordinator

SEZGIN ATAÇ

Offered to

COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY

Course Objective

In this course, fundamental issues of e-learning will be discussed. These are; history of distance education, design of elearning and the learning theories influencing e-learning. E-learner, e-teacher and future of e-learning.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To compare distance education with e-learning.
2   To remember the fundamental e-learning concepts.
3   To understand learning theories and instructional method and strategies used in e-learning.
4   To know Technologies used in e-learning.
5   To understand the role and responsibilities of students.
6   To understand the role and responsibilities of teachers.
7   To understand the design process of e-learning environments.
8   To know and use new technologies used in e-learning.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Basics of Distance Education.
2 History of Distance Education and Training Opportunities.
3 Approaches, Theories and Tools in e-learning.
4 Instructional Design in Distance Education.
5 Social Media Tools Used in Education.
6 Second Life.
7 Midterm
8 Internet, Web, Content of e-Learning and Copyright.
9 Installation, Maintenance and Management of e-Learning Content Management Systems.
10 Course Design and Management in E-learning.
11 Learning Objects.
12 Learning Objects Repository.
13 Learning Objects Repository.
14 SCORM and E-Learning 2.0.

Recomended or Required Reading

Materials to be used for the course will be provided by the course the teachers.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1) Lecture
2) Practice

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MT MIDTERM
2 FINS FINAL EXAM
3 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MT*0.40+FINS*0.60
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MT*0.40+RST*0.60


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

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

It is calculated by taking 40% average grade of Midterm exams, 60% of the final exam success rating.

Assessment Criteria

The understanding degree of students to 8 learning outputs is evaluated by midterm and final exams.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

1.70% of participation in the courses is mandatory
2.All kinds of plagiarism (cheating) initiative, and the actual results in disciplinary action.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Öğr. Gör. Sezgin ATAÇ
sezgin@deu.edu.tr
Tel: 0232 632 12 48 / 123

Office Hours

It will be announced later.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 2 26
Tutorials 13 2 26
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 1 13
Preparation for midterm exam 1 15 15
Preparation for final exam 1 16 16
Midterm 1 2 2
Final 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 100

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14PO.15
LO.15355
LO.25355
LO.353535
LO.4533555
LO.55355
LO.65355
LO.7533355
LO.853333355