DEGREE PROGRAMMES

: Educational Technologies

General Description

History

The Doctorate Program of Educational Technologies has offered Doctorate Degree since 2020.

Qualification Awarded

Educational Technologies Doctorate Degree

Level of Qualification

Third Cycle (Doctorate Degree)

Specific Admission Requirements

Candidates for admission to the Ph.D. Programs should
-Have a master's degree in a relevant discipline.
-Have a grade point average of at least 80 out of 100, at least 3.00 out of 4.00 in graduate degree
-Have at least 60 points from the score type of the program he / she applied in the Academic Personnel and Graduate Education Entrance Examination (ALES) by ÖSYM.
-Have at least 55 out of 100 points in one of the exams accepted by YÖK or equivalent score in one of equivalent international language exams.
- In foreign language programs, the foreign language requirement must be different from the language of the foreign language program. In case the language of the program is the native language of the candidate, foreign language must be different.

For candidates who apply for Ph.D. programs;
Interview score will be calculated out of written and oral assessment scores for all the applicants taking written and oral exams.
Interview score will contain 60% of the written assessment score and 40% of the oral assessment score.
Interview Score = 60% Written Assessment Score + 40% Oral Assessment Score
Candidates with an interview score of 70 or higher are considered to be successful and an evaluation score containing ALES score, Graduation score and interview score will be calculated for these candidates.
Evaluation score will contain 50% of the ALES score, 25% of the graduation score and 25% of the interview score.
Evaluation Score =% 50 ALES +% 25 Graduation Score +% 25 Interview Score
(Graduation score will be processed out of 100 points.)
Candidates are placed in the programs they apply according to their evaluation scores. Applicants who have the highest score will have the right to enroll in the programs which have free quota. (Taking into account their priority choice they had made). Same amount of reserved candidates will be announced. Applicants who have the right to enroll must register between the dates announced. Free quotas will be used by the reserved candidates.

Specific Arrangements for Recognition of Prior Learning (Formal, Non-Formal and Informal)

Successful students who have completed at least one semester in the graduate program of another institute within the university or another higher education institution may apply for a transfer in the announced dates if the quota is determined by the Board of Directors. The conditions for admission of the transfer are determined by the institute board.
Exemption requests of students for the courses taken at graduate program of another department/university with a successful grade are evaluated by the Administrative Board of the Institute by the recommendation of the head of the departments according to the provisions of Dokuz Eylül University Exemption and Adaptation Directives.

Qualification Requirements and Regulations

PhD program consists of at least seven courses, thesis proposal, field of expertise, proficiency exam, seminar and thesis work, not less than at least 21 local credits.
The student workload for a semester is 30 ECTS, and the total workload to complete the PhD program is 240 ECTS.
In addition to midterm and final exams, learning activities such as reports, assignments, quizzes, seminar presentations and project studies can be used in the performance evaluation of the student during the semester. In order for the student to be successful in this course, the grade must be at least 75 out of 100 (at least 2.50 out of 4.00). Seminar, thesis work and specialization courses are evaluated as successful / unsuccessful.

Profile of the Programme

The program is designed to promote personal and professional growth for both education and computer education fields. The language of instruction is Turkish.

Key Learning Outcomes

1   To be an expert in the field of instructional technologies.
2   To be able to contribute the accumulation of knowledge in the field of information and communication technologies by conducting research.
3   To be able to connect the field of instructional technologies with the other disciplines.
4   To be able to find solutions to problems in the field of instructional technologies by using the qualitative and quantitative scientific research techniques.
5   To be able to give presentations regarding the developments in the field of instructional technologies and his/her studies in a written and oral form.
6   To be able to conduct research, ethically.
7   To be able to follow and interpret the developments in the field of educational technology.
8   To be able to internalize life-long learning principles and use them in his/her researches.

Occupational Profiles of Graduates with Examples

The related doctorate degree provides the rights and privileges to practice the profession.

Access to Further Studies

Graduates may apply to post doctorate studies.

Course Structure Diagram with Credits

Educational Plan consists of compulsory and elective courses. B: Spring Semester G: Fall Semester H: Full Year
T: Theoretical P: Practice L: Laboratory
B: Spring Semester G: Fall Semester H: Full Year
ALL COURSES
Semester No Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Course Unit Type T P L ECTS
G 1 EBT 6007 DIGITAL GAME AND GAMING: THEORY AND PRACTICE ELECTIVE 3 0 0 8
G 2 EBT 6011 ENTREPRENEURSHIP,DEVELOPMENT AND MANAGEMENT OF PROJECT IN INSTRUCTIONALTECHNOLOGY REQUIRED 3 0 0 7
G 3 EBT 6027 INSTRUCTIONAL DESING AND NEW TECHNOLOGIES ELECTIVE 3 0 0 8
G 4 EBT 6025 THEORY AND IMPLEMENTATION IN COGNITION AND MULTIMEDIA ELECTIVE 3 0 0 7
G 5 EBT 6023 EDUCATIONAL BASED GRAPHIC DESING AND ANIMATION APPLICATIONS ELECTIVE 3 0 0 7
G 6 EBT 6021 THE REFLECTIONS OF LEARNING THEORIES ON CURRENT TECHNOLOGIES ELECTIVE 3 0 0 8
G 7 EBT 6019 RESEARCH PROBLEMS IN EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGIES ELECTIVE 3 0 0 7
G 8 EBT 6199 THESIS THESIS 0 0 0 156
G 9 EBT 6017 THEORY AND APPLICATIONS IN DISTANCE EDUCATION ELECTIVE 3 0 0 8
G 10 EBT 6198 EXPERTISE FIELD EXPERTNESS 3 0 0 4
G 11 EBT 6015 WEB 2.0/3.0 APPLICATIONS IN EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY ELECTIVE 3 0 0 7
G 12 EBE 6033 DEVELOPMENT AND LEARNING ELECTIVE 3 0 0 6
G 13 EBT 6013 CURRENT READING IN EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGYI ELECTIVE 3 0 0 8
G 14 EBT 6005 HUMAN-COMPUTER İNTERACTION ELECTIVE 3 0 0 8
G 15 EBE 6041 LEARNING STRATEGIES AND SKILLS ELECTIVE 3 0 0 5
G 16 EBT 6009 COGNITION, LEARNING AND TECHNOLOGY ELECTIVE 3 0 0 8
G 17 EBE 6037 DEVELOPMENT THROUGH LIFE: PSYCHOSOCIAL IMPLICATIONS FOR SCHOOL PRACTICE ELECTIVE 3 0 0 5
G 18 EBE 6039 ELICITING UNDERSTANDING IN EDUCATIONAL STUDIES ELECTIVE 3 0 0 5
G 19 EBT 6029 INSTRUCTIONAL DATA PROCESSING AND MANAGEMENT ELECTIVE 3 0 0 8
B 20 EBT 6196 SEMINARY REQUIRED 0 3 0 3
B 21 EBT 6022 BIG DATA TECHNOLOGIES AND APPLICATIONS IN EDUCATION ELECTIVE 3 0 0 8
B 22 EBT 6020 ACCEPTANCE AND USE OF CURRENT TECHNOLOGIES IN EDUCATION ELECTIVE 3 0 0 7
B 23 EBT 6016 THE RELATIONSHIP OF INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAMS AND EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY ELECTIVE 3 0 0 8
B 24 EBT 6014 TECHNOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS FOR TEACHERS' PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT ELECTIVE 3 0 0 7
B 25 EBT 6012 CURRENT APPROACHES IN OPEN AND DISTANCE EDUCATION ELECTIVE 3 0 0 8
B 26 EBT 6010 MICROPROCESSORS AND EDUCATIONAL APPLICATIONS ELECTIVE 3 0 0 7
B 27 EBT 6008 METHODOLOGICAL PROBLEMS IN SCIENTIFIC RESEARCHES ELECTIVE 3 0 0 8
B 28 EBT 6006 CURRENT LITERACIES AND MEDIA ELECTIVE 3 0 0 7
B 29 EBT 6004 CURRENT READING IN EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY II ELECTIVE 3 0 0 8
B 30 EBE 6036 PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE AND ETHICS REQUIRED 3 0 0 5
B 31 EBE 6034 INSTRUCTIONAL PLANNING AND EVALUATION ELECTIVE 3 2 0 6
B 32 EBE 6030 ACADEMIC WRITING FOR GRADUATE STUDENTS ELECTIVE 3 0 0 5
B 33 EBE 6016 ACTION RESEARCH IN TEACHER EDUCATION ELECTIVE 3 0 0 5
B 34 EBT 6018 TECHNOLOGY-SUPPORTED REFLECTIVE APPLICATIONS IN EDUCATION ELECTIVE 3 0 0 7
B 35 EBE 6000 PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT AND ITS APPLICATION ELECTIVE 3 0 0 5
B 36 EBE 6012 STATISTICAL ANALYSIS IN RESEARCHES ELECTIVE 3 0 0 5

Examination Regulations, Assessment and Grading

Students must attend classes, practices and examinations. In order for students to qualify for midterms they should attend 70% of the theoretical classes and 80% of the application/lab classes. Students attendance is followed by their Instructor. For almost all required and elective courses there are two written examinations: One midterm examination (given during each semester and dates of which are announced by the Department in the first month of the semester) and one final exam. The instructor announces the weekly course content, the course book and how students will be evaluated and the dates of the exams to the students and the Institute at the beginning of the semester. The instructor evaluated the students depending on their midterm and final grades, attendance to the class, their additional work such as projects, presentations and assignments which were presented at the beginning of the semester.
A make up exam is offered for graduate classes. Upon the approval of the Institute Board students can take the exam from the lessons that they have already passed in order to increase their GPA.
To be able to pass a lesson a graduate student must have minimum CB.

Graduation Requirements

Third Cycle (Doctorate Degree) Program is comprised of at least 7 courses (minimum 21, maximum 30 national credits) more than, passing a qualifying examination, preparing and defending a doctoral dissertation, in total 240 ECTS credits.

Mode of Study (Full-Time, Part-Time, E-Learning )

Full-time

Programme Director or Equivalent

Dokuz Eylul University, Institute of Educational Sciences,
Computer Education and Instructional Technologies 35150, Buca-Izmir-Turkey
Prof.Dr.Ercan AKPINAR
ercan.akpinar@deu.edu.tr