COURSE UNIT TITLE

: INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTER ENGINEERING

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
CME 1203 INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTER ENGINEERING COMPULSORY 2 2 0 4

Offered By

Computer Engineering

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR YALÇIN ÇEBI

Offered to

Computer Engineering

Course Objective

The aim of this course is to give the students basic knowledge about computer hardware, computer arithmetic, computer architecture, computer networks, operating systems, programming concepts and script languages.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To have basic information about basic computer hardware and software
2   To solve problems by means of computer arithmetic
3   To understand basics of computer architecture
4   To understand the types of programming languages, and the paradigms
5   To understand a computational problem specification and algorithmic solution

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction & Course Concepts; Laboratory Description, Environment and Rules
2 Computer Science Concepts; Word Processing Software; Page Layout Concepts
3 Data Storage; Spreadsheets and Common Properties
4 Data Manipulation; DOS Commands
5 Data Manipulation (cont'd); DOS Batch Scripts
6 Operating Systems; LINUX Operating System
7 Networking and the Internet; LINUX Shell Commands and Shell Scripting
8 Algorithms; HTML Basics and Components of a Web Page
9 Programming Languages; Script Languages and JavaScript Applications
10 Software Engineering; Python Programming Concepts and Environment Preparation
11 Computer Graphics; Variables and Basic Data Types in Python
12 Artificial Intelligence, Sustainability; Decision Structures and Boolean Logic in Python
13 Comtemporary computational problems; Repetition Structures in Python
14 Introduction to Computer Engineering Review

Recomended or Required Reading

Brookshear, J.Glenn, Brylow, D., Computer Science an Overview 12e, Pearson, ISBN: 978-1-292-06116-0, 2015.
Gaddis, T., Starting out with Phyton 3e, Pearson, ISBN: 978-1-292-06550-2, 2015
Reed, David, A Balanced Introduction to Computer Science 3e, Prentice Hall, ISBN: 978-0-13-216675-1, New Jersey, 2011.
Parsons, J.J., Oja, D., New Perspectives on Computer Concepts 6th Edition, Course Technology, Thomson Learning, ISBN 0-619- 10005-2, 2003
David Beazley, David, Jones Brian K., Python Cookbook 3e, O'Reilly Media, Inc., ISBN: 978-1-449-34037-7, 2013.
Downey, Allen, Think Phyton 2e, Green Tea Press, http://www.thinkphyton.com, 2015.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture, presentation, laboratory work and interactive discussion

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 FIN FINAL EXAM
3 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.50 + FIN * 0.50
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.50 + RST * 0.50


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

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

The course outcomes, 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 will be evaluated with midterm and final exams.
The achievements of the students from the laboratory section will be evaluated by the questions both in midterm and final exams.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

Every student is expected to attend to the lectures (%70), laboratories (%80).

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Dokuz Eylul University
Faculty of Engineering
Computer Engineering Department
35390 Buca/IZMIR
Prof.Dr.Yalçın ÇEBI: Tel: (232) 301 74 07; e-mail1: yalcin.cebi@deu.edu.tr ; e-mail2: yalcin@cs.deu.edu.tr
Doç.Dr.Semih UTKU: Tel: (232) 301 74 28; e-mail: semih@cs.deu.edu.tr
Doç.Dr.Kökten Ulaş BIRANT: Tel: (232) 301 74 22; e-mail: ulas@cs.deu.edu.tr
Dr.Öğr.Üyesi Feriştah DALKILIÇ; Tel: (232) 301 74 12; e-mail: feristah@cs.deu.edu.tr
Dr.Öğr.Üyesi Yunus DOĞAN; Tel: (232) 301 74 18; e-mail: yunus@cs.deu.edu.tr
Öğr.Gör.Dr. Özlem ÖZTÜRK: Tel: (232) 301 74 17; e-mail: ozlem.ozturk@cs.deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Friday 9:00-10:30

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Tutorials 14 2 28
Lectures 14 2 28
Lab Preparation 14 1 14
Preparation for midterm exam 1 8 8
Preparation for final exam 1 13 13
Midterm 1 2 2
Final 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 95

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10
LO.132344
LO.255443
LO.343454444
LO.43443
LO.55534445