COURSE UNIT TITLE

: USING OF COMPUTER IN ACCESING AND REPORTING THE KNOWLEDGE

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
EBE 5000 USING OF COMPUTER IN ACCESING AND REPORTING THE KNOWLEDGE ELECTIVE 3 0 0 5

Offered By

Institute Of Education Sciences

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR ZAFER TANEL

Offered to

Physics Teacher Education
Science Teacher Education
Environmental Education
Music Teacher Education
Painting Crafts Teacher Education
Guidance and Psychological Counseling
Biology Teacher Education
Computer Education and Instructional Technology
Mathematics Teacher Education
Primary Mathematics Teacher Education
Special Education
Chemistry Teacher Education
Social Studies Teacher Education

Course Objective

This course aims to provide gaining the knowledge and experience about accessing the accurate and reliable information on the internet and the required basic methods, techniques and programs when they are preparing academic writings by using computer for students.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Being able to explain the knowledge and its properties (accuracy, reliability, etc.).
2   Being aware of reliable sources of knowledge.
3   Being able to access and use reliable sources of knowledge by using internet.
4   Being able to configure and format their academic writings by using computer.
5   Being able to use the programs of preparing and indexing references

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 What is knowledge, reliable knowledge and info pollution
2 The sources of the reliable knowledge.
3 The use of online library catalogs.
4 The use of e-journal databases.
5 The use of e-journal databases.
6 The use of internet search engines
7 Application
8 General Review, Course Evaluation
9 The page, text, graphic, table and figure configurations in the writings.
10 Creating indexes and links inside the text of the writings.
11 Configuration of the citations and the references in the writings.
12 Presentation of the programs used for configuration of the citations and the references.
13 Presentation of the programs used for configuration of the citations and the references.
14 Applications of the programs used for configuration of the citations and the references.
15 Homework and project evaluation.

Recomended or Required Reading

1. Tonta, Y. (2002). "Bilgi erişim sorunları ve Internet" Ed. Ali Can, M. tayfun Gülle, Oya Gürdal ve Erol Yılmaz. Kütüphanecilikte Yeni Gelişmeler, Kavramlar, Olgular... 37. Kütüphane Haftası Bildirileri. 26 Mart - 01 Nisan 2001 içinde (52-62) Ankara: TKD.
2. Akgül, Mustafa. (1995). Internet: Bilgiye erişimin yeni araç ve olanakları. (Version 1.25). Ankara: TR-NET, TÜBITAK.
3. ULAKBIM Ulusal Akademik Ağ ve Bilgi merkezi web sitesi, http://www.ulakbim.gov.tr, ULAKBIM.
4. Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Kütüphane ve Dokümantasyon Dairesi Başkanlığı web sitesi, http://www.deu.edu.tr/DEUWeb/Icerik/Icerik.php KOD=109

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Discussion, group work, explanation, question-answer, collaborative teaching methods

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 ASG ASSIGNMENT
2 PRJ PROJECT
3 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE ASG * 0.40 + PRJ * 0.60


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

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

The homeworks will be assessed by directly adding to the term work scores in semester. The exam dates will be indicated in the lesson plan. As the exam dates become definite, the previously announced dates may change.

Assessment Criteria

In-class participation and written homework, end-of-semester final homework and short report presentation.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

1. It is obligated to continue to at least 70% of lessons .
2. Behaviours such as copying in exams, clashing and making intials in the publications will be concluded with the opening of a disciplinary investigation.
3. The instructor has right to make quizzes. The scores obtained from quizzes and term work scores will be directly added to exam scores.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Doç.Dr. Zafer TANEL
Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi
Buca Eğitim Fakültesi
Bilgisayar ve Öğretim Teknolojileri Eğitimi Bölümü
35160Buca/Izmir/ TURKEY

Office Hours

working hours during the week

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 3 39
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 3 39
Project Preparation 1 10 10
Preparing presentations 1 15 15
Web Search and Library Research 5 5 25
Project Final Presentation 1 2 2
Project Assignment 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 131

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6
LO.1455
LO.2455
LO.3455
LO.4455
LO.5455