COURSE UNIT TITLE

: INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
GKD 1007 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES COMPULSORY 2 2 0 5

Offered By

Buca Faculty Of Education

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ELIF ÖZYENGINER

Offered to

FINE ARTS TEACHER EDUCATION
Turkish Language Teacher Education
Social Studies Teacher Education
Physics Teacher Education
Guidance and Psychological Counseling
Mathematics Teacher Education
ELEMENTARY MATHEMATICS TEACHER EDUCATION
Biology Teacher Education
PRE - SCHOOL TEACHER EDUCATION
Elementary Teacher Education
Geography Teacher Education
Science Teacher Education
Music Teacher Education
Special Teacher Education
Chemistry Teacher Education
Turkish Language and Literature Teacher Education
History Teacher Education

Course Objective

It is aimed to give knowledge, skills and competence to students about information technologies and computational thinking; problem solving concepts and approaches; algorithm and flow charts; computer systems; basic concepts about software and hardware; bases of operating systems, current operating systems; file management; utilities (third party software); word processing programs; calculation / table / graphics programs; presentation programs; desktop publishing; database management systems; Web designing; internet usage in education; communication and business alliance technologies; safely internet usage; information ethics and copyrights; the effects of computer and internet on children / teenagers.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To be able to explain basic concepts regarding information technologies.
2   To be able to explain theoretical approaches regarding information technologies.
3   To be able to develop contents by using different programs (utilities, word processing programs, calculation / table / graphics programs, presentation programs, etc.) related to their field.
4   To be able to discuss the internet usage in education, safe internet usage and the effects of internet on individuals.
5   To be able to evaluate user behaviors about information usage and copyright issues

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction of the basic concepts of information technologies
2 Explanation of computational thinking; problem solving concepts and approaches; explanation of algorithm and flow charts
3 Introduction to computer systems; Introduction to basic concepts of software and hardware, basics of operating systems, current operating systems, file management issues
4 Introduction to word processing programs and application of a word processing program (document preparation, writing, formatting, setting page options, designing).
5 Application in a word processing program (adding document pictures, figures, graphics, tables of contents) and designing an educational brochure on a subject related to their field
6 Desktop publishing, database management systems, web design issues
7 Introduction of presentation programs and introduction of File, insert, design menus of a presentation program
8 General Review, Course Evaluation, Mid-term Exam
9 Introduction of the usage of pictures, figures and graphics in a presentation program
10 Content development for a specific topic in a presentation program. Implementation of animations in a presentation program
11 Introduction of calculation / table / graphics programs and explanations of data, cells, rows, columns, graphics with one of these programs
12 Application of a calculation / table / graphics program, addition, subtraction, average, condition expressions, maximum, minimum expressions.
13 Explanation of Internet usage in education, communication and business alliance technologies, safe internet usage
14 Information ethics and copyrights; explanation of the effects of computer and internet on children / youth
15 Final

Recomended or Required Reading

Büyükçapar, O. (2018). Bilişim Teknolojileri ve Yazılım. Kodlab yayınevi.
Çamoğlu, K. (2011). Algoritma. Kodlab yayınevi.
Gelişken, U. (2018). Web Tasarımı ve Web Programlama - A'dan Z'ye Yeni Nesil Tekniklerle. Level yayınevi.
Iltir, C. (2016). Office 2016. Abaküs Kitap.
Uzunboylu, H.(2011). Bilişim Teknolojileri. Pegem Akademi Yayıncılık.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture, discussion, question-answer, observation, case study

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 VZ Midterm
2 FN Semester final exam
3 BNS BNS Student examVZ * 0.40 + Student examFN * 0.60
4 BUT Make-up note
5 BBN End of make-up grade Student examVZ * 0.40 + Student examBUT * 0.60


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Öğr.Gör. Elif Özyenginer
Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi
Buca Eğitim Fakültesi
Bilgisayar ve Öğretim Teknolojileri Eğitimi Bölümü
Hasan Ali Yücel Binası, Kat:3 35160 Buca/Izmir/Türkiye
ozyenginere@gmail.com
elif.dokmetepe@deu.edu.tr

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 2 26
Preparation for midterm exam 1 15 15
Preparation for final exam 1 25 25
Preparing assignments 13 1 13
Preparing presentations 1 5 5
Midterm 1 1 1
Final 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 125

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10
LO.11
LO.21
LO.31
LO.41
LO.51