Informatics
ucetin@gsu.edu.tr
Content
Objective
Giving basic computer competences to students in order to be enable them to use computer programs effectively and systematically,
basic hardware, operating system and office applications, especially excel and graphics processing programs.
Course Content
1. Computer History
2. Hardware and Peripherals
3. Computer Operating Systems
4. Computer Networks and the Internet
5. Word Processing Programs
6. Word Processing Programs
7. Presentation Programs
Midterm Exam
9. Account Tables
10. Account Tables
11. Vector Based Graphics Processing Programs
12. Vector Based Graphics Processing Programs
13. Pixel Based Graphics Processing Programs
14. Page Editing Programs
Course Learning Outcomes
At the end of this course the student;
1. will be able to evaluate information technologies.
1.1. Explains the areas of use of information technologies.
1.2. Compares the advantages and disadvantages of information technologies.
1.3. Discuss the underlying structures of computer systems.
2. Information technology will be able to evaluate the process.
2.1. It distinguishes the operating systems in the computer.
2.2. It resolves errors in operating systems.
3. will be able to evaluate information technology.
3.1. Uses word processing and presentation programs.
3.2. Manage your own social media accounts.
3.3 Manages account chart programs.
3.4 Recognize the basic features of vector and pixel-based graphics processing programs
Teaching and Learning Methods
Lecture, computer laboratory work, research and report preparation.
References
Basic Information Technologies, Nobel Publishing, Author: İbrahim Halil Sugözü
Course notes
Weekly Contents
| Week | Weekly Contents |
|---|---|
| 1 | Computer History |
| 2 | Hardware and Peripherals |
| 3 | Computer Operating Systems |
| 4 | Computer Networks and the Internet |
| 5 | Word Processing Softwares |
| 6 | Word Processing Softwares |
| 7 | Presentation Software |
| 8 | Midterm Exam |
| 9 | MS Excel |
| 10 | MS Excel |
| 11 | Vector Based Graphics Processing Softwares |
| 12 | Vector Based Graphics Processing Softwares |
| 13 | Pixel Based Graphics Processing Softwares |
| 14 | Page Editing Softwares |
Assessment System
| Activities | Number | Contribution |
|---|---|---|
| Contribution of in-term studies to overall grade | 2 | 50 |
| Contribution of final exam to overall grade | 1 | 50 |
| Total | 3 | 100 |
| Activities | Number | Contribution |
|---|---|---|
| Assignments | 1 | 10 |
| Presentation | 0 | 0 |
| Midterm Examinations (including preparation) | 1 | 40 |
| Project | 0 | 0 |
| Laboratory | 0 | 0 |
| Other Applications | 0 | 0 |
| Quiz | 0 | 0 |
| Term Paper/ Project | 0 | 0 |
| Portfolio Study | 0 | 0 |
| Reports | 0 | 0 |
| Learning Diary | 0 | 0 |
| Thesis/ Project | 0 | 0 |
| Seminar | 0 | 0 |
| Other | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 2 | 50 |
Relation of Proficiency
| No | Program Learning Outcomes | Contribution | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 1 | Analyze philosophical texts with analytical and critical rigor; | X | ||||
| 2 | Get an exhaustive knowledge on the history of philosophy; from antiquity to 20th century; | |||||
| 3 | Provide access to information and expertise in the fields of systematic philosophy, such as ethic, esthetic, history of science, philosophy of society; | |||||
| 4 | Establish the relation between philosophy and other fields of knowledge, such as, history, psychology, anthropology, sociology and other positive sciences; | X | ||||
| 5 | Learn the theories of political science and the philosophical evaluation of historical and actual events; | |||||
| 6 | Have a sufficient level of French and English in order to follow philosophical debates; | |||||
| 7 | Have a sufficient level of the ancient Greek, Latin and Ottoman languages for reading philosophical texts written in these; | |||||
| 8 | Develop a creative thinking and a knowledge of aesthetic theories which will allow the analysis of artworks and the history of art; | |||||
| 9 | Acquire academic research methods and writing ability as well as to develop analytical skills, interpretation and criticism. | X | ||||
ECTS
| Activities | Number | Period | Total Workload |
|---|---|---|---|
| Class Hours | 14 | 2 | 28 |
| Working Hours out of Class | 14 | 1 | 14 |
| Assignments | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Midterm Examinations (including preparation) | 1 | 8 | 8 |
| Final Examinations (including preparation) | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Total Workload | 70 | ||
| Total Workload / 25 | 2.80 | ||
| Credits ECTS | 3 | ||