COMMUNICATION AND DESIGN
Bachelor	TR-NQF-HE: Level 6	QF-EHEA: First Cycle	EQF-LLL: Level 6

Course Introduction and Application Information

Course Code	Course Name	Semester	Theoretical	Practical	Credit	ECTS
COP4451	Wissen - Cloud Computing and Its Applications	Fall Spring	3	0	3	6

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Basic information

Language of instruction:	English
Type of course:	Non-Departmental Elective
Course Level:	Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle)
Mode of Delivery:	Face to face
Course Coordinator :	Dr. Öğr. Üyesi ECE GELAL SOYAK
Course Lecturer(s):	Dr. Öğr. Üyesi CEMAL OKAN ŞAKAR Dr. Öğr. Üyesi ÖVGÜ ÖZTÜRK ERGÜN Dr. Öğr. Üyesi TARKAN AYDIN Dr. Öğr. Üyesi TEVFİK AYTEKİN
Recommended Optional Program Components:	none
Course Objectives:	Cloud computing is the next stage in the computer systems’ evolution, providing the means through which computer applications and data can be delivered to everyone as a service wherever and whenever they need. In this course, the students will be exposed to the fundamentals of cloud computing and associated technologies.

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;
With this course, students will get a broad understanding of the cloud computing concepts.

Course Content

Introducing Cloud Computing
Software as a Service (SaaS)
Platform as a Service (PaaS)
Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS)
Identity as a Service(IDaaS)
Data Storage in the Cloud
Collaboration in the Cloud
Virtualization
Securing the Cloud
Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity and the Cloud
Service-Oriented Architecture
Migrating to and Managing the Cloud
Mobile Cloud
Evaluating the Cloud’s business impact and Economics

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week	Subject	Related Preparation
1)	Introducing Cloud Computing
2)	Software as a Service (SaaS)
3)	Platform as a Service (PaaS)
4)	Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS)
5)	Identity as a Service(IDaaS)
6)	Data Storage in the Cloud
7)	Collaboration in the Cloud
8)	Virtualization
9)	Securing the Cloud
10)	Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity and the Cloud
11)	Service-Oriented Architecture
12)	Migrating to and Managing the Cloud
13)	Mobile Cloud
14)	Evaluating the Cloud’s business impact and Economics

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks:	Cloud Computing, Dr. Kris Jamsa 2012 ISBN-13: 978-1449647391
References:	None

Evaluation System

Semester Requirements	Number of Activities	Level of Contribution
Attendance	15	% 0
Laboratory	15	% 20
Application	5	% 0
Field Work	5	% 10
Homework Assignments	5	% 10
Project	1	% 10
Midterms	1	% 20
Final	1	% 30
Total		% 100
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK		% 60
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK		% 40
Total		% 100

ECTS / Workload Table

Activities	Number of Activities	Duration (Hours)	Workload
Course Hours	14	3	42
Laboratory	14	2	28
Study Hours Out of Class	14	2	28
Project	1	20	20
Quizzes	5	1	5
Midterms	1	20	20
Final	1	30	30
Total Workload			173

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

No Effect	1 Lowest	2 Low	3 Average	4 High	5 Highest

	Program Outcomes	Level of Contribution
1)	Create design oriented application for the visual communication design field.
2)	Resolve visual communication problems via concept based designs and an integrated perspective in the visual communication design field.
3)	Qualify in design directing through analysis and design processes.
4)	Display creative thinking, approach and production process skills.
5)	Integrate basic fields of visual communication; print, time-based and interactive media, through mastering each one of these fields individually.
6)	Identify complementary design solutions in the visual field in order to solve communication problems.
7)	Perform necessary operational skills in order to finalize products in the visual communication design field.
8)	Evaluate recent design trends and the evolving aesthetic perspectives.
9)	Use recent design softwares that coincide with the developing information technologies and communication channels.
10)	Interpret theoretical, historical and intellectual roots of the visual communication design field.
11)	Perform necessary time management in order to complete a visual communication design project.
12)	Demonstrate leadership qualities in a design team as well as individual skills during the progress of a visual communication design project.
13)	Display compositional solutions and aesthetic skills to fulfill design needs in a visual communication design work.
14)	Develop academical, intellectual and critical point of view for global, local and individual visual communication design works.	3