PUBLIC RELATIONS AND PUBLICITY
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
SEN1002	Object Oriented Programming (Java)	Spring Fall	2	2	3	5

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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 :	Instructor DUYGU ÇAKIR YENİDOĞAN
Course Lecturer(s):	Dr. Öğr. Üyesi TAMER UÇAR Instructor DUYGU ÇAKIR YENİDOĞAN RA MERVE ARITÜRK RA SEVGİ CANPOLAT
Recommended Optional Program Components:	None
Course Objectives:	The aim of this course is to intoduce the Java language and object oriented programming techniques to the students. The main topics covered in this course are inheritance and polymorphism, gui interfaces, exception handling, file operations, recursive methods, search and sorting algorithms and generic types.

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;
1. Develops the inheritance technique in class design.
2. Applies the concept of polymorphism
3. Create graphical user interface components and control events.
4. Develop programs with exception handling.
5. Define the String class and regular expressions.
6. Develops programs that write and read text and serialized objects files.
7. Builds and implements Enum types.
8. Create recursive methods.
9. Define sorting and search algorithms.

Course Content

1. Inheritance
2. Polymorphism
3. GUI interface design
4. String operations and regular expressions
5. Exception handling
6. File operations
7. Using Enumeration
8. Recursive methods
9. Search and sort algorithms
10. Generic types

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week	Subject	Related Preparation
1)	Classes and Objects
2)	Inheritance
3)	Polymorphism
4)	Polymorphism
5)	GUI Components
6)	GUI and Event-driven Programming
7)	Case Study: Object Oriented Design with the UML
8)	Strings, Characters and Regular Expressions
9)	Exception Handling
11)	Files and Streams, object serialization
12)	Recursion
13)	Searching, Sorting (Selection Sort, Merge, Insertion Sort)
14)	Generic Classes and Methods

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks:	Paul Deitel, Harvey Deitel, Java: How to Program, Pearson, ISBN-10: 0132575663
References:	C. Thomas Wu, An Introduction to Object Oriented Programming with Java, McGraw Hill. Y. Daniel Liang, Introduction to Java Programming, Comprehensive, Pearson.

Evaluation System

Semester Requirements	Number of Activities	Level of Contribution
Quizzes	2	% 30
Midterms	1	% 30
Final	1	% 40
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	2	28
Laboratory	14	2	28
Study Hours Out of Class	14	3	42
Quizzes	2	2	4
Midterms	1	12	12
Final	1	15	15
Total Workload			129

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)	To prepare the students to become communication professionals by focusing on strategic thinking, professional writing, ethical practice and innovative use of traditional and new media
2)	To be able to create effective public relations plans using fundamental planning components that include situation analysis, public profile, objectives, strategies and tactics.
3)	To be able to apply theoretical concepts related to mass communication, consumer behavior, psychology, persuasion,sociology, marketing, and other related fields to understand how public realtions works.
4)	To be able to have the ability to explain and identify problems associated with the relationships between events and facts in the areas of public relations, persuasive communication, communication management, corporate communications.
5)	To be able to analyze primary and secondary research data in the fields of perception and reputation management and corporate communication practices.
6)	To be able to search, write, and design articles, newsletters, and fliers, brochures, and announcements, in styles and formats appropraite various audiences, mediums and settings.
7)	To be able to apply the underlying theories of communication and the necessities of work safety to different types of public relations processes and campaigns.
8)	To be able to develop creative and persuasive management skills in terms of reputation, employee relations, leadership and similar corporate practices.
9)	To be able to take responsibility in an individual capacity or as a team in generating solutions to given scenarios which can occur in public relations processes.
10)	To be able to understand how an organizational culture works and how employees and leaders create messages as a communication tool.
11)	To be able to critically discuss and interpret theories, concepts, methods, tools and ideas in the field of public relations.
12)	To be able to to use information, communication technologies and computer software with the required level of public relations, marketing communication, persuasive communication, communication management, corporate communications.
13)	To be able to explain and describe business marketing activities, economics, business law and global business practices.
14)	To be able to recognize national and international, social and cultural dimensions of public relations.