COMMUNICATION AND DESIGN | |||||
Bachelor | TR-NQF-HE: Level 6 | QF-EHEA: First Cycle | EQF-LLL: Level 6 |
Course Code | Course Name | Semester | Theoretical | Practical | Credit | ECTS |
SEN1905 | Information Technologies I | Fall Spring |
2 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
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Language of instruction: | English |
Type of course: | Non-Departmental Elective |
Course Level: | Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle) |
Mode of Delivery: | E-Learning |
Course Coordinator : | Dr. Öğr. Üyesi DİLEK KARAHOCA |
Recommended Optional Program Components: | None |
Course Objectives: | This course focuses on learning of computer hardware, operating systems, basic web site design, and office applications. Basic information technologies and software trends are going to be given in detail. Practical use of network and communication applications are going to be tought. Web site designing concepts and HTML programming will be learned. Also, internet navigation tools and their configuration will be considered. Office tools, such as word processing, spreadsheets, mail tools etc. are going to be considered. |
The students who have succeeded in this course; 1. Define and describe digital devices, data representation and processing. 2. Define and describe basic components of a PC and network structure. 3. Define and describe basics of operating systems. 4. Define and describe internet applications, services and related technologies. 5. Define and describe operations on word processing such as margin settings, structural modifications, headers, footers, quick styles, themes, etc. 6. Define and describe operations on spread sheets such as using built-in functions, formatting, creating charts, basic macro programming, etc. 7. Define and describe operations on presentation suite such as creating and designing slide shows, using effects and animations, etc. 8. Define and describe essentials of HTML and design web pages. 9. Define and describe basics of database structure and simple SQL operations. 10. Define and describe digital graphics and video, analyze implementation details on web pages. |
The course content is composed of computers and digital basics, LANs and WLANs, operating systems and file management, web and mail, word processing, spread sheets, presentation suite, fundamentals of designing web, databases, digital media and web editing. |
Week | Subject | Related Preparation |
1) | Computers and Digital Basics | |
2) | Computer Hardware (LANs AND WLANs) | |
3) | Computer Software (Operating Systems and File Management) | |
4) | Internet (Web and Mail) | |
5) | Word Processing (I) | |
6) | Word Processing (II) | |
7) | Spread Sheets (I) | |
8) | Spread Sheets (II) | |
9) | Spread Sheets (III) | |
10) | Presentation Suite | |
11) | Fundamentals of Designing Web | |
12) | Databases | |
13) | Digital Media | |
14) | Web editing |
Course Notes / Textbooks: | Computer Concepts 2010 Parsons and Oja ISBN: 0-324-78084-0 Discovering Computers 2010 Shelly and Vermaat ISBN: 0-495-80681-1 Computer Concepts: Illustrated Brief, 8th Edition Parsons And Oja ISBN: 0538749547 |
References: |
Semester Requirements | Number of Activities | Level of Contribution |
Attendance | 1 | % 10 |
Homework Assignments | 4 | % 10 |
Project | 2 | % 20 |
Midterms | 1 | % 20 |
Final | 1 | % 40 |
Total | % 100 | |
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK | % 40 | |
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK | % 60 | |
Total | % 100 |
Activities | Number of Activities | Duration (Hours) | Workload |
Homework Assignments | 4 | 5 | 20 |
Quizzes | 5 | 2 | 10 |
Midterms | 1 | 5 | 5 |
Final | 1 | 10 | 10 |
Total Workload | 45 |
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 |