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Bachelor | TR-NQF-HE: Level 6 | QF-EHEA: First Cycle | EQF-LLL: Level 6 |
Course Code | Course Name | Semester | Theoretical | Practical | Credit | ECTS |
SEN4531 | Unix Programming | Spring Fall |
3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
This catalog is for information purposes. Course status is determined by the relevant department at the beginning of semester. |
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 : | Prof. Dr. MEHMET ALPER TUNGA |
Recommended Optional Program Components: | None. |
Course Objectives: | The students will have the ability of developing BASH scripts for systems programming in UNIX and UNIX based operating systems with the help of various tools such as grep, awk and sed. The course also provides the students with the other UNIX programming utilities such as socket programming, writing manuals and creating packages. |
The students who have succeeded in this course; 1. Define of basic concepts and categories of operating systems and UNIX 2. Use basic commands of Unix 3. Describe the concept of grep, awk and sed 4. Describe the Unix and shell environment and fundamentals of shell programming in Unix 5. Define the basic structures such as loops, control structures of BASH and developing system programming scripts through BASH 6. Prepare makefiles in Unix environment 7. Describe the fundamentals of Gnome programming 8. Create RPM packages 9. Prepare manual pages 10. Define the fundamentals of socket programming |
The course content is composed of unix commands, the grep family, introducing awk, introducing sed, environment and shell variables, shell (bash) programming, writing makefile, gnome programming, creating rpm packages, writing manual pages, sockets. |
Week | Subject | Related Preparation |
1) | Introduction | |
2) | Unix Commands | |
3) | The grep Family | |
4) | Introducing awk | |
5) | Introducing sed | |
6) | Environment and Shell Variables | |
7) | Shell (BASH) Programming | |
8) | Shell (BASH) Programming | |
9) | Shell (BASH) Programming | |
10) | Writing Makefile | |
11) | Gnome Programming | |
12) | Creating RPM Packages | |
13) | Writing Manual Pages | |
14) | Sockets |
Course Notes / Textbooks: | Neil Matthew and Richard Stones, Beginning Linux Programming, Wiley, 2008, ISBN 13: 978-0-470-14762-7 David Tansley, Linux & Unix Shell Programming, Addison-Wesley, 2000, ISBN 10: 0-201-67472-6 |
References: | Yok - None. |
Semester Requirements | Number of Activities | Level of Contribution |
Quizzes | 5 | % 20 |
Homework Assignments | 2 | % 10 |
Midterms | 1 | % 30 |
Final | 1 | % 40 |
Total | % 100 | |
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK | % 60 | |
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK | % 40 | |
Total | % 100 |
Activities | Number of Activities | Duration (Hours) | Workload |
Course Hours | 14 | 3 | 42 |
Study Hours Out of Class | 3 | 5 | 15 |
Homework Assignments | 1 | 8 | 8 |
Quizzes | 5 | 3 | 15 |
Midterms | 1 | 17 | 17 |
Final | 1 | 18 | 18 |
Total Workload | 115 |
No Effect | 1 Lowest | 2 Low | 3 Average | 4 High | 5 Highest |
Program Outcomes | Level of Contribution | |
1) | 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 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. 3) To be able to understand how an organizational culture works and how employees and leaders create messages as a communication tool. 4) To be able to critically discuss and interpret theories, concepts, methods, tools and ideas in the field of public relations. | |
2) | 1) To be able to create effective public relations plans using fundamental planning components that include situation analysis, public profile, objectives, strategies and tactics. 2) To be able to analyze primary and secondary research data in the fields of perception and reputation management and corporate communication practices. 3) To be able to develop creative and persuasive management skills in terms of reputation, employee relations, leadership and similar corporate practices. 4) To be able to explain and describe business marketing activities, economics, business law and global business practices. | |
3) | 1) 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. 2) 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. Learning Competence 1) To be able to recognize national and international, social and cultural dimensions of public relations. Field Specific Competence 1) 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. 2) 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. Competence to Work Independently and Take Responsibility 1) 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. |