Description of Individual Course Units
Course Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleType of Course UnitYear of StudySemesterNumber of ECTS Credits
180700002100DIGITAL LITERACYCompulsory123
Level of Course Unit
First Cycle
Objectives of the Course
The objective of the course is to enable the students to recognize and use digital technologies, digital media and tools in a level that they can use in a competent manner. The process of finding, processing, editing, sharing, evaluating and analyzing information using digital technologies is the main topic of the course. At the end of the course, it is aimed to ensure the students' dominance of digital media and tools and increase the level of awareness and inquiry about these areas.
Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1Yeni medya ortamı, yeni medya ortamındaki olay ve olguları değerlendiren kavramlar ve yaklaşımlar hakkında bilgi sahibi olacak.
2Dijital teknolojileri, dijital ortam ve araçları tanıyacak ve yetkin şekilde kullanabilecek düzeye gelecek.
3The students will be able to define all kinds of concepts related to communication, new media, art and culture (New media and communication)
4The students will be able to understand the historical developments of communication and new media issues, cultural, social and technological change depending on the areas of related changes and will be able to evaluate the results.
5
Mode of Delivery
Daytime Class
Prerequisites and co-requisities
None
Recommended Optional Programme Components
None
Course Contents
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTheoreticalPracticeLaboratory
1Introduction to the course
2Introduction to the concept of digital literacy
3Operating systems
4Digital tools
5Digital platforms
6Practice
7Midterm
8Mobile culture
9Convergence
10Big data
11Open data
12Digital democracy
13Collective intelligence
14Digital divide
15Final
16
Recommended or Required Reading
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
Midterm Examination1100
SUM100
End Of Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
Final Examination1100
SUM100
Term (or Year) Learning Activities40
End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities60
SUM100
Language of Instruction
Turkish
Work Placement(s)
None
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesNumberTime (hours)Total Work Load (hours)
Midterm Examination111
Final Examination122
Self Study14456
Individual Study for Mid term Examination11010
Individual Study for Final Examination11010
Homework11010
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)89
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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* Contribution Level : 1 Very low 2 Low 3 Medium 4 High 5 Very High
 
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