Iğdır University Lifelong Learning Programme

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type of Course Unit	Year of Study	Semester	Number of ECTS Credits
180700002100	DIGITAL LITERACY	Compulsory	1	2	3

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle

Objectives of the Course

The aim of the course is to enable students to recognize digital technologies, digital media and tools and to use them in a competent way. Finding, processing, editing, sharing, evaluating and analyzing information by using digital technologies constitute the main subjects of the course. At the end of the course, students are expected to use digital media and tools and to raise awareness and to raise their level of inquiry.

Name of Lecturer(s)

Doç. Dr. Melekşen AKIN

Learning Outcomes

1	Being able to learn the concepts and approaches evaluating the new media environment, events and phenomena in the new media environment.
2	Being able to learn the concepts and approaches evaluating the new media environment, events and phenomena in the new media environment.
3	Being able to recognize and use digital technologies, digital media and tools competently.
4	Being able to recognize and use digital technologies, digital media and tools competently.
5	Being able to have knowledge about critical reading and alternative content production processes which are elements of critical media literacy.
6	Being able to have knowledge about critical reading and alternative content production processes which are elements of critical media literacy.
7	Gain the skills of finding, processing, editing, sharing, evaluating and analyzing information by using digital technologies.
8	Gain the skills of finding, processing, editing, sharing, evaluating and analyzing information by using digital technologies.
9	Getting knowledge how to use digital media and tools, and develop awareness and questioning levels about these areas.
10	Getting knowledge how to use digital media and tools, and develop awareness and questioning levels about these areas.

Mode of Delivery

Daytime Class

Prerequisites and co-requisities

None

Recommended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week	Theoretical	Practice	Laboratory
1	Introduction to the concept of digital literacy
2	Operating systems
3	Digital tools
4	Digital platforms
5	Example applications
6	Mobile culture
7	Convergence
8	Big data
9	Open Data
10	Digital democracy
11	Collective intelligence
12	Example applications
13	Example applications
14	Example applications

Recommended or Required Reading

Understanding digital literacies, A practical introduction, Rodney H. Jones, Christoph A. Hafner, Routledge, 2012

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods and Criteria

Term (or Year) Learning Activities	Quantity	Weight
Midterm Examination	1	100
SUM		100
End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities	Quantity	Weight
Final Examination	1	100
SUM		100
Term (or Year) Learning Activities		40
End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities		60
SUM		100

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities	Number	Time (hours)	Total Work Load (hours)
Midterm Examination	1	20	20
Final Examination	1	20	20
Individual Study for Mid term Examination	1	30	30
Individual Study for Final Examination	1	20	20
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)			90

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