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 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)
Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Tuba GEN. KESİMCİ
Learning Outcomes
1İletişim, yeni medya, sanat ve kültür başta olmak üzere alanları ile ilgili her türlü kavramı tanımlayabilecek
2İletişim ve yeni medya konularının tarihsel süreç içindeki gelişimlerini anlayarak, kültürel, sosyal ve teknolojik değişime bağlı olarak alanlarındaki ilgili değişimleri ve sonuçlarını değerlendirebilecek.
3Teknolojik, kültürel ve sosyal değişimleri izleyecek ve bunları alanlarına uygulayabilecek.
4Yeni medya ve iletişim alanındaki konuları analiz edebilecek, anladığını yorumlayıp eleştirel yaklaşımda bulunabilecek ve değerlendirebilecek.
5Yeni Medya ve iletişim alanıyla ilişkili kuramsal ve kavramsal konuları bilimsel bir yaklaşımla araştırıp analiz ederek bilimsel bir içerik üretebilecek.
6Define all concepts related to communication, new media, art and culture.
7Understand the developments in the historical process of communication and new media, and evaluate the related changes and their consequences in terms of cultural, social and technological changes.
8Follow technological, cultural and social changes and apply them to their fields.
9Will be able to analyze new media and communication issues, interpret and understand critical approaches and evaluate them.
10Will be able to produce scientific content by analyzing and analyzing the theoretical and conceptual issues related to the new media and communication field.
Mode of Delivery
Daytime Class
Prerequisites and co-requisities
None
Recommended Optional Programme Components
None
Course Contents
Introduction to the course topics, introduction to the concept of digital literacy, digital tools, digital platforms, mobile culture
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTheoreticalPracticeLaboratory
1Introduction to the course subjects
2Introduction to the concept of digital literacy
3 Operating systems
4Digital tools
5Digital platforms
6Example applications
7Midterm exam
8Mobile culture
9Convergence
10Big data
11Open data
12Digital democracy
13Collective intelligence
14Digital cliff
15Final exam
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
Work Placement(s)
None
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesNumberTime (hours)Total Work Load (hours)
Midterm Examination111
Final Examination122
Self Study14456
Individual Study for Homework Problems11010
Individual Study for Mid term 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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