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
9900001089	INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTER	Compulsory	1	1	5

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle

Objectives of the Course

This course aims to inform students about basic concepts, using the computer and office programs.

Name of Lecturer(s)

Learning Outcomes

1	Students are given other courses in tasks that writes word programme and than this tasks applying PowerPoint. However students benefits from Excel Programme.

Mode of Delivery

Daytime Class

Prerequisites and co-requisities

None

Recommended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Basic keyboard skills; working with world processing, graphics, electronic tables and database programs; basic programming applications; evaluation of the related software; working with computers in classroom media

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week	Theoretical	Practice	Laboratory
1	FUNDAMENTAL CONCEPTS Understand the terms hardware, software, Information Technology (IT). Know the main parts of a personal computer
2	USING THE COMPUTER AND MANAGING FILES First Steps with the Computer, Basic Information and Operations, Text Editing, Directories and Folders
3	USING THE COMPUTER AND MANAGING FILES Work with Icons, Work with Windows, Working with Files
4	WORD PROCESSING (MICROSOFT WORD) Create a new document, Save a document to a location on a drive, Text Formatting,
5	WORD PROCESSING (MICROSOFT WORD) Create a table, Insert, edit data in a table, Insert, delete, rows and columns
6	WORD PROCESSING (MICROSOFT WORD) Insert a picture6, an image, a chart into a document, Resize a picture, image, chart, Print a document from an installed printer using defined options, default settings.
7	SPREADSHEETS (MICROSOFT EXCEL) First Steps with Spreadsheets, Insert Data, Select Cells, Insert/Delete rows, columns in a worksheet
8	Midterm Examination
9	SPREADSHEETS (MICROSOFT EXCEL) Edit Data; Duplicate, Move, Delete; Search and Replace; Sort Data; Arithmetic Formulas
10	SPREADSHEETS (MICROSOFT EXCEL) Cell Referencing; Working with Functions; Alignment and Border Effects; Using Charts/Graphs; Printing
11	SPREADSHEETS (MICROSOFT EXCEL) Sample application
12	PRESENTATION (MICROSOFT POWERPOINT) First Steps with Presentations; Adjust Settings; Presentation Views; Slides
13	PRESENTATION (MICROSOFT POWERPOINT) Using Design Templates; Master Slide; Text Input Formatting; Pictures, Images
14	PRESENTATION (MICROSOFT POWERPOINT) Using Charts/Graphs; Organisation Charts; Drawn Objects; Preset Animation; Transitions; Printing
15	INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION Concepts/Terms; Security Considerations; First Steps with the Web Browser; Accessing Web Pages; Using Bookmarks; Using a Search Engine; Printing First Steps with E-mail; Adjust Settings for E-mail; Read a Message; Reply to a Message; Send a Message; Using Address Books; Prepare to Print
16	Final Examination

Recommended or Required Reading

• Bağcı, Ö.S., 2006, Bilgisayar 1, Ankara, Seçkin Yayıncılık • Karagülle, İ., 2005, Yeni Başlayanlar İçin Bilgisayar, Türkmen Kitapevi • Pala, Z., 2005, Bilgisayar Donanımı, Türkmen Kitabevi, 2005 • Curtis D. F., Cox, J., 2008, Adım Adım Microsoft Ofice , İstanbu, Arkadaş Yayınları

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

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities	Number	Time (hours)	Total Work Load (hours)
Midterm Examination	1	1	1
Final Examination	1	2	2
Self Study	14	8	112
Individual Study for Mid term Examination	1	15	15
Individual Study for Final Examination	1	20	20
Homework	1	10	10
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)			160

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

	PO 1	PO 2	PO 3	PO 4	PO 5	PO 6	PO 7
LO1			2

* Contribution Level : 1 Very low 2 Low 3 Medium 4 High 5 Very High