TYPE OF COURSE UNIT	Compulsory Course
LEVEL OF COURSE UNIT	Bachelor's Degree
YEAR OF STUDY	1
SEMESTER	First Term (Fall)
NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED	5
NAME OF LECTURER(S)	-
LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT	At the end of this course, the students; 1) Will be able to learn the basic concepts of software and hardware. 2) Will be able to learn basics about computers and operation systems. 3) Will be able to explain internet and its main components and will be used FTP. 4) Will be able to learn how to use a word processor, with the focus of Academic report preparation. 5) Will be able to learn how to create tables, graphics, formulas and the basics of spreadsheet applications. 6) Will be able to learn how to prepare presentations and the basics of presentation applications. 7) Will be able to understand basic terminology of information security 8) Will be able to understand basic concepts and information of digital life
MODE OF DELIVERY	Face to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE	No
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT	None
COURSE DEFINITION	Students learn the devices of the computers and software parts, data storage and transfer, the importance of knowledge and data in contemporary times, the concept of data security, electronic spreadsheats, data bases and presentation programs.
COURSE CONTENTS	WEEK TOPICS 1st Week What is a computer? Basic concepts about computer hardware and software, introduction to the operating system 2nd Week Basics of the operating system, opening-closing programs, changing the basic settings of the computer and op. system 3rd Week Using the Internet, e-mail, web based applications 4th Week Information systems applications specific to Başkent University, using online education tools 5th Week Introduction to the word processing program and basic usage 6th Week Rules, tables, titles, pictures and other advanced usage of the word processing program 7th Week Preparing academic reports / documents with the use of word processors 8th Week Mid-term 9th Week Introduction to the spreadsheets and basic usage 10th Week Graphics, formulas and similar expert usage of the spreadsheets 11th Week Introduction the presentation application and its basic usage 12th Week Hyperlinks, inserting pictures, expert settings and similar usage of presentation applications 13th Week Usage of internet browsers, issues to be considered while using the internet, basic security and ethics in internet 14th Week Search engines, advanced searching methods in search engines, academic search using the internet
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING	Yağcı, Ö. Yeni Başlayanlara Bilgisayarın B'si - Windows 7 - Office 2010, 2012, Seçkin Yayıncılık, Ankara.
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS	Lecture, Discussion, Questions/Answers,Problem Solving, Case Study, Project,Report Preparation, Presentation
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA	Quantity Percentage(%) Mid-term 1 30 Practice 3 15 Project 1 15 Total(%) 60 Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 60 Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 40 Total(%) 100
ECTS WORKLOAD	Activities Number Hours Workload Midterm exam 1 1 1 Preparation for Quiz Individual or group work 14 2 28 Preparation for Final exam 1 30 30 Course hours 14 3 42 Preparation for Midterm exam 1 20 20 Laboratory (including preparation) Final exam 1 1 1 Homework 3 9 27 Presentation (including preperation) 1 1 1 Project 0 0 0 Performance Practice 3 3 9 Total Workload 159 Total Workload / 30 5,3 ECTS Credits of the Course 5
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION	English
WORK PLACEMENT(S)	No