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Head of Department: Yavuz Akpinar

Professor: Yavuz Akpinar

Assistant Professor: Hamdi Erkunt, Gunizi Kartal, Diler Oner

Instructor: Huseyin Simsek

The Department of Computer Education and Educational Technology offers a four-year program leading to a bachelor's degree. The program aims to enable students not only to take up teaching positions but also to prepare for careers as instructional technologists, educational specialists, instructional designers, trainers, and experts in educational computing. In addition to theoretical courses at the university, authentic practice in companies and guided internship in schools prepare students to analyze performance problems and design, develop, implement and evaluate instructional strategies and products.

The curriculum emphasizes analysis, design, production and evaluation aspects of project development. Use of the Internet and multimedia for distance learning is included, as are a variety of strategies such as simulation and game design, virtual reality, simulators for skill, performance support tools, and quality assurance testing. Furthermore, it recognizes the importance of aesthetic elements and therefore integrates graphic design, art, and music with advanced technologies for the creation, production and delivery of multimedia programs. Students use multimedia authoring software, advanced 3D, graphics programs, and digital video editing equipment. Creative writing for multimedia is given high importance.

UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAM

TOTAL: 135 credits

COURSE DESCRIPTIONS

CET 101 Introduction to Educational Technology (3+0+2) 4 ECTS 8
(Egitim Teknolojisine Giris)
Introduction to the discipline of educational technology; discussion of constitutive problems of education and technology; developing a critical perspective on the relationship of education and technology; analysis of technologies with educational implications.

CET 102 Information Systems in Education and Information Design (3+0+2) 4 ECTS 8
(Egitimde Bilisim Sistemleri ve Bilisim Tasarimi )
Computer hardware. Concepts of data, information, and knowledge, and their interrelations. Data modeling and introduction to database. Information theory; information design and principles. Information systems and their application in education. Message types and design; ergonomy and usability concepts. Web design and web design editors; HTML (Hyper Text Markup Language), and graphic editors. Message design for the internet and audio/visual media.

CET 224 Visualization in Education (2+0+2) 3 ECTS 6
(Egitimde Gorsellestirme)
Examination of static and dynamic visual materials in education: video, animation, simulation, virtual reality and graphics. Principles of visual communication and interaction; formats in visual media such as 2D and 3D. Design, development and evaluation of visual educational media. Interactive video development technologies and their applications.
Prerequisite: CET 102

CET 215 Education and Technology (2+0+2) 3 ECTS 4
(Egitim ve Teknoloji )
History of technology in learning environments; principles and formats of technology use. Analysis and critique of technology usage in education in light of current learning theories. Designing authentic usage of technologies in education.

CET 282 Principles and Methods in Instruction (2+0+2) 3 ECTS 6
(Ogretim Ilke ve Yontemleri)
Basic concepts and principles of planning in instruction. Learning theories and strategies. Elements of the learning environment and the role of the educational technologist in the learning environment.

CET 301 Visual Programming Platforms in Education (2+0+2) 3 ECTS 6
(Egitimde Gorsel Programlama Platformlari )
Developing educational software using programming languages. Current visual programming languages and their comparison. Principles and concepts of object-oriented programming. Access to data sources and development of database applications. Using multi-tier applications to access data. Developing applications for mobile devices, and using an extensible markup language (XML).
Prerequisite: CMPE 150

CET 314 Computer Networks and Communication (2+0+2) 3 ECTS 6
(Bilgisayar Aglari ve Iletisim)
Origins of computer networks, their constitutive problems and current solutions; designing, examining and maintaining local area networks. The structure of the internet and its applications.
Prerequisite: CET 102

CET 321 Introduction to Database Management Systems (2+0+2) 3 ECTS 6
(Veri Tabani Yonetimine Giris )
Data and data modeling. Relational and object oriented data modeling. Logical database design. Data integrity, normalization, and entity-relationship (ER) diagrams. Structured query language (SQL). Using SQL as data definition and data manipulation language. Database management systems. Analyzing and comparing current database management systems. Physical database design. Database optimization. Use of databases within the scope of educational projects.
Prerequisite: CMPE 150

CET 322 Programming for the Internet (3+0+2) 4 ECTS 6
(Bilgisayar Ag Icin Internet )
Programming languages used on the internet. Introduction to client-server architecture. Examining languages for client and server side programming. Integrated development environments and editors for internet programming. Concept and usage of "cookies." Sending HTTP requests and responses; connecting and manipulating data sources over the internet. Developing dynamic internet applications for educational purposes.
Prerequisite: CET 301, CET 321

CET 341 Instructional Design (Ogretim Tasarimi) (2+0+2) 3
Analysis of instructional environment, learner, content and organization; identification of educational aims; writing instructional objectives; instructional theories and strategies; choosing and developing materials appropriate to objectives, content and environment, designing instruction; developing, applying and evaluating instruction using instructional design theories.
Prerequisite: CET 215.

CET 372 Design and Development of Multimedia (2+0+2) 3 ECTS 5
(Coklu Ortam Tasarimi ve Uretimi )
Multimedia technologies; theories and applications. Examining numerous interaction concepts and types. Educational game design: components of educational games; writing and developing scenarios, using animations and simulations. Development of instructional multimedia using authoring languages: screen design; use of image, audio, video, and speech. User navigation; packaging, publishing, and evaluating instructional multimedia.
Prerequisite: CET 341

CET 401 Research Methods (3+0+0) 3 ECTS 6
(Arastirma Yontemleri)
Introduction to qualitative and quantitative research; concepts and principles of quantitative research, data collection procedures and techniques, and data analysis. Examination of contemporary studies. Designing a research proposal.

CET 431: Project Development and Management (2+0+2) 4 ECTS 7
(Proje Gelistirme ve Yonetimi )
Principles and processes of project management: project planning, budgeting, and monitoring; risk management, time and resource management. Project evaluation and reporting. Project development and management concepts and tools.

CET 441 Principles of Distance Education (3+0+0) 3
(Uzaktan Egitimin Temelleri)
History of distance education; instructional environments using distance education; technologies used in distance education: TV, video, radio and written materials; techniques and methods used in planning, preparing and applying these technologies.
Prerequisites: CET 341, CET 372.

CET 444 Community Service in Educational Technology (1+0+4) 3 ECTS 8
(Egitim Teknolojilerinde Topluma Hizmet Uygulamalari)
Project selection, planning, development, implementation, evaluation and reporting for formal and non-formal educational organizations.

CET 451 School Experience (2+0+5) 4 ECTS 5
(Okul Deneyimi )
School related experiences and observations at the classroom level: classroom management, unit design, class organization and group work for establishing the fundamentals of teaching practice under the supervision of a mentor. Micro teaching practices.

CET 462 Practice Teaching in Computer Education (2+0+4) 4
(Bilgisayar Ogretmenligi Uygulamasi)
Observation of computer instruction in schools; design of lesson plans, supervised student teaching in the classroom and the laboratory. Sharing and analysis of school experience with peers and advisors. Developing instructional strategies.
Prerequisite: CET 451.

CET 472 Courseware Development: Design, Development and Evaluation (2+0+2) 3 ECTS 7
(Egitim Yazilimlari Tasarlama, Gelistirme ve Degerlendirme)
Design, development and implementation of educational software. Organization of computer based learning environments. Evaluating educational software in light of human-computer interaction research and contemporary learning theories.
Prerequisite: CET 372

CET 480-489 Special Topics in Computer and Instruction Technologies Education
(Bilgisayar ve Ogretim Teknolojileri Egitiminde Ozel Konular) (3+0+0) 3
Special topics of current interest in Computer Education and Instruction Technologies Education.

CET 490-499 Special Studies in Computer and Instruction Technologies Education
(Bilgisayar ve Ogretim Teknolojileri Egitiminde Ozel Calismalar) (3+0+0) 3
Special studies in Computer and Instruction Technologies Education to suit the individual interest of the students.

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