COURSE UNIT TITLE

: TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT AND MANKIND

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
SGK 2003 TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT AND MANKIND ELECTIVE 2 0 0 3

Offered By

German Language Teacher Education

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

Offered to

German Language Teacher Education

Course Objective

The aim of this course is to develop the reading habits of the prospective teachers studding at the Department of Computer Education and Instructional Technology regarding the developments in computer science and current technologies and trigger their curiosity for the new technologies, create a habit of following the developments in their fields and using current computer technologies in their professional lives.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To be able to know and follow current developments regarding computers
2   To be able to know and follow current developments regarding education
3   To be able to know and follow current technologies.
4   To be able to choose and use current developments regarding their fields
5   To be able to evaluate new technologies in terms of advantages , disadvantages, practicality and limitations
6   To be able to evaluate new technologies in terms of ethics

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Definition of technology in education, its developmental timelines in history, advantages, limitations
2 Usage of nuclear technology advantages, limitations, usage of cloning technology, its advantages, limitations, ethical investigation of these topics
3 Definition of Nano technology, usage areas, advantages, limitations
4 Human relations and technology art and technology, environment and technology. The ethical investigation of these topics.
5 Technology and ethics, computer crimes and its consequences. Definition of computer technologies, usage of computer technologies in education, advantages and limitations
6 Current situation of space technologies
7 Current situation of artificial intelligence
8 Mid term
9 Definition of internet and communication technologies, investigation of the current situation of it
10 Investigation of the current situation of computer technologies,
11 Technology and its positive and negative consequences on health
12 Quantum physics and its basic principles and philosophy, quantum computers, their structure, capacity and features.
13 What is cryptology, its historical timeline, features, application fields, encrypting technologies
14 Future technologies, blue ray technology and their current statues
15 Final exam

Recomended or Required Reading

PcNet bilgisayar ve internet dergisi
Chip dergisi
Bilim teknik dergisi (www.biltek.tubitak.gov.tr)
BT Haber
Bilim ve Ütopya
Popüler Bilim
TÜBAV
ITÜ Dergisi
Odtülüler Bülteni

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Face to face, discussion

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 STT TERM WORK (SEMESTER)
3 FINS FINAL EXAM
4 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.30 + STT * 0.10 + FINS * 0.60
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 + RST * 0.60

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

LO1, LO2, LO3, LO4, LO5 and LO6 will be evaluated by a midterm and a final exam and LO1, LO2 and LO3 evaluated by an assignment.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

ismail.boyaci@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 2 26
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 12 2 24
Preparation for midterm exam 1 5 5
Preparation for final exam 1 7 7
Preparing assignments 1 5 5
Preparing presentations 1 3 3
Midterm 1 1 1
Final 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 72

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11
LO.122324354352
LO.222324354352
LO.322324354352
LO.422324354353
LO.522324354353
LO.622324354353

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