| Course Unit Code | Course Unit Title | Type of Course Unit | Year of Study | Semester | Number of ECTS Credits | | YÖN115B | Digital Literacy | Compulsory | 1 | 1 | 3 |
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| Level of Course Unit |
| First Cycle |
| Objectives of the Course |
| The aim of the course is to enable students to become familiar with digital technologies, digital media and tools and to use them effectively. Finding, processing, organizing, sharing, evaluating and analyzing information using digital technologies are the main topics of the course. At the end of the course, it is aimed that students will be able to use digital media and tools and increase their awareness and questioning levels. |
| Name of Lecturer(s) |
| - |
| Learning Outcomes |
| 1 | It will be able to recognize and effectively use digital technologies, digital media and tools. | | 2 | Gain the ability to find, process, organize, share, evaluate and analyze information using digital technologies. | | 3 | Use of digital media and tools will gain dominance and awareness of these areas, questioning levels will improve. | | 4 | It will be able to manage time and resources effectively by developing content production and management skills on digital platforms. | | 5 | It will be able to produce solutions to problems encountered in the communication process and will be able to use initiative on the subject. |
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| Mode of Delivery |
| Normal Education |
| Prerequisites and co-requisities |
| - |
| Recommended Optional Programme Components |
| - |
| Course Contents |
| Introduction to digital literacy, Operating systems, Digital tools, Digital platforms, Sample applications
Mobile culture, Convergence, Big data, Open data, Digital democracy, Collective intelligence, Digital divide |
| Weekly Detailed Course Contents |
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| 1 | Introduction to the course | | | | 2 | Introduction to the concept of digital literacy | | | | 3 | Operating systems | | | | 4 | Digital tools | | | | 5 | Digital platforms | | | | 6 | Practice | | | | 7 | Mobile culture | | | | 8 | Midterm exam | | | | 9 | Convergence | | | | 10 | Big Data | | | | 11 | Open Data | | | | 12 | Digital democracy | | | | 13 | Collective intelligence | | | | 14 | Digital divide | | |
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| Recommended or Required Reading |
| Understanding digital literacies, A practical introduction, Rodney H. Jones, Christoph A. Hafner, Routledge, 2012
-Digital literacy: A primer on media, identity and the evolution of technology, Susan Wiesinger, Ralph Beliveau, |
| Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods |
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| Assessment Methods and Criteria | |
| Midterm Examination | 1 | 100 | | SUM | 100 | |
| 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 | | Turkish | | Work Placement(s) | |
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| Workload Calculation |
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| Midterm Examination | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Final Examination | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Attending Lectures | 15 | 3 | 45 |
| Self Study | 15 | 3 | 45 |
| Homework | 1 | 5 | 5 |
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| Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes |
| LO1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | | LO2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | | LO3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | | LO4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | | LO5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
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| * Contribution Level : 1 Very low 2 Low 3 Medium 4 High 5 Very High |
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