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Description of Individual Course Units
Course Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleType of Course UnitYear of StudySemesterNumber of ECTS Credits
SB117BDigital LiteracyCompulsory113
Level of Course Unit
First Cycle
Objectives of the Course
Clearing targeting can be used in digital technologies, digital environments and identifiers and competencies. Finding, processing, organizing, sharing, evaluating and analyzing information using digital technologies covers the main topics of the course. The aim of this course is to explain the digital media and ease of use and to increase the level of awareness and inquiry related to these areas.
Name of Lecturer(s)
Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Sevim AKGÜL
Learning Outcomes
1Will be able to recognize and use digital technologies, digital media and tools competently.
2Students will have knowledge about critical reading and alternative content production processes which are the elements of critical media literacy.
3Gain the ability to find, process, organize, share, evaluate and analyze information using digital technologies.
4Use of digital media and tools will gain dominance and awareness of these areas, questioning levels will improve.
Mode of Delivery
Normal Education
Prerequisites and co-requisities
Recommended Optional Programme Components
Course Contents
Students will have knowledge about new media environment, concepts and approaches that evaluate events and phenomena in new media environment.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTheoreticalPracticeLaboratory
1Introduction to course topics
2Introduction to digital literacy
3Operating systems
4Digital Tools
5Digital platforms
6Example applications
7Mobile culture
8Midterm
9Convergence
10Big data
11Open Data
12Digital democracy
13Collective intelligence
14Digital abyss
15Evaluation
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
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
Midterm Examination1100
SUM100
End Of Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
Final Examination1100
SUM100
Term (or Year) Learning Activities40
End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities60
SUM100
Language of Instruction
Turkish
Work Placement(s)
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesNumberTime (hours)Total Work Load (hours)
Midterm Examination111
Final Examination111
Attending Lectures14342
Self Study14456
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)100
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