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Acting Head of Department : Diler Öner 

Professor : Yavuz Akpınar, Dilek Ardaç*

Associate Professor : Günizi Kartal, Diler Öner

Assistant Professors : Hamdi Erkunt, Mutlu Şen Akbulut

Instructors: Oğuz Ak, Tufan Adıgüzel*, Hüseyin Şimşek*, Dr. Eşref Seğmen*, Neslihan Er Amuce*, Fatih Mehmet Bilgin*, Volkan Bal*, Metin Yavuz*, Yavuz Samur* 

*Part-time

The Department of Computer Education and Educational Technology offers a four-year program leading to a bachelor’s degree. The undergraduate program aims to enable students not only to take up teaching positions but also to prepare for professions such as educational technology, instructional design, and educational computing and programming. It provides a solid theoretical foundation in education, including current approaches in teaching and learning, and equips students with advanced technological skills. The program targets the integration of both the domains of education and technology by focusing on the analysis, design, development, implementation, and evaluation of the processes and tools for learning and instruction. Towards this goal, the undergraduate program includes courses on educational software development, programming languages, distance learning, internet and e-learning, principles and methods in instruction, research methods and teaching practicum, as well as courses offered through the departments of educational sciences and computer engineering.



UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAM
 

Total: 134 Credits, 245 ECTS
 

* Students who passed the English Proficiency Test (BUEPT) (İngilizce Yeterlilik Sınavı) with “C” should take AE 111 and AE 112. Those who passed the exam with "A" or "B" should take 3 credit HSS (Humanities and Social Sciences) courses instead.
These courses include: AD, AE 2XY, ED (other than the required ED courses in the program), ENGL, FA 2XY or FA 3XY, HIST (courses offered in English), HUM 101 and HUM 102, INTT, PA 3XY, PSY, SOC, POLS. Advisor approval needed before taking any courses as HSS, unrestricted, or science electives.
** Math 102 can be also taken instead of Math 201
.*** Unrestricted elective courses should be 3 credits. Different course credits cannot be added up to make up a 3 credit course (e.g. one-credit course and another two-credit course together cannot be counted as a three-credit unrestricted elective).

****  Science Electives in CET include:
         All 3-credit courses coded MATH, CHEM, BIO, PHYS (other than those already required in the program)
         STS 201 Natural History of the Earth
         STS 230 Theory of Musical Sound
         STS 301 Archeometry I
         STS 302 Archeometry II
         STS 205 Climate
         Faculty of Engineering courses (advisor approval needed)

***** You need to complete a certain number of credits (min. 80) and successfully complete all the first year courses in the program to be eligible for this course. You will be notified by the department at the end of the previous summer term if you are eligible.

Minor program in Information and Communication Technologies in Education

The minor program is designed to provide Boğaziçi University students the knowledge, skills and tools of Information and Communication Technologies in Education. In order to be eligible for this minor degree, students must complete the following six required courses and their prerequisites (if necessary).

Required Courses
 

COURSE DESCRIPTIONS

CET 101 Introduction to Educational Technology (3+0+2) 4 ECTS 9
(Eğitim Teknolojisine Giriş)
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
(Eğitimde Bilişim Sistemleri ve Bilişim Tasarımı )
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 215 Education and Technology (2+0+2) 3 ECTS 7
(Eğitim 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 224 Visualization in Education (2+0+2) 3 ECTS 8
(Eğitimde Görselleştirme)
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 282 Principles and Methods in Instruction (2+0+2) 3 ECTS 6
(Öğretim İlke ve Yöntemleri)
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
(Eğitimde Görsel Programlama Platformları )
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 8
(Bilgisayar Ağları ve İletişim)
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 Tabanı Yönetimine Giriş )
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 8
(İnternet İçin Programlama )
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.
Prerequisites: CET 301, CET 321.

CET 341 Instructional Design (2+0+2) 3 ECTS 7
(Öğretim Tasarımı)
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 360 Instructional Technologies and Materials Development (2+0+2) 3 ECTS 5
(Öğretim Teknolojileri ve Materyal Geliştirme)
The concepts and principles of educational technology as an integrated part of teaching and learning process. Basic information technology skills. Selection, development, implementation and evaluation of media with regard to learning theories. Employment of laboratories; audio-visual means, slides, graphs, films and printed materials; computer software including simulations, tutorials, drills, interactive learning environments, microworlds, intelligent systems and multimedia.

CET 372 Design and Development of Multimedia (2+0+2) 3 ECTS 6
(Çoklu Ortam Tasarımı ve Üretimi )
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
(Araştırma Yöntemleri)
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) 3 ECTS 7
(Proje Geliştirme ve Yönetimi )
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 ECTS 6
(Uzaktan Eğitimin 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
(Eğitim Teknolojilerinde Topluma Hizmet Uygulamaları)
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 )
Classroom management, unit design, lesson design and lesson plan, class organization, and group work at the classroom level to establish the fundamentals of teaching practice. School related experiences and observations under the supervision of a mentor. National education system and curricula. Micro teaching practice.
Prerequisites: Consent of instructor.

CET 462 Practice Teaching (2+0+4) 4 ECTS 7
(Öğretmenlik Uygulaması)
Observation and supervised teaching of computing instruction, software and information technologies in schools. Lesson design and lesson plan preparation, and implementation in the classroom and the laboratory. Developing teaching and classroom management strategies. Professional ethics. Sharing and analysis of teaching experience and observations with peers and advisors.
Prerequisite: CET 451.

CET 472 Courseware Development: Design, Development and Evaluation (2+0+2) 3 ECTS 7
(Eğitim Yazılımları Tasarlama, Geliştirme ve Değerlendirme)
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 Öğretim Teknolojileri Eğitiminde Özel Konular) (3+0+0) 3 ECTS 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 Öğretim Teknolojileri Eğitiminde Özel Çalışmalar) (3+0+0) 3 ECTS 3
Special studies in Computer and Instruction Technologies Education to suit the individual interest of the students.