Course Information

Course Information
Course Title Code Language Type Semester L+U Hour Credits ECTS
Fundamentals of İnformation Technology AEM101 Turkish Compulsory 1. Semester 2 + 0 2.0 3.0
Prerequisite Courses
Course Level Undergraduate
Mode of delivery Required
Course Coordinator Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Mustafa KORKMAZ, Öğr. Gör. Dr. Emin ŞEŞEN
Instructor(s) Öğr. Gör. Dr. Emin ŞEŞEN (Güz)
Goals The aim of this course, computer-computer components and office programs to be available to students at an advanced level.
Course Content Obtaining basic knowledge about hardware and software concepts. • Operating Systems(Installation and basic properties) • Make table in Excel, cell formatting, and perform basic mathematical operations. • Creating text in Word, text formatting, making tables, automatic indexing, etc.. Students perform such operations.
Learning Outcomes
# Öğrenme Kazanımı
1 Obtaining basic knowledge about hardware and software concepts.
2 Operating Systems(Installation and basic properties)
3 Make table in Excel, cell formatting, and perform basic mathematical operations.
4 • Creating text in Word, text formatting, making tables, automatic indexing, etc.. Students perform such operations.
Lesson Plan (Weekly Topics)
Week Topics/Applications Method
1. Week Hardware and software definition of the concepts, tasks. Computer hardware information for internal units (Main Board, Central Processes Unit, Memory Units, Hard disk, Floppy Disk, Sound and graphics card, Power Supply etc.) Lecture, Question and Answer
2. Week Computer hardware information for external units (Monitor, Keyboard, Printer – Plotter, Mouse, Scanner etc.). The concepts of file and folder. Virus definitions, measures to be taken against viruses. Lecture, Question and Answer
3. Week Introduction of the Windows XP operating system, the icons on the desktop, and features. Hard disk formatting and re-establishment of the operating system. Partitioning the hard disk and memory management operations. Lecture, Question and Answer, Discussion
4. Week The windows and dialog boxes .The basic operation using with mouse. The menus, commands and keyboard shortcuts. File and directory operations. The task bar properties and settings. Start menu items, settings and basic applications. Printer installation and application. Lecture, Discussion
5. Week Control panel (computer advanced palms). Drawing with Paint programs to draw images and shapes. Program add/remove application. Lecture, Discussion, Case Study
6. Week Network connections, local area network and construct the working group. Internet access and use of the web browser. Lecture, Discussion
7. Week Elements of the Power Point window, toolbars, menus, etc.. Presentation preparation and animation settings. Lecture, Question and Answer, Discussion
8. Week Introduction of the Word program. Explanation of the menus and toolbars. File menu operations. Edit menu operations. Add menu operations (Graphics, pictures, header and footer insertion, insertion of equations and symbols, etc.). Lecture, Question and Answer, Case Study
9. Week Create the document template, the formatting style resources, automatic indexing, etc. Ready to use templates in Word and mail merge. Lecture, Question and Answer
10. Week 11 Creating different schemas in Word using the drawing tools. Word application, printing, print preview, page setup, etc. Lecture, Question and Answer
11. Week Introduction of the Excel program. Explanation of the menus and toolbars. Special data entry methods. At the same time more than one cell in a data entry, Entering the data series etc. Lecture, Question and Answer, Group Work
12. Week File menu operations. Edit menu operations. Add menu operations (Adding row, column, picture and graphics etc.). Format menu operations. Change the cell format, conditional formatting, copy format, etc. Lecture, Question and Answer
13. Week Calculations by using the formula in Excel spreadsheets. Using basic Excel functions (Sum, Average, decimal rounding, min and max. functions, if the function, countif function, etc.) Lecture, Question and Answer
14. Week Data menu operations (Data sorting, filtering, format adjustment, grouping, networking and data transfer to other programs, etc.). Graphics creation and editing using data sets. Excel tables, printing, print preview, page setup, etc. Practice, Lecture, Demonstration
*Midterm and final exam dates are not specified in the 14-week course operation plan. Midterm and final exam dates are held on the dates specified in the academic calendar with the decision of the University Senate.
The Matrix for Course & Program Learning Outcomes
No Program Requirements Level of Contribution
1 2 3 4 5
1 Students gain an advanced and contemporary knowledge and practical skill after general or vocational high school qualification. To obtain an ability to support his/her knowledge and practical skill with technical sources and equipment and to use basic and principle technical terminology of wood works industrial engineering. Student gain an insight to the subject to analyze, discuss, evaluate and bring about solutions for the problems in metal technologies and related teaching subjects. He/She gains an ability to solve problems in wood works industrial engineering using general and foundational since and knowledge.
2 Student can gather and use data to solve well defined problems on wood works industrial engineering subjects. He/She can efficiently use his or her practical and knowledge skills in practical applications. Students know general definitions of engineering drawing subject; he/she can read engineering drawings in wood works industrial engineering and also can design using computer programs. Students are familiar to measuring equipment used in wood works industrial engineering he/she has knowledge and practice to use and maintenance of measuring equipment.
3 Student can gather and use data to solve well defined problems on wood works industrial engineering subjects. He/She can efficiently use his or her practical and knowledge skills in practical applications. Students know general definitions of engineering drawing subject; he/she can read engineering drawings in wood works industrial engineering and also can design using computer programs. Students are familiar to measuring equipment used in wood works industrial engineering he/she has knowledge and practice to use and maintenance of measuring equipment.
4 To gain theoretical and practical skills in joining of furniture materials, implementing quality control in furniture structures and to give training on these subjects.
5 To obtain an adequate theoretical knowledge and practical skills on wood finishing process, furniture design, perspective, wooden surface decoration, modern furniture production techniques and mass production techniques and to use these techniques in teaching and training in vocational schools. Tracing any faults of furniture machines and providing for necessary maintenance and repairing.
6 To obtain an adequate theoretical knowledge and practical skills on composite materials, general structure of wood material, furniture strength, bonding technology, classic furniture design, furniture styles, classic furniture production, production and facility planning and to use these techniques in teaching and training in vocational schools.
7 Students gain skills for technical communication and team work with his/her colloquies and superior on subjects related to furniture technology and wood works industrial engineering such as design and practice. He/she has an ability to use Turkish language effectively in his/her personal or official communication. He/She has skill to represent his company/institution, sharing technical and intuitional information in electronic environment by oral or written communication.
8 Gaining ability to self-learning and also implementing his/her learning subject on wood works industrial engineering. To gain skill to conduct research on his/her subject personally and present results as technical reports. Monitoring new improvements and updating him/herself continuously and also updating and upgrading these improvements to his/her institution.
9 Having use of foreign languages can make communication and follow up new technologies in wood works industrial engineering.
10 Having adequate knowledge level for occupational requirement about software and hardware, computing skill to use office software, internet communication and some CAD sofware such as AutoCAD, 3Dmax. etc.
11 Having an adequate knowledge of health and safety in furniture work sectors and also knowledge of social security, ethic values, quality assurance systems, management and environment.
12 Being aware of Atatürk’s principles and his revolutions.
13 Students have enough theoretical and practical knowledge of teaching on wood works industrial engineering subjects.
14 Having ability to evaluate student’s progress and activities, he/she also provide for an environment to evaluate students each other. He/she can use and share the results obtained from evaluations to make improvements in teaching and training activities.
15 Having ability to self-evaluate him/her self to make progress and improvements. Being open minded to ideas and improvements he/she supports him/her self and institutions. He/she has knowledge of law, regulation and policy related to his/her job and obeys all the rules accordingly. He/she has a respect and awareness of the environment and the society.
Relations with Education Attainment Program Course Competencies
Program Requirements DK1 DK2 DK3 DK4
PY1 3 3 3 3
PY2 3 3 3 3
PY4 1 1 1 1
PY5 1 1 1 1
PY6 2 2 2 2
PY7 1 1 1 1
PY8 1 1 1 1
PY9 1 1 1 1
PY10 1 1 1 1
PY11 1 1 1 1
PY12 1 1 1 1
PY13 1 1 1 1
PY14 1 1 1 1
PY15 1 1 1 1
Recommended Sources
Ders Kitabı veya Notu
Diğer Kaynaklar
  • Course Book / Notes • Tuncer, K., Temel Bilgi Teknolojileri Kullanımı (Bilgisayara Giriş), Kriter Basım Yayın Dağıtım, 2011.
  • Karagülle, İ., Yeni Başlayanlar İçin Bilgisayar, Türkmen Kitabevi, İstanbul, 1997.
  • Bal Çebi, H., Başlangıçtan İleri Seviyeye Bilgisayar Cilt I-II, Trabzon, 2004.
  • Çelik, M. ve Bakioğlu, M., Mühendisler için Excel Uygulamaları, Nobel Akademik Yayıncılık, 2013
  • LAmbert, J. ve Cox, J., Microsoft Word 2010 Step by Step, Arkadaş Yayınları, 2011.
Evaluation Method
Güz Dönemi
Responsible Personnel Grup Evaluation Method Percentage
Öğr. Gör. Dr. Emin ŞEŞEN Vize 40.00
Öğr. Gör. Dr. Emin ŞEŞEN Final 60.00
Toplam 100.00
ECTS credits and course workload
ECTS credits and course workload Quantity Duration (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Ders İçi
Class Hours 14 2 28
Ders Dışı
Research 1 1.5 1.5
Practice 7 1 7
Other Activities 12 1 12
Sınavlar
Midterm 1 2 2
Homework 6 2 12
Homework Preparation 6 2 12
Final 1 2 2
Total Workload 76.5
*AKTS = (Total Workload) / 25,5 ECTS Credit of the Course 3.0