ECTS - Fundamentals of Computing
Fundamentals of Computing (CMPE109) Course Detail
| Course Name | Course Code | Season | Lecture Hours | Application Hours | Lab Hours | Credit | ECTS |
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| Fundamentals of Computing | CMPE109 | 1. Semester | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2.5 |
| Pre-requisite Course(s) |
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| N/A |
| Course Language | English |
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| Course Type | Compulsory Departmental Courses |
| Course Level | Natural & Applied Sciences Master's Degree |
| Mode of Delivery | Face To Face |
| Learning and Teaching Strategies | Lecture. |
| Course Lecturer(s) |
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| Course Objectives | The main objective of this course is to introduce the engineering profession, career opportunites of the profession and to address ethical issues in informatics. Also, the course aims at giving an overview of computer science by discussing the basic machine architecture and the machine language, data representation, operating systems, networking and the Internet and programming languages. |
| Course Learning Outcomes |
The students who succeeded in this course;
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| Course Content | Engineering fundamentals, computer engineering as a profession, career opportunities, professional organizations for computer engineering, ethical issues in computing; hardware components of a computer system; data representation and machine language instructions; coordinating internal activities of a computer using operating systems; networking |
Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies
| Week | Subjects | Preparation |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engineering Fundamentals | Chapter 1 (Others 1) |
| 2 | Engineering Fundamentals | Chapter 1 (Others 1) |
| 3 | Computer Engineering as a profession. Career opportunities and Professional Organizations | Chapter 1 (Others 1) |
| 4 | Ethical Issues in Computing | Others 2, 3 |
| 5 | Data Storage | Chapter 1 (Textbook 1) |
| 6 | Data Storage | Chapter 1 (Textbook 1) |
| 7 | Data manipulation | Chapter 2 (Textbook 1) |
| 8 | Data manipulation | Chapter 2 (Textbook 1) |
| 9 | Data manipulation | Chapter 2 (Textbook 1) |
| 10 | Operating Systems | Chapter 3 (Textbook 1) |
| 11 | Networking fundamentals and the Internet | Chapter 4 (Textbook 1) |
| 12 | Networking fundamentals and the Internet | Chapter 4 (Textbook 1) |
| 13 | Programming Languages | Chapter 6 (Textbook 1) |
| 14 | Programming Languages | Chapter 6 (Textbook 1) |
| 15 | Review | |
| 16 | Review |
Sources
| Course Book | 1. Computer Science: An Overview, J. G. Brookshear, Pearson International, 12. Edition, 2012. |
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| Other Sources | 2. Foundations of Engineering, 2nd. Ed., Holtzapple & Reece, McGraw-Hill International, 2003 |
| 3. Software Engineering: Code of Ethics, http://www.acm.org/about/se-code | |
| 4. ACM code of Ethics and Professional Conduct, http://www.acm.org/about/code-of-ethics |
Evaluation System
| Requirements | Number | Percentage of Grade |
|---|---|---|
| Attendance/Participation | - | - |
| Laboratory | 1 | 20 |
| Application | - | - |
| Field Work | - | - |
| Special Course Internship | - | - |
| Quizzes/Studio Critics | - | - |
| Homework Assignments | - | - |
| Presentation | - | - |
| Project | - | - |
| Report | - | - |
| Seminar | - | - |
| Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury | 1 | 30 |
| Final Exam/Final Jury | 1 | 50 |
| Toplam | 3 | 100 |
| Percentage of Semester Work | 50 |
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| Percentage of Final Work | 50 |
| Total | 100 |
Course Category
| Core Courses | X |
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| Major Area Courses | |
| Supportive Courses | |
| Media and Managment Skills Courses | |
| Transferable Skill Courses |
The Relation Between Course Learning Competencies and Program Qualifications
| # | Program Qualifications / Competencies | Level of Contribution | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 1 | An ability to apply advanced knowledge of computing and/or informatics to solve software engineering problems. | |||||
| 2 | Develop solutions using different technologies, software architectures and life-cycle approaches. | |||||
| 3 | An ability to design, implement and evaluate a software system, component, process or program by using modern techniques and engineering tools required for software engineering practices. | |||||
| 4 | An ability to gather/acquire, analyze, interpret data and make decisions to understand software requirements. | |||||
| 5 | Skills of effective oral and written communication and critical thinking about a wide range of issues arising in the context of working constructively on software projects. | |||||
| 6 | An ability to access information in order to follow recent developments in science and technology and to perform scientific research or implement a project in the software engineering domain. | |||||
| 7 | An understanding of professional, legal, ethical and social issues and responsibilities related to Software Engineering. | |||||
| 8 | Skills in project and risk management, awareness about importance of entrepreneurship, innovation and long-term development, and recognition of international standards of excellence for software engineering practices standards and methodologies. | |||||
| 9 | An understanding about the impact of Software Engineering solutions in a global, environmental, societal and legal context while making decisions. | |||||
| 10 | Promote the development, adoption and sustained use of standards of excellence for software engineering practices. | |||||
ECTS/Workload Table
| Activities | Number | Duration (Hours) | Total Workload |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Hours (Including Exam Week: 16 x Total Hours) | 16 | 3 | 48 |
| Laboratory | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| Application | |||
| Special Course Internship | |||
| Field Work | |||
| Study Hours Out of Class | |||
| Presentation/Seminar Prepration | |||
| Project | |||
| Report | |||
| Homework Assignments | |||
| Quizzes/Studio Critics | |||
| Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Total Workload | 64 | ||