Project Orientation (ISE493) Course Detail

Course Name Course Code Season Lecture Hours Application Hours Lab Hours Credit ECTS
Project Orientation ISE493 2 0 0 2 5
Pre-requisite Course(s)
COMPE 226, COMPE 341
Course Language English
Course Type N/A
Course Level Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle)
Mode of Delivery Face To Face
Learning and Teaching Strategies Lecture, Demonstration, Discussion, Question and Answer, Project Design/Management.
Course Coordinator
Course Lecturer(s)
Course Assistants
Course Objectives This course aims to teach the planning, conducting and presenting phases in computing and information systems projects in chronological fashion. It also aims to raise awareness on some engineering qualification such as team working, lifelong learning, professional ethics, legal issues, innovation and entrepreneurship.
Course Learning Outcomes The students who succeeded in this course;
  • Define computing and IS projects
  • Plan a project considering risk management
  • Prepare project report
  • Perform literature survey
  • Conduct a project
  • Present a project
  • Recognize national and international standards
  • Defines the importance of team working in projects
  • Identify professional and ethical responsibilities
  • Recognize legal issues in engineering applications
  • Recognize the importance of lifelong learning
  • Recall innovation and entrepreneurship
Course Content Computing and IS projects, research, project planning and risk management, national and international standards, team working, literature survey, conducting project, project presentation, lifelong learning, ethics, legal issues, innovation and entrepreneurship.

Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies

Week Subjects Preparation
1 Introduction to computing and IS projects Ch.1 (main text)
2 Research Ch.2
3 Literature Survey Ch.5
4 Report writing
5 Project planning and Risk Management Ch.4
6 National and international standards
7 Ethics
8 Legal issues
9 Conducting project Ch.6,7
10 Team Working
11 Lifelong learning
12 Project presentation Ch.8,9
13 Project presentation Ch.8,9
14 Innovation and Entrepreneurship
15 Final Exam
16 Final Exam

Sources

Course Book 1. Christian Dawson, Projects in Computing and Information Systems: A Student's Guide (2nd Edition), Pearson Education, 2009
Other Sources 2. Sommerville, I., Software Engineering, Addison-Wesley, 2006 (8th edition)

Evaluation System

Requirements Number Percentage of Grade
Attendance/Participation - -
Laboratory - -
Application - -
Field Work - -
Special Course Internship - -
Quizzes/Studio Critics - -
Homework Assignments 4 40
Presentation - -
Project - -
Report - -
Seminar - -
Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury 1 30
Final Exam/Final Jury 1 30
Toplam 6 100
Percentage of Semester Work
Percentage of Final Work 100
Total 100

Course Category

Core Courses X
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 Adequate knowledge in mathematics, science and computing fields; ability to apply theoretical and practical knowledge of these fields in solving engineering problems related to information systems.
2 Ability to identify, define, formulate and solve complex engineering problems; selecting and applying proper analysis and modeling techniques for this purpose. X
3 Ability to design a complex system, process, device or product under realistic constraints and conditions to meet specific requirements; ability to apply modern design methods for this purpose. X
4 Ability to develop, select and use modern techniques and tools necessary for the analysis and solution of complex problems encountered in information systems engineering applications; ability to use information technologies effectively.
5 Ability to gather data, analyze and interpret results for the investigation of complex engineering problems or research topics specific to the information systems discipline.
6 Ability to work effectively in inter/inner disciplinary teams; ability to work individually. X
7 a. Effective oral and written communication skills in Turkish; ability to write effective reports and comprehend written reports, to prepare design and production reports, to make effective presentations, to give and receive clear and understandable instructions. b. Knowledge of at least one foreign language; ability to write effective reports and comprehend written reports, to prepare design and production reports, to make effective presentations, to give and receive clear and understandable instructions. X
8 Recognition of the need for lifelong learning; the ability to access information and follow recent developments in science and technology with continuous self-development. X
9 a. Ability to behave according to ethical principles, awareness of professional and ethical responsibility. b. Knowledge of the standards utilized in information systems engineering applications. X
10 a. Knowledge on business practices such as project management, risk management and change management. b. Awareness about entrepreneurship, and innovation. c. Knowledge on sustainable development. X
11 a. Knowledge of the effects of information systems engineering applications on the universal and social dimensions of health, environment, and safety. b. Awareness of the legal consequences of engineering solutions. X

ECTS/Workload Table

Activities Number Duration (Hours) Total Workload
Course Hours (Including Exam Week: 16 x Total Hours)
Laboratory
Application
Special Course Internship
Field Work
Study Hours Out of Class 16 2 32
Presentation/Seminar Prepration
Project
Report
Homework Assignments 4 5 20
Quizzes/Studio Critics
Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury 1 5 5
Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury 1 5 5
Total Workload 62