Academic Catalog

DEPARTMENT OF COMPUTER EDUCATION AND INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNOLOGY

General Information on Undergraduate Program

At the undergraduate level the Department aims particularly to equip students with up-to-date knowledge and practical skills required for K-12 computer teachers. Computer laboratories are available to enrich the theoretical background of prospective teachers. An important objective given a high priority by the Department is to provide its teacher graduates with relevant contemporary information, training, and prerequisite skills to enable them to guide their students to the year 2000 and beyond.

Undergraduate Curriculum


FIRST YEAR

First Semester
Course Code Course Name METU Credit Contact (h/w) Lab (h/w) ECTS
MATH125 BASIC MATHEMATICS I 4 3 2 5.0
CEIT111 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY IN EDUCATION 4 3 2 8.0
EDS200 INTRODUCTION TO EDUCATION 3 3 0 5.0
ENG101 ENGLISH FOR ACADEMIC PURPOSES I 4 4 1 6.0
Any 1 of the following set ..
TURK103 ORAL COMMUNICATION 2 2 0 3.0
TURK107 TURKISH I 2 2 0 4.0
Any 1 of the following set ..
HIST2201 0 2 0 2.0
HIST2205 HISTORY OF THE TURKISH REVOLUTION I 0 2 0 2.0
Semester Total:29

Second Semester
Course Code Course Name METU Credit Contact (h/w) Lab (h/w) ECTS
MATH126 BASIC MATHEMATICS II 4 3 2 5.0
BA100 CAREER PLANNING 0 1 0 2.0
CEIT112 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY IN EDUCATION II 4 3 2 8.0
CEIT133 PROGRAMMING IN INTERNET ENVIRONMENT 4 3 2 6.0
ENG102 ENGLISH FOR ACADEMIC PURPOSES II 4 4 1 6.0
Any 1 of the following set ..
TURK104 WRITTEN EXPRESSION 2 2 0 3.0
TURK108 TURKISH II 2 2 0 4.0
Any 1 of the following set ..
HIST2202 0 2 0 2.0
HIST2206 HISTORY OF THE TURKISH REVOLUTION II 0 2 0 2.0
Semester Total:32

SECOND YEAR

Third Semester
Course Code Course Name METU Credit Contact (h/w) Lab (h/w) ECTS
PHYS181 BASIC PHYSICS I 5 4 2 6.5
CEIT207 DESIGN AND USE OF INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIAL 3 2 2 5.0
CEIT210 PROGRAMMING LANGUAGES I 4 3 2 8.0
CEIT213 COMPUTER HARDWARE 3 2 2 5.0
EDS220 EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY 3 3 0 5.0
ENG211 ACADEMIC ORAL PRESENTATION SKILLS 3 3 1 4.0
Semester Total:33.5

Fourth Semester
Course Code Course Name METU Credit Contact (h/w) Lab (h/w) ECTS
PHYS182 BASIC PHYSICS II 5 4 2 6.5
CEIT211 PROGRAMMING LANGUAGES II 4 3 2 8.0
CEIT216 PRINCIPLES AND METHODS OF INSTRUCTION 3 3 0 5.0
CEIT218 GRAPHICS AND ANIMATION IN EDUCATION 3 2 2 5.0
CEIT225 INSTRUCTIONAL DESIGN 3 2 2 5.0
            ELECTIVE 6.0
Semester Total:35.5

THIRD YEAR

Fifth Semester
Course Code Course Name METU Credit Contact (h/w) Lab (h/w) ECTS
CEIT313 USE OF OPERATING SYSTEMS 3 2 2 5.0
CEIT321 FOUNDATIONS OF DISTANCE EDUCATION 3 2 2 5.0
CEIT323 MULTIMEDIA DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT 3 2 2 6.0
CEIT341 MEASUREMENT AND EVALUATION 3 3 0 5.0
CEIT380 COMPUTER EDUCATION TEACHING METHODS I 3 2 2 7.0
            ELECTIVE 6.0
Semester Total:34

Sixth Semester
Course Code Course Name METU Credit Contact (h/w) Lab (h/w) ECTS
CEIT314 COMPUTER NETWORKS AND COMMUNICATIONS 3 2 2 7.0
CEIT382 COMPUTER EDUCATION TEACHING METHODS II 3 2 2 7.0
CEIT386 COMMUNITY SERVICE 2 1 2 6.0
CEIT390 DATABASE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS 3 2 2 7.0
EDS304 CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT 3 3 0 5.0
            ELECTIVE 6.0
Semester Total:38

FOURTH YEAR

Seventh Semester
Course Code Course Name METU Credit Contact (h/w) Lab (h/w) ECTS
CEIT407 TEACHING PRACTICUM I 5 2 6 10.0
CEIT419 WEB DESIGN 3 2 2 7.0
CEIT421 RESEARCH METHODS 2 2 0 4.0
CEIT435 PROJECT DEVELOPMENT AND MANAGEMENT I 3 1 4 8.0
            ELECTIVE 6.0
            ELECTIVE 6.0
Semester Total:41

Eighth Semester
Course Code Course Name METU Credit Contact (h/w) Lab (h/w) ECTS
CEIT408 TEACHING PRACTICUM II 5 2 6 10.0
CEIT436 PROJECT DEVELOPMENT AND MANAGEMENT II 3 1 4 8.0
EDS416 TURKISH EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM AND SCHOOL MANAGEMENT 3 3 0 5.0
EDS424 GUIDANCE 3 3 0 5.0
            ELECTIVE 6.0
            ELECTIVE 6.0
Semester Total:40
Program Total:283

h/w = hours per week