Name of Department: City & Regional Planning |
Programme: Bachelor in Architecture |
Course Title: Computer Applications for Designers
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Language of Instruction: English |
Course Code: CP 164 |
Type of Course: mandatory |
Level of Course: undergraduate (first cycle) |
Semester: February-June |
Year of Study: 4 hrs/wk; 1st year, 2nd semester |
ECTS Credits: 4 |
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Pre-requisite: none |
Co-requisite: none |
Name of Lecturer: Ömür Saygın E-mail omursaygin@iyte.edu.tr
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Objective of the course: The beginning student will develop basic computers skills, improve his/her ability to organise of documents and works; become capable of word processing, database processing and management, presentation of data and graphics, and share of database and images between associated programmes.
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Course Contents: Basic Computer Science is the first in a series of computer-related courses in City and Regional Planning and Architecture. The course covers the basics of operating systems and software packages like Microsoft Office Suite and ways in which these software packages could be used through the rest of students’ undergraduate education.
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Bibliography:
Adobe Creative Group. (2002). Adobe Photoshop 7.0. Oxford: MacMillan Computer Publishing.
Boyce, J. (2003). Absolute Beginners Guide to Microsoft Office 2003. Indianapolis: QUE.
Çubukçu, F. (2001). Microsoft Office XP- Türkçe. Istanbul: Alfa Yayınevi.
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Microsoft office 2000. Istanbul: Alfa Yayınevi.
Ekebaş, Ahmet Nejat. (2001). Windows XP. Istanbul: Seçkin Yayınevi.
Haugland, S. & Jones, F. (2003). OpenOffıce 1.0 Resource Kit. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice-Hall.
Microsoft Press. (2001). Windows XP Step by Step. New York: Online Training Solutions.
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Teaching & Learning Methods: Teaching is based on basic level applications of chosen computer programmes (Microsoft Office 2000 and Adobe Photoshop 5.0). Lectures are associated with generic examples and scenarios developed for the course. Frequent quizes.
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Assessment Methods: Quizes: 25%; written midterm examination: 25%; class participation: 10%; written final-examination: 40%. Examinations are held during the regular midterm- and final-examination periods of the academic calendar.
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