GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION
PRACTICES AND PROBLEMS IN DISTANCE EDUCATION/1960009
Course Title: PRACTICES AND PROBLEMS IN DISTANCE EDUCATION
Credits 3 ECTS 8
Course Semester 2 Type of The Course Elective
COURSE INFORMATION
 -- (CATALOG CONTENT)
 -- (TEXTBOOK)
 -- (SUPPLEMENTARY TEXTBOOK)
 -- (PREREQUISITES AND CO-REQUISITES)
 -- LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
  Turkish
 -- COURSE OBJECTIVES
 -- COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES
Student reviews distance education with an international perspective.
Student knows studies on distance education
Student knows different distance education applications
Student knows problems in distance education
Student makes solutions to the distance education problems
 -- MODE OF DELIVERY
  The mode of delivery of this course is face to face
 --WEEKLY SCHEDULE
1. Week  Discussion on curriculum on content of the course
2. Week  An overview of the current applications of distance education studies, quality, accreditation and approval issues
3. Week  Evaluation of distance education from the perspective of human development, large universities and private universities, distance learning studies the
4. Week  Analysis of interviews with leaders in the field of distance education
5. Week  Identification and analysis of trends and problems in distance education
6. Week  International career opportunities in distance education
7. Week  Examination of the trend in distance education and personal views on issues
8. Week  Open learning and distance education efforts in developing countries, the use of mobile learning in distance education
9. Week  Examination of English distance learning system
10. Week  Examination of Turkish distance learning system
11. Week  Study of distance education in Brazil and South Africa, the experiences gained and the problems
12. Week  The role of distance education and the importance of education in Turkish women education
13. Week  Distance education learning management systems analysis and comparison of these systems
14. Week  Measurement and evaluation in distance education
15. Week  
16. Week  
 -- TEACHING and LEARNING METHODS
 -- ASSESSMENT CRITERIA
 
Quantity
Total Weighting (%)
 Midterm Exams
0
0
 Assignment
3
50
 Application
1
25
 Projects
0
0
 Practice
1
25
 Quiz
0
0
 Percent of In-term Studies  
100
 Percentage of Final Exam to Total Score  
0
 -- WORKLOAD
 Activity  Total Number of Weeks  Duration (weekly hour)  Total Period Work Load
 Weekly Theoretical Course Hours
14
3
42
 Weekly Tutorial Hours
14
0
0
 Reading Tasks
14
3
42
 Searching in Internet and Library
14
3
42
 Material Design and Implementation
4
3
12
 Report Preparing
4
3
12
 Preparing a Presentation
5
3
15
 Presentation
4
3
12
 Midterm Exam and Preperation for Midterm Exam
4
3
12
 Final Exam and Preperation for Final Exam
4
3
12
 Other (should be emphasized)
0
0
0
 TOTAL WORKLOAD: 
201
 TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25: 
8.04
 Course Credit (ECTS): 
8
 -- COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM
NO
 PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES
1
2
3
4
5
1Course develops student’s skills of expression and researchX
2Grasping the inter-disciplinary interaction related to his fieldX
3The ability to use the expert-level theoretical and practical knowledge acquired in his fieldX
4Interpreting and forming new types of knowledge by combining the knowledge from the area and the knowledge from various other disciplinesX
5Solves the issues of his field by using scientific methodsX
6The ability to carry out a specialist study related to his area independentlyX
7Developing new strategic approaches to solve the unforeseen and complex problems arising in the practical processesX
8Coming up with solutions while taking responsibilityX
9Fulfilling the leader role in the environments where solutions are sought for the problems related to his fieldX
10Evaluates issues with a critical eye and encourages learningX
11Transferring the current developments in the area and his/her own work within the national and international environments orally, visually and in written formsX
12Ability to see and develop social relationships and the norms directing these relationships with a critical look and the ability to take action to change these when necessaryX
13Having proficiency in a foreign language and establishing written and oral communication with that languageX
14Uses computer programs competent enough for his departmentX
15Using communication technologies efficiently and according to the needs of the departmentX
16Collects data related to the field, reviews and makes conclusions; implements and shares them by considering ethical valuesX
17Develops different perspectives related to the field, plans them and assesses them within the quality frameworkX
18Internalizes the knowledge gained in the field, transforms it into a skill and uses it with interdisciplinary studiesX
 -- NAME OF LECTURER(S)
   (Dr. Çelebi ULUYOL)
 -- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)
   (websitem.gazi.edu.tr/celebi)
 -- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)
   (celebi@gazi.edu.tr)