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  Course Description
Course Name : Authoring Languages in PC Environment

Course Code : BTS324

Course Type : Optional

Level of Course : First Cycle

Year of Study : 3

Course Semester : Spring (16 Weeks)

ECTS : 6

Name of Lecturer(s) : Asst.Prof.Dr. M.EMRE SEZGİN

Learning Outcomes of the Course : Learns the tutorials and concept of computer based instruction.
Learns the user interface principles in tutorials.
Applies tutorials´ principles to tutorials with Authorware authoring languages.
Have knowledge about Authorware Authoring language.
Designs a tutorial with Adobe authoring language.

Mode of Delivery : Face-to-Face

Prerequisites and Co-Prerequisites : None

Recommended Optional Programme Components : None

Aim(s) of Course : Help teacher candidates to become proficient in the development of coursewares using an authoring languages.

Course Contents : Preparing a courseware about an instructional subjects. Design an interface for coursewares.

Language of Instruction : Turkish

Work Place : Laboratory


  Course Outline /Schedule (Weekly) Planned Learning Activities
Week Subject Student's Preliminary Work Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1 Concept of computer based instruction and instructional softwares. Related subjects in the course text book. Lecture, Question-Answer, Drill and Practice, Demonstration.
2 Types of instructional softwares and examine them. Related subjects in the course text book. Lecture, Question-Answer, Drill and Practice, Demonstration.
3 Using authoring languages in PC environment. Related subjects in the course text book. Lecture, Question-Answer, Drill and Practice, Demonstration.
4 Properties of authoring systems. Related subjects in the course text book. Lecture, Question-Answer, Drill and Practice, Demonstration.
5 Instructional softwares´ design rules, design user interface. Related subjects in the course text book. Lecture, Question-Answer, Drill and Practice, Demonstration.
6 Associatıng learning and instruction techniques a to authoring languages, Introduction to Adobe Authorware. Related subjects in the course text book. Lecture, Question-Answer, Drill and Practice, Demonstration.
7 Response types (Button, Hot spot, Hot Object, Target Area, Pull-down Menu, Text Entry, Keypress, Tries Limit, Time Limit). Related subjects in the course text book. Lecture, Question-Answer, Drill and Practice, Demonstration.
8 Mid-Term Exams Preparing for the exam and reviewing the topics Project
9 Inserting digital films, sounds, flash animation and animated gifs to instructional softwares. Related subjects in the course text book. Lecture, Question-Answer, Drill and Practice, Demonstration.
10 Authorware functions. Related subjects in the course text book. Lecture, Question-Answer, Drill and Practice, Demonstration.
11 Authorware variables Related subjects in the course text book. Lecture, Question-Answer, Drill and Practice, Demonstration.
12 Using variables in branching. Related subjects in the course text book. Lecture, Question-Answer, Drill and Practice, Demonstration.
13 Publish Authorware applications. Related subjects in the course text book. Lecture, Question-Answer, Drill and Practice, Demonstration.
14 Prepare a instructional software with Adobe Authorware. Related subjects in the course text book. Lecture, Question-Answer, Drill and Practice, Demonstration.
15 Prepare a instructional software with Adobe Authorware. Related subjects in the course text book. Lecture, Question-Answer, Drill and Practice, Demonstration.
16/17 Final Assessments Preparing for the exam and reviewing the topics Project


  Required Course Resources
Resource Type Resource Name
Recommended Course Material(s)  Macromedia Authorware 7, Macromedia (2003), San Francisco: Macromedia, Inc.
Required Course Material(s)


  Assessment Methods and Assessment Criteria
Semester/Year Assessments Number Contribution Percentage
    Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) 1 20
    Homeworks/Projects/Others 5 80
Total 100
Rate of Semester/Year Assessments to Success 40
 
Final Assessments 100
Rate of Final Assessments to Success 60
Total 100

  Contribution of the Course to Key Learning Outcomes
# Key Learning Outcome Contribution*
1 Utilize concepts and applications of scientific research and basic statistics, which are the basis of scientific thinking, for the conditions in the scope of the field and related fields. 2
2 Explain sub-fields of instructional technologies and integral structure of its process and also its relation to the other fields. 3
3 Put forward the complex structure of the problems related to learning and teaching for the given situations based on the knowledge of instructional technologies and related fields. 3
4 Develop a plan, apply the plan and assess the results based on scientific view for the solution of the problems presented in the scope of the field or related fields. 4
5 Put forward new products or processes on the basis of components of instructional technologies, computer science, for the related situations. 4
6 Develop a personal proposal, a product or a group of processes for the solution of a problem related to the field as an indicator of the skills of working independently and taking responsibility. 3
7 Take responsibility of an individual or group projects and accomplishing his/her undertaken missions. 2
8 Follow current problems and applications and determining information and skills to undertake learning missions for the following stage. 2
9 Explain the integral structure of instructional technologies and information technologies or computer science applications. 2
10 Explain concepts that constitutes the basis for scientific thinking in the scope of the field and the related fields. 3
11 Apply the processes of analysis, design, development, and evaluation on the basis of knowledge of instructional technologies. 4
12 Utilize information technologies and computer science applications in order to create an effective and productive learning environment. 3
13 Apply the solution for the problem on the basis of scientific and ethical values when she/he confronts a learning problem. 4
14 Build a healthy communication with students, teachers, school administration, and the individuals in the study group. 2
15 Comprehend a foreign language in order to follow the international resources that can be utilized for the solution of problems related to the field. 0
16 Take responsibilities for the distribution and dissemination of the developments in the field on local or national range. 4
17 Act on the basis of scientific and ethical values in her/his works and also support preservation and learning of these values. 3
18 Develop and evaluate strategic views on topic related to the future of the field. 4
19 Transfer related progresses in other related fields to the field of instructional technologies. 4
20 Create and maintain a cooperative and productive working environment by developing an insight related to the behaviors of the shareholders. 4
* Contribution levels are between 0 (not) and 5 (maximum).

  Student Workload - ECTS
Works Number Time (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Course Related Works
    Class Time (Exam weeks are excluded) 14 4 56
    Out of Class Study (Preliminary Work, Practice) 14 3 42
Assesment Related Works
    Homeworks, Projects, Others 5 10 50
    Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) 1 1 1
    Final Exam 1 1 1
Total Workload: 150
Total Workload / 25 (h): 6
ECTS Credit: 6