BAR615 - INFORMATION POLICY DEVELOPMENT
| Course Name | Code | Semester | Theory (hours/week) |
Application (hours/week) |
Credit | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INFORMATION POLICY DEVELOPMENT | BAR615 | Any Semester/Year | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| Prequisites | N/A | |||||
| Course language | Turkish | |||||
| Course type | Elective | |||||
| Mode of Delivery | Face-to-Face | |||||
| Learning and teaching strategies | Lecture Discussion | |||||
| Instructor (s) | Prof. Dr. Bülent Yılmaz | |||||
| Course objective | The purpose of this course is to deliver concepts, processes and practices about information policy, and equip students with theoretical knowledge and skills related to develop information policy and/or information policy components. | |||||
| Learning outcomes |
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| Course Content | Course content consists of following the topics: Basics components of Information Policies, Social, economic, and technologic developments affecting information policy, Information policy issues in national and international level. | |||||
| References | -Braman, S. (2009). Change of state information, policy, and power. Cambridge: MIT Press. -Brant, G (1991). Government as provider of services. Managing for quality in the service sector. -Feeney, M. (1998). Information Policy in the Electronic Age. London: Bowker Saur. -Göker, A.(2001) Bilim ve teknoloji politikalarına giriş için enformasyon toplumu, Mülkiye 25, 27-66 -Grieves, M. (Ed.). (2010). Information policy in the electronic age. Londra: De Gruyter. -Hill, M. W.(1994) National information policies and strategies. Londra: Bowker Saur. -Montvilof, V. (1990). National information policies. Paris: UNESCO. -Odabaş, H. ve Anameriç, H. (Eds.) (2007). Bilgi. Ankara: Referans Yayıncılık. | |||||
Course outline weekly
| Weeks | Topics |
|---|---|
| Week 1 | Introduction |
| Week 2 | Information Policy: Basic Concepts, Scope and Aim |
| Week 3 | Information Policy: Historical Background |
| Week 4 | Sociological Factors effecting Information Policy |
| Week 5 | Information Policy in Different Fields and Organizations |
| Week 6 | Components of Information Policy: Information Infrastructure |
| Week 7 | Components of Information Policy: Information Technologies |
| Week 8 | Components of Information Policy: Information Services and Systems |
| Week 9 | Mid Term |
| Week 10 | Information Policy Development and its application |
| Week 11 | Information Policy Assessment |
| Week 12 | Report/Project Presentations |
| Week 13 | National and International Developments in Information Policies |
| Week 14 | Information Society and Information Policy |
| Week 15 | Report/Project presentations |
| Week 16 | Final exam |
Assesment methods
| Course activities | Number | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Attendance | 0 | 0 |
| Laboratory | 0 | 0 |
| Application | 0 | 0 |
| Field activities | 0 | 0 |
| Specific practical training | 0 | 0 |
| Assignments | 2 | 15 |
| Presentation | 2 | 15 |
| Project | 0 | 0 |
| Seminar | 0 | 0 |
| Midterms | 1 | 30 |
| Final exam | 1 | 40 |
| Total | 100 | |
| Percentage of semester activities contributing grade succes | 5 | 60 |
| Percentage of final exam contributing grade succes | 1 | 40 |
| Total | 100 | |
WORKLOAD AND ECTS CALCULATION
| Activities | Number | Duration (hour) | Total Work Load |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Duration (x14) | 14 | 3 | 42 |
| Laboratory | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Application | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Specific practical training | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Field activities | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Study Hours Out of Class (Preliminary work, reinforcement, ect) | 14 | 5 | 70 |
| Presentation / Seminar Preparation | 2 | 10 | 20 |
| Project | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Homework assignment | 2 | 5 | 10 |
| Midterms (Study duration) | 1 | 18 | 18 |
| Final Exam (Study duration) | 1 | 20 | 20 |
| Total Workload | 34 | 61 | 180 |
Matrix Of The Course Learning Outcomes Versus Program Outcomes
| D.9. Key Learning Outcomes | Contrubition level* | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
| 1. Graduates have theoretical and practical knowledge in the field of information research at a professional level. | X | ||||
| 2. Graduates determine and define basic problems and their reasons in the field of information research. | X | ||||
| 3. Graduates make advanced level of use of information and communication technologies. | X | ||||
| 4. Graduates are informed about scientific research methods and techniques. | X | ||||
| 5. Graduates make advanced level of use of any research methods about research in the field of information management. | X | ||||
| 6. Graduates analytically and systematically analyze, interpret, evaluate and make use of theoretical and practical information at professional level. | X | ||||
| 7. Graduates independently or as a member of a team determine the problems of the field of information management, create solutions, bring solutions into force and apply them. | X | ||||
| 8. Graduated have a grasp of technical terms both in Turkish and English and they are able to make face-to-face, written or electronic presentations to various audiences about technical/scientific problems and their solutions. | X | ||||
| 9. Graduates follow, evaluate and interpret current affairs in the field of information research. | X | ||||
| 10. Graduates behave accordingly with social, scientific and ethical values during all processes of research. | X | ||||
*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest