KAY769 - INFORMATION and COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY POLICIES
| Course Name | Code | Semester | Theory (hours/week) |
Application (hours/week) |
Credit | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INFORMATION and COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY POLICIES | KAY769 | 2nd Semester | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 |
| Prequisites | None | |||||
| Course language | Turkish | |||||
| Course type | Elective | |||||
| Mode of Delivery | Face-to-Face | |||||
| Learning and teaching strategies | Lecture Discussion Question and Answer | |||||
| Instructor (s) | Academic Staff | |||||
| Course objective | Public policy analysis is a problem-oriented, action-focused, multidisciplinary and multidisciplinary research and application area for the identification, analysis and resolution of public problems by exploiting many disciplines such as public administration, law, economics, political science and sociology. In the first part of the Information and Communication Technology Policies course, conceptual and theoretical information about public policies is given for several weeks. In the remaining weeks, concrete technology policies are analyzed from the perspective of public policy through the application of theoretical knowledge and concepts to concrete case studies. | |||||
| Learning outcomes |
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| Course Content | Information and communication Technologies-related discussion, analysis and solutions of challenges | |||||
| References | Yıldız, Mete (2011). Kamu Politikası Ders Notları, Türkiye Bilimler Akademisi, Çevrimiçi: http://www.acikders.org.tr Derste anlatılacak raporlar: http://www.library.hacettepe.edu.tr/sayfa/deneme_veri_tabanlari adresindeki CQ Researcher veri tabanından rapor adı taratılarak PDF veya HTML olarak bulunabilir. | |||||
Course outline weekly
| Weeks | Topics |
|---|---|
| Week 1 | Introduction to the course: Scope, importance and rules |
| Week 2 | What is Public Policy? Public Policy Processes and Actors |
| Week 3 | Information and Communication Technologies and Public Policy Interaction: Basic Concepts |
| Week 4 | Basic Principles and Problem Areas in Creating Information and Communication Technologies |
| Week 5 | Example 1: Smart Cities |
| Week 6 | Example 2: Drones |
| Week 7 | Example 3: 3-D Printers |
| Week 8 | Example 4: Internet of Things |
| Week 9 | Example 5: Robotic Warfare |
| Week 10 | Example 6: Search for Life in New Planets |
| Week 11 | Example 7: Deep and Dark Web |
| Week 12 | Example 8: Internet Trolls |
| Week 13 | Example 9: Big and Open Data |
| Week 14 | Conclusion: Information and Communication Technologies Policy General Principles, Common Problems and Solutions in Turkey and in the world |
| Week 15 | Reports/Paper Presentations |
| Week 16 | Reports/Paper Presentations |
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 | 0 | 0 |
| Presentation | 0 | 0 |
| Project | 0 | 0 |
| Seminar | 0 | 0 |
| Midterms | 2 | 50 |
| Final exam | 1 | 50 |
| Total | 100 | |
| Percentage of semester activities contributing grade succes | 2 | 50 |
| Percentage of final exam contributing grade succes | 1 | 50 |
| 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) | 12 | 19 | 228 |
| Presentation / Seminar Preparation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Project | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Homework assignment | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Midterms (Study duration) | 2 | 10 | 20 |
| Final Exam (Study duration) | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Total Workload | 29 | 42 | 300 |
Matrix Of The Course Learning Outcomes Versus Program Outcomes
| D.9. Key Learning Outcomes | Contrubition level* | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
| 1. To acquire advanced theoretical and practical knowledge in the field of specialization. To understand the interactions with other disciplines and analyze social structure and dynamics. | X | ||||
| 2. To develop skills for planning and conducting research, and analyzing/evaluating data in the field of specialization. To find solutions to the problems faced during the research process. To be innovative with original thinking in the field of specialization. | X | ||||
| 3. To contribute to related literature by conducting a research independently or as a member of a research team. | X | ||||
| 4. To follow the recent developments and scholarship in the field of specialization. To have the awareness about lifelong learning and questioning. To develop new ways of thinking and new methods. | X | ||||
| 5. To effectively communicate in both oral and written ways. To master a foreign language and to effectively use information technologies. To contribute to related literature by producing articles and books and making presentations in national and international platforms. | X | ||||
| 6. To feel social responsibility. To have a capacity and awareness to contribute to the society. | X | ||||
| 7. To appreciate social, cultural, scientific, and ethical values while conducting studies in the field of specialization. To contribute to the solution of problems faced in this process in the national and international levels. | X | ||||
*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest