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COURSE INFORMATION

Course Code	Course Title	L+P Hour	Semester	ECTS
GKD 5027	INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTER PROGRAMMING	2 + 0	4th Semester	3

COURSE DESCRIPTION

Course Level	Bachelor's Degree
Course Type	Elective
Course Objective	The aim of the course is to provide prospective teachers with basic programming skills. During the course, students are expected to comprehend the logic of algorithms, develop algorithms for solving problems, use a visual programming tool and develop an interactive material to be used in their own teaching areas with the help of their acquired programming skills. A block-based visual programming tool will be used in teaching programming.
Course Content	Introduction to Algorithms: Definition, Algorithms to solve daily life problems, Visualization of Algorithms. Input-Output Concepts in Programming, Operators, Data types, Constants and Variables, Conditionals, Loops. Program Development Applications For Specific Purposes.
Prerequisites	No the prerequisite of lesson.
Corequisite	No the corequisite of lesson.

COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES

1	Realize the role of algorithms in problem solving.
2	Design algorithms to solve daily life problems.
3	Design algorithms by using conditionals and loops.
4	Describe the functions of Scratch blocks.
5	Develop the program of an algorithm in Scratch.
6	Develop an interactive educational program in their field by using Scratch.

COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM

	PO 01	PO 02	PO 03	PO 04	PO 05	PO 06	PO 07	PO 08	PO 09	PO 10	PO 11	PO 12	PO 13	PO 14
LO 001	4		4					4	4	4
LO 002	4		4					4	4	4
LO 003	4		4		4			4	4	4
LO 004	4		4	4	4			4	4	4
LO 005	5		5	5	5			5	5	5
LO 006	5		5	5	5			5	5	5
Sub Total	26		26	14	18			26	26	26
Contribution	4	0	4	2	3	0	0	4	4	4	0	0	0	0

ECTS ALLOCATED BASED ON STUDENT WORKLOAD BY THE COURSE DESCRIPTION

Activities	Quantity	Duration (Hour)	Total Work Load (Hour)
Course Duration (14 weeks/theoric+practical)	14	2	28
Hours for off-the-classroom study (Pre-study, practice)	14	2	28
Assignments	1	2	2
Mid-terms	1	10	10
Final examination	1	10	10
Total Work Load ECTS Credit of the Course			78 3

COURSE DETAILS

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Course Details

Course Code	Course Title	L+P Hour	Course Code	Language Of Instruction	Course Semester	Mode of Delivery
GKD 5027	INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTER PROGRAMMING	2 + 0	1	Turkish	2025-2026 Spring	Face to Face

Course Coordinator	E-Mail	Phone Number	Course Location	Attendance
Asts. Prof. Dr. ESRA YECAN	eyecan@pau.edu.tr		EGT A0431-11	%70

Goals		The aim of the course is to provide prospective teachers with basic programming skills. During the course, students are expected to comprehend the logic of algorithms, develop algorithms for solving problems, use a visual programming tool and develop an interactive material to be used in their own teaching areas with the help of their acquired programming skills. A block-based visual programming tool will be used in teaching programming.
Content		Introduction to Algorithms: Definition, Algorithms to solve daily life problems, Visualization of Algorithms. Input-Output Concepts in Programming, Operators, Data types, Constants and Variables, Conditionals, Loops. Program Development Applications For Specific Purposes.

Topics

Weeks	Topics
1	Introduction to Algorithms - Definition and their role in problem solving
2	Introduction to Algorithms - Algorithms of daily life problems
3	Logical Constructs in Programming
4	Operators in Programming
5	Variables and Data Types
6	Creating Algorithms and Flowcharts
7	Creating Algorithms and Flowcharts
8	Introduction to Python
9	Flow Control Structures: Conditionals
10	Flow Control Structures: Loops
11	Lists
12	Functions
13	Programming practice
14	Programming practice

Materials

Materials are not specified.

Resources

Course Assessment

Assesment Methods	Percentage (%)	Assesment Methods Title
Final Exam	50	Final Exam
Midterm Exam	50	Midterm Exam

L+P: Lecture and Practice
PQ: Program Learning Outcomes
LO: Course Learning Outcomes

Prospective Student