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About
Informatics Online
Informatics
Online is an online graduate program which is offered by the METU Informatics Institute. It is accepted by
YÖK as a regular METU master of science program like other graduate
programs.
The program is conducted mainly in an asynchronous manner. Collaboration
among students and instructors is carried out by using both asynchronous
(e.g. e-mail, forums/discussion lists) and syncronous (e.g. chat, exam /
review meeting on-campus during a scheduled mid-semester weekend) tools. Web
based material enriched with interactive animations, simulations and
exercises forms the basic course content.
Here is the information
about the members of the project team who has
developed Informatics Online.
Purpose
Informatics-Online
provides expertise on the rapidly developing subjects of information
technology and systems. It is intended for working professionals who need
continuing education in anytime, anywhere fashion without the need to come to
the METU campus for lectures.
Program Description and Degree Requirements
Courses will cover fundamental and current concepts of information technology
and systems in depth. Individual students will be required to complete an
applied project and present it in a seminar (on campus).
The program is categorized as a "non-thesis MS" and will be
held as a "second program", in which course participation will be
exclusively through the Internet. Personal appearance of students on campus
will be required for once during admissions (for interviews with students)
and two times in each term (one is at the beginning and the other is at the
end of the term.). Details of these meetings will be announced
accordingly.
Students are expected to
complete the program in 6 terms (at most). Course requirements are as
follows:
5 core courses (3 credits
each)
5 elective courses (3 credits each)
Special Studies (All terms, non-credit)
Term Project (1 term, non-credit)
Graduate Seminar (1 term, non-credit)
Special Studies (6 term, non-credit)
Language
of Instruction
Language of
instruction will be English.
Assesment
Criteria
Performance of
the students will be evaluated according to the results of the final exams
and self-tests administered on the web, as well as homework and projects and
contribution to chats, seminars and forums.
What
kind of equipment you will need?
A multimedia PC and an Internet connection is sufficient to attend the
program.
What
can you do to improve your learning?
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It is a student centered program which requires self-motivation and
responsibility. You need to spend the same amount of time for a course
compared to its traditional counterparts, except that you do this from a
distance and at times you found suitable.
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The interactivity is the most important asset of this kind of
education, so you should follow and conribute to all discussions using the
collaboration tools available.
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Links to related subjects for each course are very important for you
to follow what is going on around the world. You can also find your own links
to go into depths of the subject matter.
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You should follow up your own improvements in the course by checking
your grades, etc.
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To learn more about the issue visit Nature of Distance
Learning
Faculty
Program coordinator
Erhan Eren
Full Time Faculty
Members
Nazife Baykal <home
page >
Onur Demirörs < home page >
Altan Koçyiğit
Erkan Mumcuoğlu < home page >
Contributors
from other Departments
Ferda N. Alpaslan / Dept. of
Computer Eng. <home page>
Semih Bilgen / Dept. of.
Electrical and Electronics Eng. < home page
Uğur
Halıcı / Dept. of. Electrical and Electronics Eng. < home page>
Sinan Kayalıgil / Dept. of
Industrial Eng. <home page>
Kemal Leblebicioğlu / Dept. of.
Electrical and Electronics Eng. <home page>
Zeynep Onay / Dept. of. Business
Administration <home page>
Contributors
from Industry
Ali Arifoğlu / SAS
Bilişim
Murat Erten / Lucent
Technologies <home page>
Nusret Güçlü / TNS <home
page>
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