Online education experiences: Information Technologies Certificate Program at METU

Erman Yükseltürk, Adnan Yazici, Ahmet Saçan, Özgür Kaya

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2 Citations (Scopus)

Abstract

This study presents IDE-A-ITCP, a Turkish nationwide Information Technologies Certificate Program, which is based on synchronous and asynchronous communication methods over the Internet, offered by cooperation of the Middle East Technical University Computer Engineering Department and Continuing Education Center. This online certificate program started in May 1998 and is still active with its 13th group of participants. The program includes eight fundamental courses of the Computer Engineering Department curriculum and is comprised of four semesters spanning nine months. The main aim of this program is to train the participants in the IT field to meet the demands in the field of computer technologies in Turkey. In the present study, the history, infrastructure, and educational aspects of IDE-A are discussed in detail.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationITiCSE'10 - Proceedings of the 2010 ACM SIGCSE Annual Conference on Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education
Pages83-87
Number of pages5
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2010
Event15th Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education Conference, ITiCSE 2010 - Bilkent, Ankara, Turkey
Duration: Jun 26 2010Jun 30 2010

Publication series

NameITiCSE'10 - Proceedings of the 2010 ACM SIGCSE Annual Conference on Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education

Conference

Conference15th Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education Conference, ITiCSE 2010
Country/TerritoryTurkey
CityBilkent, Ankara
Period6/26/106/30/10

Keywords

  • Computer engineering education
  • Online education
  • Online information technologies certificate program

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Computer Science (miscellaneous)
  • Education

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