About the Program
In this age of revolutionary changes in information technologies, Information Technologies Program under the School of Applied Sciences was founded in order to educate qualified staff in software applications and computer hardware inspection, design, development, execution, management and support. The content of this program is designed to provide students with practical and theoretical perspectives on computing technologies and to have a different perspective. Within the program, students are offered various courses in different areas of information technology including system analysis and design, database management systems, internet and visual programming, network management and design, and business intelligence.
Educational Opportunities
Students are able to access the required course materials from the university's library and online course management portal. Furthermore, as part of the coursework, students benefit from the laboratories and/or field work (for practical courses) to implement the theoretical input into practice. In addition to the laboratory exercises; practical implementations, combined with the case studies from real life situations, course internships and independent studies offered within courses also help students to apply theory into practice. Moreover, seminars given by experts from the sector/market; invited guest speakers for relevant courses, summer internship where students work in a company for 30 days and collaborations with other organizations offer authentic learning and potential employment opportunities for students.
Career Areas
Graduates can design information systems, work in development and application areas, establish their own technology companies, work in the public and private sectors in Turkey, Europe and in emerging business opportunities in other countries at higher rates. These countries experience constant improvement and reconstruction so there is a high demand for the graduates of this program in our country and the rest of the world. The use and development of information technologies is rapidly increasing in all areas of our lives. For this reason, graduates of the program will be able to find employment in different business areas where technological development and changes are needed. Graduates of Information Technologies Program are able to work in various fields, especially in information processing centers, project development, and software and programming and consultancy units of the private sector and public institutions. Potential positions include; system engineer, program developer, mobile application developer, website manager, network designer, database administrator and information technology consultant.
Contact
School of Applied Sciences
Science and Technology Center, ST256
Tel: +90 392 671 1111 Extension: 2751
School E-mail: secretary-sas@ciu.edu.tr
Head of Department: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Mary AGOYI
Head of Department E-mail: magoyi@ciu.edu.tr
Compulsory Courses
First Semester
INTRODUCTION TO BUSINESS-I
Course code
BUSN101Credit
3Theoretical
3Practical
0Ects
6INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTING
Course code
CMPE101Credit
3Theoretical
2Practical
2Ects
5MICROECONOMICS
Course code
ECON101Credit
3Theoretical
3Practical
0Ects
7READING AND WRITING SKILLS-I
Course code
ENGL141Credit
3Theoretical
2Practical
2Ects
4CALCULUS-I
Course code
MATH101Credit
4Theoretical
3Practical
2Ects
6TURKISH LANGUAGE
Course code
TREG100Credit
0Theoretical
2Practical
0Ects
2TURKISH
Course code
TURK100Credit
0Theoretical
2Practical
0Ects
2Second Semester
MACROECONOMICS
Course code
ECON102Credit
3Theoretical
3Practical
0Ects
7READING AND WRITING SKILLS-II
Course code
ENGL142Credit
3Theoretical
2Practical
2Ects
4HISTORY OF CIVILIZATION
Course code
HIST100Credit
0Theoretical
2Practical
0Ects
2FOUNDATIONS OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Course code
ITEC104Credit
3Theoretical
3Practical
0Ects
5INTRODUCTION TO PROGRAMMING
Course code
ITEC112Credit
4Theoretical
3Practical
2Ects
6CALCULUS-II
Course code
MATH102Credit
4Theoretical
3Practical
2Ects
6MODERN TURKISH HISTORY
Course code
TARH100Credit
0Theoretical
2Practical
0Ects
2Third Semester
INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION
Course code
BUSN209Credit
3Theoretical
3Practical
0Ects
6DIGITAL LOGIC DESIGN
Course code
ITEC221Credit
4Theoretical
3Practical
2Ects
7ALGORITHMS AND PROGRAMMING
Course code
ITEC223Credit
4Theoretical
3Practical
2Ects
7INTERNET PROGRAMMING
Course code
ITEC233Credit
3Theoretical
3Practical
0Ects
6STATISTICS
Course code
STAT203Credit
3Theoretical
3Practical
0Ects
4Fourth Semester
PRINCIPLES OF MANAGEMENT
Course code
BUSN250Credit
3Theoretical
3Practical
0Ects
6VISUAL PROGRAMMING
Course code
ITEC214Credit
3Theoretical
3Practical
1Ects
6COMPUTER ARCHITECTURE AND ORGANIZATION
Course code
ITEC226Credit
4Theoretical
3Practical
2Ects
7DATA STRUCTURES AND DATA ORGANIZATION
Course code
ITEC242Credit
4Theoretical
3Practical
2Ects
7UNIVERSITY ELECTIVE
Course code
UNIEXX1Credit
3Theoretical
3Practical
0Ects
4Fifth Semester
OBJECT ORIENTED PROGRAMMING
Course code
ITEC313Credit
4Theoretical
3Practical
2Ects
7DATABASE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS I
Course code
ITEC343Credit
4Theoretical
3Practical
2Ects
7OPERATING SYSTEMS
Course code
ITEC351Credit
4Theoretical
3Practical
2Ects
6INFORMATION SECURITY AND ASSURANCE
Course code
ITEC371Credit
3Theoretical
3Practical
0Ects
5FUNDAMENTALS OF MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS
Course code
MISY363Credit
3Theoretical
3Practical
0Ects
5Sixth Semester
COMPUTER NETWORK FUNDAMENTALS
Course code
ITEC332Credit
4Theoretical
3Practical
4Ects
7DATABASE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS II
Course code
ITEC344Credit
4Theoretical
3Practical
2Ects
7INFORMATION SYSTEMS ANALYSIS AND DESIGN
Course code
ITEC372Credit
3Theoretical
3Practical
1Ects
6AREA ELECTIVE
Course code
ITECXX1Credit
3Theoretical
3Practical
0Ects
5AREA ELECTIVE
Course code
ITECXX2Credit
3Theoretical
3Practical
0Ects
5Seventh Semester
SUMMER TRAINING
Course code
ITEC300Credit
0Theoretical
0Practical
0Ects
5PROJECT MANAGEMENT
Course code
ITEC401Credit
3Theoretical
3Practical
1Ects
5HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION
Course code
ITEC427Credit
3Theoretical
3Practical
0Ects
4COMPUTER NETWORK DESIGN AND APPLICATIONS
Course code
ITEC431Credit
3Theoretical
2Practical
2Ects
6AREA ELECTIVE
Course code
ITECXX3Credit
3Theoretical
3Practical
0Ects
5AREA ELECTIVE
Course code
ITECXX4Credit
3Theoretical
3Practical
0Ects
5Eighth Semester
CAPSTONE PROJECT
Course code
ITEC402Credit
4Theoretical
2Practical
4Ects
9SOFTWARE ENGINEERING
Course code
ITEC414Credit
3Theoretical
3Practical
1Ects
7AREA ELECTIVE
Course code
ITECXX5Credit
3Theoretical
3Practical
0Ects
5AREA ELECTIVE
Course code
ITECXX6Credit
3Theoretical
3Practical
0Ects
5UNIVERSITY ELECTIVE
Course code
UNIEXX2Credit
3Theoretical
3Practical
0Ects
4Elective Courses
CLOUD COMPUTING
Course code
ITEC481Credit
3Theoretical
3Practical
0Ects
6BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE
Course code
MISY472Credit
3Theoretical
3Practical
0Ects
6FOUNDATIONS OF RESEARCH METHODS
Course code
APSC220Credit
3Theoretical
3Practical
0Ects
0IS STRATEGY, MANAGEMENT AND ACQUISITION
Course code
MISY479Credit
3Theoretical
3Practical
0Ects
6CYBER SECURITY-I
Course code
ITSE201Credit
4Theoretical
3Practical
2Ects
0DATA MINING
Course code
ITEC426Credit
3Theoretical
3Practical
0Ects
0DIGITAL FORENSICS
Course code
ITSE306Credit
4Theoretical
3Practical
2Ects
0MOBILE APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT
Course code
ITEC425Credit
3Theoretical
3Practical
0Ects
6FUNDAMENTALS OF DATA SCIENCE
Course code
DASC201Credit
3Theoretical
3Practical
0Ects
6KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS
Course code
MISY429Credit
3Theoretical
3Practical
0Ects
6ETHICAL HACKING
Course code
ITSE466Credit
4Theoretical
3Practical
2Ects
0ADVANCED INTERNET PROGRAMMING
Course code
ITEC483Credit
3Theoretical
3Practical
0Ects
CYBER SECURITY-II
Course code
ITSE202Credit
4Theoretical
3Practical
2Ects
0ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
Course code
CPE415Credit
3Theoretical
3Practical
0Ects
PRINCIPLES OF DATA MINING
Course code
DASC325Credit
4Theoretical
3Practical
2Ects
7ETHICS AND SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
Course code
MISY362Credit
3Theoretical
3Practical
0Ects
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