VOCATIONAL SCHOOL
Computer Programming Program of Courses
Course categories: UC = University Core; FC = Faculty Core; AC = Area Core; AE = Area Elective; FE = Faculty Elective; UE = University Elective
Hours
Course Total ECTS
Semester Course Code Course Title Pre-requisite
Category Lecture Tutorial Lab/Prac. Credit Credit
1 ENGR103 COMPUTER PROGRAMMING-I FC 2 0 2 3 - 5
1 ENGR101 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND APPLICATIONS FC 2 0 1 2 - 2
1 MATH121 CALCULUS-I FC 3 2 0 4 - 6
1 MATH123 DISCRETE MATHEMATICS FC 3 1 0 3 - 5
1 ENGL121 ENGLISH-I UC 3 0 0 3 - 4
1 TARH101 / HIST111 ATATURK'S PRINCIPLES AND HISTORY OF TURKISH REFORMS-I UC 2 0 0 2 - 3
1 TUOG101 / TURK131 TURKISH LANGUAGE-I / TURKISH AS A FOREIGN LANGUAGE-I UC 2 0 0 2 - 3
Total 7 courses TOTAL: 17 3 3 19 28
2 ENGR104 COMPUTER PROGRAMMING-II FC 2 0 2 3 ENGR103 4
2 CPRG102 INTRODUCTION TO DATABASES AC 3 0 2 4 6
2 CPRG104 INTRODUCTION TO INTERNET PROGRAMMING AC 3 0 2 4 6
2 CPRG106 INTRODUCTION TO MOBILE APPS DEVELOPMENT AC 3 0 2 4 6
2 ENGL122 ENGLISH-II UC 3 0 0 3 ENGL121 4
2 TARH102 / HIST112 ATATURK'S PRINCIPLES AND HISTORY OF TURKISH REFORMS-II UC 2 0 0 2 - 3
2 TUOG102 / TURK132 TURKISH LANGUAGE-II / TURKISH AS A FOREIGN LANGUAGE-II UC 2 0 0 2 - / TURK131 3
Total 7 courses TOTAL: 18 0 8 22 32
FURTHER TOPICS IN INTERNET PROGRAMMING, DATABASES, AND
3 CPRG201 AC 2 0 2 3 CPRG104 6
SQL
3 CMPE215 ALGORITHMS AND DATA STRUCTURES FC 3 0 1 3 ENGR104 6
3 CPRG200 SUMMER TRAINING AC 0 0 0 0 - 2
3 CPRGXX1 AREA ELECTIVE AE X X X 3 - 6
3 CPRGXX2 AREA ELECTIVE AE X X X 3 - 6
3 UNIEXX1 UNIVERSITY ELECTIVE UE X X X 3 - 4
Total 6 courses TOTAL: 5 0 3 15 30
4 CMPE216 OBJECT ORIENTED PROGRAMMING FC 2 0 2 3 ENGR104 6
4 CPRG202 C# AC 2 0 4 4 ENGR104 4
4 CPRG204 GRADUATION PROJECT AC 0 0 0 0 - 4
4 CPRGXX3 AREA ELECTIVE AE X X X 3 - 6
4 CPRGXX4 AREA ELECTIVE AE X X X 3 - 6
4 UNIEXX2 UNIVERSITY ELECTIVE UE X X X 3 - 4
Total 6 courses TOTAL: 4 0 6 16 30
Area and Faculty Elective Courses
Course Hours Total ECTS
No. Course Code Course Title Category Lecture Tutorial Lab/Prac. Credit Pre-requisite Credit
1 CPRG209 ADVANCED TOPICS IN PYTHON AE 3 0 0 3 - 6
2 CPRG210 PROGRAMMING FOR ANDROID AE 3 0 0 3 - 6
3 CPRG211 PROGRAMMING FOR IOS AE 3 0 0 3 - 6
4 CPRG212 JAVA FOR HANDHELD TERMINALS AE 3 0 0 3 - 6
5 CPRG214 VISUAL PROGRAMMING AE 3 0 0 3 - 6
6 CPRG215 SOFTWARE TESTING AE 3 0 0 3 - 6
7 CPRG216 SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT AE 3 0 0 3 - 6
8 CPRG217 COMPUTER GRAPHICS APPLICATIONS AE 3 0 0 3 - 6
9 CPRG218 CLOUD COMPUTING APPLICATIONS AE 3 0 0 3 - 6
PROGRAM INFORMATION
General Goal of the Program Our Computer Programming program aims to graduate highly skilled and knowledgeable professionals with hands-on experience who can
1. Apply knowledge of Mathematics, Science, and Engineering to solve complex problems in Computer Programming.
2. Identify, formulate, design, analyze and implement computer system, component, or process to meet desired needs.
3. Design system components that meet economic, environmental, social, political, ethical, health and safety, and sustainability
4. Conduct investigations of complex engineering problems including design of experiments, analysis, and interpretation of data, and
5. Construct, select and apply appropriate techniques, resources, and modern simulation tools to solve complex computer related
6. Apply contextual knowledge to assess social, health, safety, and cultural issues and endure the consequent responsibilities relevant to
7. Utilize core engineering knowledge in a global, economic, environmental, and societal context for sustainable development.
8. Solve professional, legal, and ethical issues pertaining to core engineering and its related fields.
9. Function effectively as a team member or a leader to accomplish a common goal in a multi-disciplinary team.
10. Communicate effectively in both verbal and written forms.
11. Apply knowledge of engineering and management principles to manage projects effectively in diverse environments as a member or
12. Engage in independent and lifelong learning for continued professional development.
Program Outputs
COURSE DESCRIPTIONS
Course Descriptions – I: All Area Core and Faculty/School Core courses offered
Course ECTSby the department of the program.
Course
Code Course Title Credit Credit Catego. Pre-requisite Teaching Language
ENGR103 COMPUTER PROGRAMMING-I (2, 0, 2)3 5 FC - English
The Computer Programming course introduces students to the concept of programming including designing algorithms and writing pseudo-code to solve
engineering-related problems, creating flowcharts to represent the steps of a problem solution, and the basic elements of the Python programming language the
implement their solution. The course covers common high-level programming concepts such as Data types, constants and variables, arithmetic and logical
operators, decision-making expressions. Fundamental components of Python included in the course are; storing and manipulating input data, design and use of
selection structures, repetition structures, various data structures such as lists, dictionaries and sets, functions, and modular design.
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ENGR101 Information Technology and Applications (2, 0, 1)2 2 FC - English
This course aims to introduce all students to the basic concepts of information technology and to train them in the skills needed to use office productivity tools.
Course subjects include; History of Computing, Fundamental Hardware descriptions and functions, Software types and functions, Numbering Systems and Binary,
Input, Output and Storage devices, Internet and the World Wide Web, Understanding Networks, Privacy while using Computers, Computer Crimes and Security,
Computer Ethics, Cloud Computing fundamentals. The course also covers the usage of Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, and Excel.
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MATH121 CALCULUS-I (3, 2, 0)4 6 FC - English
Calculus-I covers differential and integral calculus, with applications in geometry, physics, and engineering. Students will learn to apply calculus concepts to various
scientific and engineering applications. Topics include identifying function types, graphing functions, evaluating limits, handling elementary functions (polynomial,
trigonometric, logarithmic, exponential, etc.), solving undefined limits, and evaluating derivatives. Derivatives of elementary functions, product, and quotient rules
will be covered, along with applications of derivatives. Integration topics include evaluating integrals, defining integrals, and using methods like substitution,
integration by parts, and integrating rational functions. The course will also explore the practical applications of integration.
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MATH123 DISCRETE MATHEMATICS (3, 1, 0)3 5 FC - English
Discrete mathematics is the first non-calculus course for mathematics, computer science, and engineering majors. This course introduces the mathematical tools
and techniques used to study discrete processes as opposed to continuous processes. Topics covered include discrete concepts such as basic set theory, functions,
relations, recurrences, counting principles, the fundamentals of propositional logic and Boolean algebra, graphs, and trees. The course also introduces proof
techniques in mathematics, including proof by induction, proof by truth table, proof by Venn diagram, etc. This course is indeed a prerequisite for logic design,
operational research, combinatorics, abstract algebra, mathematical modeling, geometry, and topology courses.
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Content
ENGR104 COMPUTER PROGRAMMING II (2, 0, 2)3 4 FC ENGR103 English
Review of the C programming language. Structured and modular programming using C. Local and global variables. Structured programming constructs. Arrays and
array handling. Multi-dimensional arrays. Structures and Unions. Arrays of structures. Defining new data types in C. Functions in C. Call-by-value and call-by-
reference. Character and string functions. Scope and extent. Recursion. Pointers and pointer arithmetic. Dynamic memory allocation and simple data structures in
C. Arrays of pointers. Bit manipulation. Files; data and file processing. Conditional compilation and exception handling in C.
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CPRG102 DATABASE SYSTEMS (3, 0, 2)4 6 AC - English
This is a database management system introduction course. The lectures' primary goal is to show students how to conceptually model data and then implement
that model in SQL. The focus of the lectures is on practical aspects of data modeling, including normalization and the creation of entity connection diagrams.
Oracle is used in the labs to teach SQL. The purpose of lab work is to thoroughly introduce SQL and, in particular, the SQL data manipulation language statement.
The learner will be able to create databases for use in industry after completing this course.
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CPRG104 INTERNET AND WEB PROGRAMMING (3, 0, 2)4 6 AC - English
This course is an introduction to programming for the World Wide Web. Students will learn about the relationship between clients and servers, how the internet
works, and how web pages are constructed using several technologies. The following topics will be covered: HyperText Markup Language (HTML) for authoring
web pages; Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) for applying stylistic information to web pages; JavaScript (JS) for creating interactive web pages; Asynchronous JavaScript
and XML (Ajax) for enhanced web interaction and applications; PHP web services for handling and responding to web service requests; and Structured Query
Language (SQL) for interacting with databases. After successfully completing this course, a student should be able to Support the development of web pages.
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CPRG106 INTRODUCTION TO MOBILE APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT (3, 0, 2)4 6 AC - English
In this course, students will learn to develop cross-platform mobile applications to solve business problems using at least two modern programming languages.
Topics covered include different software platforms, tools for development, the user interface, and database handling for mobile applications. Course Content
includes an introduction to layouts, views, Intents on Android, menus, dialogs, data persistence, databases and their applications, and the navigation drawer.
Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to: Develop, debug, and test a mobile application efficiently.
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CPRG201 FURTHER TOPICS IN INTERNET PROGRAMMING, DATABASES, AND SQL (2, 0, 2)3 6 AC CPRG104 English
This course aims to encourage students to improve their team-working skills on web-based projects. The course focuses on designing, developing, and presenting
real-life web projects. Students who take this course will use one or more web development tools in order to design and develop websites. They will also learn how
to deal with different web development frameworks like Laravel, Codeigniter, and Django. The importance of web programming languages is discussed in a real-life
project. On successful completion of this course, students should be able to: design professional web applications; develop database-driven component-based web
applications; create event-driven applications; and design GUIs using frontend programming languages.
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CMPE215 ALGORITHMS AND DATA STRUCTURES (3, 0, 1)3 6 FC ENGR104 English
The objective of this course is to provide the basics of data structures and data organization. The course will introduce C/C++ and algorithms for the
implementation of data structures which are stack, queue, linked list, and tree. Also, the applications of data structures cover stack applications which are
parenthesis checker, infix to postfix and prefix conversions, recursion, dynamic stack and queue, and tree traversals. Theoretical aspects of the most widely used
data structures will be covered during the lectures. Programming assignments and lab works cover the C/C++ implementations of applications of data structures
that are discussed in the lectures.
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CPRG200 SUMMER TRAINING (0, 0, 0)0 2 AC - English
Computer Programming summer training is a 30-day internship for students to apply theoretical knowledge from their studies in a professional setting. The
training can take place at any institution related to Computer Programming and Development. Students work on real-life tasks, interact with professionals, and
explore their interests within the industry. After the first year of their studies, they write summer training reports summarizing their experiences. A committee
evaluates these reports to assess the students' internship performance. The training aims to bridge the gap between academia and industry, enabling students to
better prepare for future career opportunities and make informed decisions about their professional path.
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CMPE216 OBJECT ORIENTED PROGRAMMING (2, 0, 2)3 6 FC ENGR104 English
This course introduces the concepts of object-oriented programming to students with a background in the procedural paradigm. The course begins with a brief
review of control structures and data types with emphasis on structured data types and array processing. It then moves on to introduce the object-oriented
programming paradigm, focusing on the definition and use of classes along with the fundamentals of object-oriented design. Other topics include an overview of
programming language principles, simple analysis of algorithms, basic searching and sorting techniques, memory management, an introduction to software
engineering issues, and ethics in software development.
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CPRG202 C# (2, 0, 4)4 6 AC ENGR104 English
This course introduces computer programming using the Visual Programming Language with object-oriented programming principles. The emphasis is on event-
driven programming methods, including creating and manipulating objects and classes and using object-oriented tools such as the class debugger. Visual
programming languages are widely used for the rapid development of graphical applications. This subject will introduce students to the fundamental principles of
event-driven programming and to programming in a visual environment through the use of the Visual C# programming language. An additional aim of this subject
is to give students an understanding of the main ideas of human-computer Interaction (HCI). Upon completion, students should be able to design, code, test, and
debug at a beginning level.
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CPRG204 GRADUATION PROJECT (2, 0, 2)3 6 AC - English
Engineering Design is a crucial activity for engineering students, involving various phases of the design process. Students work in teams under supervision to
complete interdisciplinary capstone projects over one academic year, spanning ELEE401 and ELEE402 courses. ELEE401 covers problem formulation, technical
surveys, detailed problem study, analysis, and methodical initial solution formulation. The course requires comprehensive preliminary design documentation for
solving a realistic and complex computer engineering problem, applying skills gained throughout the undergraduate program. Students present progress through
reports and presentations during the semester and at its conclusion. This extended exercise aims to cultivate professional application and experience in
engineering design.
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Course Descriptions – III: All Area Elective and Faculty/School Elective courses offered by the department Dersin Önkoş of the program.
Ders kodu Ders Adı Kredi AKTS kredisi Katego. ul Öğretim Dili
CPRG209 ADVANCED TOPICS IN PYTHON (3, 0 ,0)3 6 AE - English
This course covers the Python programming language, which has advanced features with an emphasis on programming practice. A graphical user interface, data
analysis and visualization, web data extraction, and web applications are examples of programming tasks. Students who successfully complete this course will be
acquainted with the following principles and will be able to use them in appropriate situations: Create legible, efficient programs that take advantage of Python's
built-in capabilities and adhere to Python's best practices; Recognize the variations in implementation and performance considerations associated with various
Python data structures; Handle missing or inconsistent values, manipulate, and analyze huge datasets; Create, test, and implement Python applications for data
analysis and visualization, online data extraction, and database interactions.
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CPRG210 PROGRAMMING FOR ANDROID (3, 0 ,0)3 6 AE - English
The course covers the design and development of mobile applications utilizing the open-source Android platform. It will be a lecture and laboratory course that
will help students grasp the philosophy of programming for Android by examining its core application development building elements and how they interact with
one another. This course encourages students to learn by developing increasingly sophisticated and meaningful Android mobile applications. Upon completion of
this course, each student will have created their own entire Android application, incorporating the majority of the platform's important features.
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CPRG211 PROGRAMMING FOR IOS (3, 0 ,0)3 6 AE - English
The course covers the design and development of mobile applications utilizing the Open-Source iOS Libraries. It will be a lecture and laboratory course that will
help students grasp the philosophy of programming for iOS by examining its core application development building elements and how they interact with one
another. This course encourages students to learn by developing increasingly sophisticated and meaningful iOS mobile applications. Upon completion of this
course, each student will have created their own entire iOS application, incorporating the majority of the platform's important features.
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CPRG212 JAVA FOR HANDHELD TERMINALS (3, 0 ,0)3 6 AE - English
This course covers computer programming with object-oriented programming ideas using the Java programming language. The course emphasizes event-driven
programming approaches, database connectivity, socket programming, and distributed programming, as well as the creation and manipulation of objects and
classes and the use of object-oriented tools such as the class debugger. After completing this course, the student will be able to: design, create, build, and debug
Java applications and applets; write Java programs using object-oriented programming techniques such as classes, objects, methods, instance variables,
composition, inheritance, and polymorphism; and write programs using graphical user interface (GUI) components and Java's Event Handling Model.
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CPRG214 VISUAL PROGRAMMING (3, 0 ,0)3 6 AE - English
This course covers computer programming concepts through the use of the Visual Programming Language and object-oriented programming techniques. Students
will learn how to use advanced VB.NET and.NET Framework technologies to create sophisticated, scalable, and high-performance applications. Students will design
a Visual Basic project using inheritance, interfaces, and polymorphism. Students will build attractive ASP.NET web and Windows user interfaces. Students will learn
how to use LINQ to integrate SQL or other databases into Visual Basic. Students will also learn how to deploy Windows and ASP.NET applications.
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CPRG215 SOFTWARE TESTING (3, 0 ,0)3 6 AE - English
The goal of this course is to teach students about software validation and testing concepts and theories. It is primarily concerned with examining whether a
software system meets specifications and requirements so that it fulfills its intended purpose. White box, black box, integration, system and acceptance,
performance, regression, object-oriented, usability, and accessibility testing will be covered. Students who successfully complete the course will be aware of a wide
range of software testing techniques and have the ability to apply the right techniques in the process of software validation and testing.
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CPRG216 SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT (3, 0 ,0)3 6 AE - English
The objective of this course is to generate dependable, safe, and effective software products by focusing on software product development. This involves looking at
the general organization of the software's development and release phases, how the software is broken down into components, how the servers are organized,
and the technologies that were utilized to create the software. With a focus on the practical concerns inherent in software project management, students will
master the fundamentals of software architectural designs, patterns, and views. In addition, a brief introduction to microservices architecture and cloud-based
applications will be covered.
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CPRG217 COMPUTER GRAPHICS APPLICATIONS (3, 0 ,0)3 6 AE - English
The primary goal of this subject is to introduce students to computer graphics concepts. It begins with an overview of interactive computer graphics, two-
dimensional systems, and mapping before moving on to the most important drawing algorithms, two-dimensional transformation, clipping, filling, and an
introduction to three-dimensional graphics. The course discusses strategies for rendering a complicated scene efficiently in real-time. The course covers the
following topics: As a rendering architecture, the shader development languages at the highest level Algorithms for rendering shadows, reflections, and refraction
efficiently and techniques for increasing speed, such as culling and level-of-detail detection of intersections and collisions.
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CPRG218 CLOUD COMPUTING APPLICATIONS (3, 0 ,0)3 6 AE - English
This course focuses on the use of the most popular cloud computing applications and services that run on a distributed network using virtualized resources and are
accessed by common Internet protocols and networking standards. Its architecture, abstraction, virtualization, infrastructure, scaling deployments, machine
learning in the cloud, data management, security, and privacy in the cloud will be discussed in detail. On successful completion of this course, students should be
able to: Explain Cloud Computing abstraction and virtualization; Describe cloud storage services, pros and cons; Use different cloud storage services; Work with
cloud APIs and SDKs; Describe machine learning in the cloud; Secure data in the cloud; and Build their own cloud with open stack.
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