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Reference

YDM 214

Lectured in

Second year spring semester

Theory

28 hours(2 hours per week)

Exercises/Labs

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ECTS Credits

2

Lecturer

Murat Ekinci

Status

Compulsory

Department

Computer Engineering

Co-lecturers

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Language of instruction

English

 

Key Words 

 

English, profession, comprehension, information transfer, summarizing, guided writing, technical specifications, Curriculum Vitae, short notes, symbols and expressions, booking forms, business letters, vacancy announcements, diagram labelling, note taking, application forms.

 

Objectives

 

The aim of this course to give the students good knowledge of written and spoken English in their professional lifes.

 

Contents

 

Symbols and terms used in Computer Engineering. Computer Hardware symbols. Writing instructions. Describing an experiment. Diagram labelling, summarizing. Note taking.

Unit 1.  Boot-Up Process

Unit 2.  Microchips for Computer

Unit 3.  Data Storage

Unit 4.  Input/Output Devices in Personal Computer

Unit 5.  Multimedia

Unit 6.  Networks

Unit 7.  Printers

 

 

 

Course Material

 

Lecture notes and practical notes available.

Text book: Ron White, How Computers Work , Ziff-Davis Pres, Second Edition, 1995

 

References

 

All of the other useful books and technical notes.

 

Teaching Methods

 

Lectures, practical exercises:reading, writing,  listening and dictation.

 

Evaluation Methods

 

One  mid-term and one end-of-term exam.

 

Examination Methods

 

Written

 

Prerequisites

 

None

 

 

 

ekinci@ktu.edu.tr, February 2005