Introduction to Information Technology

To make informed decisions in today's world, a global citizen must have mastered skills of technological and information literacy. Learning these is now as important as the traditional academic skills of numeracy and literacy. A successful student must have in their repertoire:

• A mastery of the tools used in Information Technology (IT).
• The ability to gather, interprets, and manipulates data.
• The ability to generate work using the appropriate IT resources.

Koç's IT Program accomplishes the goal of teaching students these skills by building each year on previously developed skills with new topics while providing time for remediation, application and reinforcement of learned skills.

Departmental Goals:

The primary goals of the IT department are:

1. To encourage skills acquisition.
2. To provide the fundamental skills required to function in an IT environment.
3. To prepare students for university technological requirements.
4. To prepare students for advanced computer science study in Turkey or abroad.
5. To develop problem solving skills.

Students will examine technologies associated with computers, the social context of these technologies, and receive extensive instruction on using technology as a way of being more productive in other classes.

In the early grades, the emphasis is on skills acquisition. As students master these more abstract topics are introduced and the course moves toward the fifth and more important focus - problem solving. By the end of the compulsory period of computer education students should have a sound knowledge of Information Technology and it's application to academic and real world situations.

General Areas of Focus:

• Basic computer operation and concepts.
• Identification of computer hardware & Information Technology environments.
• Use of a variety of software & productivity tools.
• Information Technology Integration Skills (How to use IT in other areas).
• Social, ethical and human issues.
• Design Technologies - problem-solving and decision-making tools.