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Bachelor	TR-NQF-HE: Level 6	QF-EHEA: First Cycle	EQF-LLL: Level 6

Course Introduction and Application Information

Course Code:

JOB137

Course Name:

Extended Reality Technologies with XR Turkey

Semester:

Fall

Course Credits:

ECTS

Language of instruction:

English

Course Condition:

Does the Course Require Work Experience?:

Type of course:

University Elective

Course Level:

Bachelor

TR-NQF-HE:6. Master`s Degree

QF-EHEA:First Cycle

EQF-LLL:6. Master`s Degree

Mode of Delivery:

E-Learning

Course Coordinator:

Araş. Gör. NEVZAT ALP BÜYÜKYÜKSEL

Course Lecturer(s):

Course Assistants:

Course Objective and Content

Course Objectives:

This course aims to provide a comprehensive understanding of Extended Reality (XR) technologies, including Augmented Reality (AR), Virtual Reality (VR), and Mixed Reality (MR). Through a collaboration with XR Turkey, students will explore both theoretical frameworks and practical industry applications. By the end of the course, students are expected to critically evaluate XR environments, understand their societal implications, and develop the skills necessary to conceptualize and produce their own XR projects.

Course Content:

This course offers a comprehensive overview of the theoretical foundations and practical applications of Augmented Reality (AR), Virtual Reality (VR), and Mixed Reality (MR) technologies. Students will explore the historical evolution of XR, its technical components, narrative structures, and user experience design principles. The course also examines how XR is applied across diverse domains such as education, healthcare, architecture, and cultural production. Through a partnership with XR Turkey, students will engage with industry experts and participate in hands-on workshops. By the end of the semester, students are expected to develop and present a technically and creatively strong XR project.

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;
1) The student will be able to explain the basic concepts and historical development of XR technologies.
2) The student will be able to analyze XR applications and evaluate their use across various fields.
3) The student will be able to develop creative and technical skills to design and present basic XR content.

Course Flow Plan

Week	Subject	Related Preparation
1)	Introduction to XR: Concepts and Scope	Reflect on any prior encounters with XR technologies. Where have you seen them? What kind of impression did they leave on you?
2)	History and Evolution of XR Technologies	Research the evolution of digital technologies. Try to identify earlier inventions that paved the way for XR.
3)	Augmented Reality (AR): Core Technologies and Use Cases	Explore an AR app on your phone or tablet. What worked well? What could be improved?
4)	Virtual Reality (VR): Hardware, Software, and Experience Design	If you’ve used a VR headset before, reflect on the experience. If not, consider your assumptions and expectations about VR.
5)	Mixed Reality (MR) and the Spectrum of Extended Reality	Think about how the line between reality and simulation is getting blurred. How does XR contribute to this shift?
6)	XR ve Hikâye Anlatımı: Anlatı Yapıları ve Etkileşim	Recall a digital story you enjoyed. How could it be enhanced if told through XR?
7)	Designing with XR: Experiential and User-Centered Design	Think of a frustrating digital experience. How could it have been more user-centered?
8)	Midterm	Summarize the key concepts from previous weeks in your own words. Note the main ideas that connect them.
9)	XR Turkey Guest Session: Industry Applications and Entrepreneurship	If you were to launch an XR startup, which industry would you target? Why?
10)	XR in Education: Redesigning Learning Environments	Reflect on the limitations of traditional education methods. How might XR help overcome them?
11)	XR Applications in Healthcare and Architecture	Design a scenario where XR could improve healthcare or architecture outcomes.
12)	Ethics, Privacy, and Social Implications of XR	Consider a situation where XR could pose an ethical risk. How would you mitigate it?
13)	Final Project Preparation and Feedback	Draft your project idea briefly. Who is it for, what is the goal, and on which platform will it be developed?
14)	Final Project Presentations	Before your presentation, try to express your core message in a single sentence.

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks:	Sherman, W. R., & Craig, A. B. (2022). Understanding virtual reality: Interface, application, and design (3rd ed.). Morgan Kaufmann.
References:	Sherman, W. R., & Craig, A. B. (2022). Understanding virtual reality: Interface, application, and design (3rd ed.). Morgan Kaufmann.

Course - Program Learning Outcome Relationship

Course Learning Outcomes	1	2	3
Program Outcomes
1) Understand the concepts and concepts related to the field of health at the undergraduate level, and have advanced theoretical and practical knowledge supported by textbooks, application tools and other sources of current information in the field of health.
2) Knowledge of nature, source, limits, accuracy, reliability and validity of knowledge.
3) Uses advanced theoretical and factual knowledge acquired at the undergraduate level.
4) Interprets, evaluates, identifies, analyzes, shares information and makes teamwork with scientifically proven data by using the advanced knowledge and skills acquired in the field of health.
5) Uses computer programs, related technologies and educational tools in the field of health.
6) Carries out a study independently by using its advanced knowledge in the field of health and takes responsibility as a team member in cooperation with other professional groups working in this field.
7) Takes responsibility individually and as a team member to solve unforeseen complex problems encountered in the practices related to the field of health.
8) Plans, manages, and monitors and evaluates the activities for the development of employees in a project.
9) Evaluates the advanced knowledge and skills acquired in the field of health with a critical approach.
10) Determines learning needs and learning resources, directs learning function by using resources effectively.
11) Develops a positive attitude towards life-long learning and turns it into behavior.
12) Informs the related persons and institutions about the health field; conveys his / her thoughts and solution suggestions in writing and orally, and receives the opinions, requests and expectations of the relevant persons and institutions.
13) With the awareness of social responsibility, organizes and implements projects and activities in cooperation with other professional groups for the social environment in which he lives.
14) Follow the information in the field and communicate with colleagues by using a foreign language at least at B1 General Level of European Language Portfolio.
15) Express themselves effectively in verbal and written.
16) Uses information and communication technologies together with computer software required by the field at least at the Advanced Level of European Computer Driving License.
17) Monitors and evaluates the events / developments on the agenda of the society and the world in the field of health.
18) Acts and participates in accordance with Quality Management and Processes.
19) They cooperate with people from related disciplines and acts in accordance with social, scientific, cultural and ethical values in the stages of collecting, interpreting, applying and announcing the results related to health field.
20) Have enough consciousness about individual and community health, environmental protection and occupational safety.

Course - Learning Outcome Relationship

No Effect	1 Lowest	2 Average	3 Highest

	Program Outcomes	Level of Contribution
1)	Understand the concepts and concepts related to the field of health at the undergraduate level, and have advanced theoretical and practical knowledge supported by textbooks, application tools and other sources of current information in the field of health.
2)	Knowledge of nature, source, limits, accuracy, reliability and validity of knowledge.
3)	Uses advanced theoretical and factual knowledge acquired at the undergraduate level.
4)	Interprets, evaluates, identifies, analyzes, shares information and makes teamwork with scientifically proven data by using the advanced knowledge and skills acquired in the field of health.
5)	Uses computer programs, related technologies and educational tools in the field of health.
6)	Carries out a study independently by using its advanced knowledge in the field of health and takes responsibility as a team member in cooperation with other professional groups working in this field.
7)	Takes responsibility individually and as a team member to solve unforeseen complex problems encountered in the practices related to the field of health.
8)	Plans, manages, and monitors and evaluates the activities for the development of employees in a project.
9)	Evaluates the advanced knowledge and skills acquired in the field of health with a critical approach.
10)	Determines learning needs and learning resources, directs learning function by using resources effectively.
11)	Develops a positive attitude towards life-long learning and turns it into behavior.
12)	Informs the related persons and institutions about the health field; conveys his / her thoughts and solution suggestions in writing and orally, and receives the opinions, requests and expectations of the relevant persons and institutions.
13)	With the awareness of social responsibility, organizes and implements projects and activities in cooperation with other professional groups for the social environment in which he lives.
14)	Follow the information in the field and communicate with colleagues by using a foreign language at least at B1 General Level of European Language Portfolio.
15)	Express themselves effectively in verbal and written.
16)	Uses information and communication technologies together with computer software required by the field at least at the Advanced Level of European Computer Driving License.
17)	Monitors and evaluates the events / developments on the agenda of the society and the world in the field of health.
18)	Acts and participates in accordance with Quality Management and Processes.
19)	They cooperate with people from related disciplines and acts in accordance with social, scientific, cultural and ethical values in the stages of collecting, interpreting, applying and announcing the results related to health field.
20)	Have enough consciousness about individual and community health, environmental protection and occupational safety.

Assessment & Grading

Semester Requirements	Number of Activities	Level of Contribution
Presentation	2	% 60
Midterms	2	% 40
total		% 100
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK		% 100
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK		%
total		% 100

Workload and ECTS Credit Calculation

Activities	Number of Activities	Preparation for the Activity	Spent for the Activity Itself	Completing the Activity Requirements	Workload
Course Hours	16	3	5		128
Midterms	1	3			3
Final	1	3			3
Total Workload					134