Investigation of CEIT Undergraduate Program According to Teachers’ and Academicians’ Views

Abstract

This study aims to reveal the effectiveness of the CEIT undergraduate program in line with the views of teachers and academicians. Phenomenology design, one of the qualitative research designs, was used in the study. The study group consisted of 14 individuals selected via multistage sampling. Of the participants, 8 were teachers who graduated from CEIT undergraduate program and 6 were academicians working in the CEIT program. In the study, a semi-structured interview form developed by the researcher was used as the data collection tool. The data obtained in the study were analyzed using the content analysis technique. In the study, both teachers and academics mentioned the computer class problems, insufficient class hours and lack of applied courses during the implementation of the program Regarding the distribution of the courses in the program, teachers stated that training on current software and field courses should be emphasized; academics stated that the number of field elective courses and the weekly hours of field elective courses should be increased.