Teaching Philosophy

• Learning is the conceptualization of reality within the mind.
• Teaching is enabling learning, usually with regard to a specific topic.

• Some guidelines for good teaching and learning
• Observe and admire the process of learning
• Respect your students
• Exploit your experience, never be sure you are the teacher
• Connect Theory to Reality by Practice

Some Concrete Teaching Improvements Undertaken at Bilkent University

• Introduced modern SE concepts into CS 102 (Algorithms and Programming II), in particular use cases for analysis, state charts for UI design, and sequence diagrams for object design.
• Broke traditional group formation in CS 319 (Object-Oriented Software Engineering) by grouping students into project teams according to similar median grades in CS-related courses, thus stimulating leaders to collaborate and couch potatoes to work.

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(Record at Bilkent University, for details please visit the CS departments offerings)

Spring 2010

• Phd supervision: Ilker Karakas
• MSc supervision: Melihcan Türk
• CS 102 - Algorithms and Programming II (3 sections)

Fall 2009

• Phd supervision: Ilker Karakas
• MSc supervision: Melihcan Türk
• CS 102 - Algorithms and Programming II (2 sections, coordination)
• CS 319 - Object-Oriented Software Engineering

Summer 2009

• CS 102 - Algorithms and Programming II

Spring 2009

• Phd supervision: Ilker Karakas
• MSc supervision: Doğan Berktaş
• CS 102 - Algorithms and Programming II (3 sections, coordination)

Fall 2008

• Phd supervision: Ilker Karakas
• MSc supervision: Doğan Berktaş
• CS 102 - Algorithms and Programming II (2 sections, coordination)

Spring 2008

• MSc supervision: Kerem Ali Ulug (graduated July 2008)
• CS 112 - Introduction to Object-Oriented Programming
• CS 102 - Algorithms and Programming II (3 sections)
• CS 490/590 - Introduction to Research in Computer Engineering and Science/ Research Topics

Fall 2007

• MSc supervision: Orhan Dağli
  
• MSc supervision: Kerem Ali Ulug
• CS 102 - Algorithms and Programming II
• CS 319 - Object-Oriented Software Engineering (coordination)
• CS 490/590 - Introduction to Research in Computer Engineering and Science/ Research Topics

Spring 2007

• MSc supervision: Ergin Erant (not graduated)
  
• MSc supervision: Kerem Ali Ulug
• CS 112 - Introduction to Object-Oriented Programming (3 sections)

Fall 2006

• MSc supervision: Ergin Erant
  
• MSc supervision: Kerem Ali Ulug
• CS 111 - Introduction to Computing in Engineering and Science (3 sections)

Summer 2006

• CS 202 - Fundamental Structures of Computer Science II

Spring 2006

• MSc supervision: Kerem Ali Ulug
• CS 492: "A Trust Network for Ankara Event Information" (supervision)
  
• CS 112 - Introduction to Object-Oriented Programming (3 sections)

Fall 2005

• MSc supervision: Kerem Ali Ulug
• CS 491: "A Trust Network for Ankara Event Information" (supervision)
  
• CS 111 - Introduction to Computing in Engineering and Science (3 sections)
  

Summer 2005

• CS 202 - Fundamental Structures of Computer Science II

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Before 2005

• WS 02/03 - SS 04: Expert Systems, Software Development, Statistics, Information
  Systems, Algorithms and Data Structures (Adjunct Lecturer at Freie Universität Berlin)
  
• WS 99/00 Seminar "Modellierung und Spezifikation von Zeitaspekten" (with Juliane Dehnert)
• Numerous courses have been supported as teaching assistant at Universität Stuttgart.