GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION
ASTRONOMY/FİZ4137
Course Title: ASTRONOMY
Credits 3 ECTS 3
Course Semester 7 Type of The Course Elective
COURSE INFORMATION
 -- (CATALOG CONTENT)
 -- (TEXTBOOK)
 -- (SUPPLEMENTARY TEXTBOOK)
 -- (PREREQUISITES AND CO-REQUISITES)
 -- LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
  Turkish
 -- COURSE OBJECTIVES
 -- COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES
To be able to understand being a laboratory in space of science for astronomy
To be able to understand the properties of the objects in the universe to measure the light on the electromagnetic spectrum
To be able to relate between motions on the sky with a good observation and an acceptable theoretical model
To be able to model the formation mechanism of the solar system to the formations of the other stars
To be able to examine the probability of life on the planets
To be able to make the dimension analysis on astronomical concepts
To be able to do the oral and written presentation of the research

 -- MODE OF DELIVERY
  The mode of delivery of this course is face to face
 --WEEKLY SCHEDULE
1. Week  Astronomy Teaching and scientific studies in world
2. Week  General Information of Celestial Objects
3. Week  Ancient Astronomy
4. Week  Copernicus and Heliocentric Models
5. Week  Matter, energy, gravitation and motion
6. Week  Geometry of solar and lunar eclipses
7. Week  Formation of solar system
8. Week  Mid-term exam, Earth as a planet
9. Week  Earth as a planet and Moon
10. Week  Terrestrial Planets: Structures of Mercury, Venus and Mars
11. Week  Gas giant planets: Structure of Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune
12. Week  Gas giant planets: Satellites and rings of Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune
13. Week  Discovery and nature of the dwarf planets and asteroids
14. Week  Structures and origins of the comets, meteor and meteor shower
15. Week  
16. Week  
 -- TEACHING and LEARNING METHODS
 -- ASSESSMENT CRITERIA
 
Quantity
Total Weighting (%)
 Midterm Exams
1
20
 Assignment
0
0
 Application
1
10
 Projects
0
0
 Practice
0
0
 Quiz
1
10
 Percent of In-term Studies  
40
 Percentage of Final Exam to Total Score  
60
 -- WORKLOAD
 Activity  Total Number of Weeks  Duration (weekly hour)  Total Period Work Load
 Weekly Theoretical Course Hours
14
3
42
 Weekly Tutorial Hours
14
0
0
 Reading Tasks
2
3
6
 Searching in Internet and Library
2
4
8
 Material Design and Implementation
5
0
0
 Report Preparing
1
4
4
 Preparing a Presentation
1
0
0
 Presentation
1
0
0
 Midterm Exam and Preperation for Midterm Exam
1
6
6
 Final Exam and Preperation for Final Exam
0
0
0
 Other (should be emphasized)
0
 TOTAL WORKLOAD: 
66
 TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25: 
2.64
 Course Credit (ECTS): 
3
 -- COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM
NO
 PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES
1
2
3
4
5
1To be able to evaluate the case in terms of physics.X
2Improving experimental practicality.X
3To earn the ability of problem solving and analysis.X
4Analyzing current problems with physical thought.X
5To learn the relationship between the courses taught in the other departments and to learn to use these features.X
6To develop the ability to connect physics and mathematics and to model natural phenomena.X
7Informing the audience correctly in an milieu where physics-related events are discussed.X
8To learn how to use the acquired knowledge in the development of society.X
9To have a competing personality to compare the acquired knowledge with those given in similar institutions and to go further.X
10To have a self-confident personality in the international scientific arena.X
11To have the ability to follow every development related to his / her profession and to use the acquired knowledge.X
12To educate people who are aware that scientific work will never end and should always be studied.X
 -- NAME OF LECTURER(S)
   (Assoc. Prof. Dr. Yasemin ŞAFAK ASAR )
 -- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)
   (https://websitem.gazi.edu.tr/site/yaseminsafak)
 -- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)
   (yaseminsafak@gazi.edu.tr)