GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION

A. ELECTIVE-1 (SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY RELATED PROBLEMS)/FBÖ211

Course Title:	A. ELECTIVE-1 (SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY RELATED PROBLEMS)
Credits	2	ECTS	4
Course Semester	3	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

Knows the chronological history of science and technological developments.
Gains knowledge of innovations in science and technology.
Understands information about greenhouse gases and global warming.
Knows the risks posed by science and technology problems in terms of human health.

-- MODE OF DELIVERY

The mode of delivery of this course is face to face

--WEEKLY SCHEDULE
1. Week	Chronological history of science and technological developments
2. Week	Chronological history of science and technological developments
3. Week	Innovations in science and technology
4. Week	Innovations in science and technology
5. Week	Positive effects of innovations on human life
6. Week	Positive effects of innovations on human life
7. Week	Greenhouse gases and global warming
8. Week	Mid-term exam
9. Week	Greenhouse gases and global warming
10. Week	Risks in terms of human health
11. Week	Risks in terms of human health
12. Week	Disaster scenarios
13. Week	Disaster scenarios
14. Week	Future projections
15. Week	Future projections
16. Week	Final exam

-- TEACHING and LEARNING METHODS

-- ASSESSMENT CRITERIA

	Quantity	Total Weighting (%)
Midterm Exams	1	20
Assignment	1	20
Application	0	0
Projects	0	0
Practice	0	0
Quiz	0	0

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	2	28
Weekly Tutorial Hours			0
Reading Tasks	10	1	10
Searching in Internet and Library	14	1	14
Material Design and Implementation			0
Report Preparing	7	1	7
Preparing a Presentation	7	1	7
Presentation	2	1	2
Midterm Exam and Preperation for Midterm Exam	14	1	14
Final Exam and Preperation for Final Exam	18	1	18
Other (should be emphasized)			0
TOTAL WORKLOAD:			100
TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25:			4
Course Credit (ECTS):			4

-- COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM

NO	PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES	1	2	3	4	5
1	Draws a relationship among the scientific theories, laws, phenomenon, models, concepts and knowledge and skills in other disciplines, and make use of these in explaining the daily life experiences.					X
2	Explains the scientific theories, laws, phenomenon, models and concepts by taking the science curriculum, the cognitive, psychomotor, affective characteristics and needs of students into consideration					X
3	Designs and performs laboratory activities by considering the aims of Science Curriculum, student characteristics and safety measures			X
4	Identifies, organizes and uses effectively the equipments and materials present in science laboratories, proposes solutions and alternatives for missing or broken materials, eliminates the laboratory waste by taking necessary safety precautions			X
5	Implements teaching activities that can give students insight about the historical developmenst and nature of science.					X
6	Implements teaching activities that can give students insight about the interaction between the scientific and technological developments, society and environment					X
7	Examines the science curriculum in terms of its vision, mission, learning areas, and objectives, follows the developments in the program and relates these developments with the developments in the history of Turkish National Education.					X
8	Selects the proper one among different teaching strategies, methods and techniques by considering the aims of science curriculum and student characteristics, and implements these in a way that ensure classroom management.					X
9	Plans the teaching process by considering the physical, cognitive, affective and cultural characteristics, misconceptions about the science topics, learning styles, strengths, weaknesses, interests and needs of student				X
10	Designs activities that improve scientific and technological literacy level and higher order thinking skills like critical thinking, creative thinking, analytical thinking skills of students					X
11	Develops diagnostic, formative or summative measurement and assessment instrument at every steps of learning-teaching process by considering different learning areas of the science curriculum or selects and implements the appropriate one among current instruments.				X
12	Uses traditional measurement and assessment instruments that measure knowledge as well as alternative and authentic measurement and assessment instruments that measure knowledge and skills while evaluating learning and teaching process in science			X
13	Uses appropriate statistical techniques to evaluate and interpret data obtained from a research process or a measurement instrument.			X
14	Plans the steps of research process to solve a problem in education process or daily life; selects and implements an appropriate research method and reports the whole research.					X
15	Benefits from information and communication technologies to access and share information, to increase the efficiency of instruction, and to follow current debates and innovations.				X
16	Designs instructional equipment and materials which support teaching process by considering the aim of science curriculum; selects and uses appropriate one among current equipment and materials				X
17	Organizes activities which can create awareness in students about local and universal problems in social, environmental, scientific and socioscientific areas and takes an active part in related projects.				X
18	Designs activities that can create positive attitudes and values in students about science and technology in the light of Atatürk revolutions and principles, fundamental purposes and principles of Turkish National Education				X
19	Uses Turkish efficiently to teach science related topics and to communicate in both written and verbal language as well as uses a foreign language sufficiently to follow the information in his/her area or to communicate with his/her colleagues.				X
20	Works in cooperation with school administration, colleagues, student parents and other related partners to carry out the instructional process efficiently both in and outside of the school.				X

-- NAME OF LECTURER(S)

(Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ayşe Nesibe Önder)

-- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)

(https://websitem.gazi.edu.tr/site/nkoklukaya)

-- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)

(nkoklukaya@gazi.edu.tr)

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