GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION
ELECTIVE(PROBLEM SOLVING)/MAT320M
Course Title: ELECTIVE(PROBLEM SOLVING)
Credits 3 ECTS 4
Semester 6 Compulsory/Elective Elective
COURSE INFO
 -- LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
  Turkish
 -- NAME OF LECTURER(S)
  Asst.Prof.Dr. Sevgi Atlıhan
 -- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  www.gazi.edu.tr/asevgi
 -- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  asevgi@gazi.edu.tr
 -- LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT
The students learn what is problem, problem types, problem-solving.
The student have knowledge about different problem-solving strategies.
The students learn solving any problem solving by using multiple problem-solving strategies.
 -- MODE OF DELIVERY
  The mode of delivery of this course is Face to face.
 -- PREREQUISITES AND CO-REQUISITES
  There is no prerequisite or co-requisite for this course
 -- RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENTS
  There is no recommended optional programme component for this course
 --COURSE CONTENT
1. Week  What is problem? What are the types of problem?
2. Week  Discussing problem solving.
3. Week  Discussing problem solving’s steps. (Polya)
4. Week  What are the problem solving stratejies?
5. Week  The strategy of working backwards.
6. Week  The strategy of finding pattern.
7. Week  Adopt a different point of view strategy.
8. Week  The strategy of thinking about a simpler analogous problem.
9. Week  Thinking about extreme cases.
10. Week  Make Drawing.
11. Week  The strategy of intelligent guessing and testing.
12. Week  The strategy of accounting all possibilities.
13. Week  Organizing Datas.
14. Week  Logical Reasoning.
15. Week  
16. Week  
 -- RECOMMENDED OR REQUIRED READING
  Yoktur
 -- PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS
  Lecture, Question & Answer, Demonstration,Drill-Practise
 -- WORK PLACEMENT(S)
  Yoktur
 -- ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA
 
Quantity
Percentage
 Mid-terms
1
10
 Assignment
2
20
 Exercises
0
0
 Projects
1
10
 Practice
0
0
 Quiz
1
10
 Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade  
40
 Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade  
60
 -- WORKLOAD
 Efficiency  Total Week Count  Weekly Duration (in hour)  Total Workload in Semester
 Theoretical Study Hours of Course Per Week
14
2
28
 Practising Hours of Course Per Week
14
2
28
 Reading
8
1
8
 Searching in Internet and Library
8
1
8
 Designing and Applying Materials
6
1
6
 Preparing Reports
6
1
6
 Preparing Presentation
5
1
5
 Presentation
6
1
6
 Mid-Term and Studying for Mid-Term
6
1
6
 Final and Studying for Final
6
1
6
 Other
0
 TOTAL WORKLOAD: 
107
 TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25: 
4.28
 ECTS: 
4
 -- COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM
NO
 PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES
1
2
3
4
5
1Acquisition of scientific thinking skillsX
2Making research and investigation independentlyX
3Acquisition of carefully observing and analytically thinking skillsX
4Acquisition of learning and teaching mathematics problemsX
5Comprehending, applying and explaining the importance of mathematical conceptsX
6Developing the thinking, producing, argumenting and probing abilitiesX
7Having the algorithm and sotftware writing abilities for solving computer supported problemsX
8Developing the ability of reaching information, evaluating and presenting informationX
9Improving yourself parallel to the developing technologyX
10Understands the disciplinary structure of mathematics, its historical development, related philosophical approaches and problems.X