GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION
ELECTIVE (GENERAL CHEMISTRY CONCEPTS)/KİM510A
Course Title: ELECTIVE (GENERAL CHEMISTRY CONCEPTS)
Credits 2 ECTS 7
Semester 10 Compulsory/Elective Elective
COURSE INFO
 -- LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
  Turkish
 -- NAME OF LECTURER(S)
  Prof.Dr.Ziya KILIÇ
 -- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  www.gazi.edu.tr
 -- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  zkilic@gazi.edu.tr
 -- LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT
Understand the importance of the concepts and teaching concepts in chemistry teaching.
Understand the basic chemistry concepts according to the IUPAC definition
Understand the relationships between concepts
Know and apply the concept development process
Using lean-simple concepts can define complex concepts
Understand the structure of knowledge of chemistry
 -- MODE OF DELIVERY
  The mode of delivery of this course is Face to face and argumentation based instruction
 -- 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 the concept? The importance of the concept in chemistry education
2. Week  Teaching concepts and concept development process
3. Week  Relationships between concepts
4. Week  Concept maps and concept framework
5. Week  Integrated and particular natüre of matter Atom-ion-molecule/element and compounds
6. Week  Heat and temperature
7. Week  Midterm exam
8. Week  The concepts related to atomic theories and the periodic system
9. Week  Solutions
10. Week   Chemical reactions
11. Week  Misconceptions: Examples of chemical equilibrium
12. Week  Acid / base theories, acidity and basicity
13. Week  Conceptual and computational chemistry teaching
14. Week  Greenhouse effect, ozone layer and acid rains
15. Week  
16. Week  
 -- RECOMMENDED OR REQUIRED READING
  1. General Chemistry Books 2. Basri ATASOY, Genel Kimya Kavramları, Asil Yayınevi, Ankara 3. J.A.Suchocki, Conceptual Chemistry, 5th ed., Prentice Hall, 2013.
 -- PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS
  Lecture, Question & Answer, Demonstration, Drill - Practise, argumentation
 -- WORK PLACEMENT(S)
  Not Applicable
 -- ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA
 
Quantity
Percentage
 Mid-terms
1
20
 Assignment
0
0
 Exercises
0
0
 Projects
0
0
 Practice
0
0
 Quiz
3
20
 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
2
14
28
 Practising Hours of Course Per Week
2
12
24
 Reading
2
12
24
 Searching in Internet and Library
1
12
12
 Designing and Applying Materials
0
 Preparing Reports
1
12
12
 Preparing Presentation
2
7
14
 Presentation
1
2
2
 Mid-Term and Studying for Mid-Term
1
7
7
 Final and Studying for Final
1
7
7
 Other
3
12
36
 TOTAL WORKLOAD: 
166
 TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25: 
6.64
 ECTS: 
7
 -- COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM
NO
 PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES
1
2
3
4
5
1Perceives the structure, features, classification and the changes of the matter and explains the related concepts, models, principles, theories and laws used.X
2Explains the working principles of the methods or the devices used the analysis or the syntheses of substances.X
3Establishes the link between the philosophy, sociology, psychology and history and the science of chemistry and explains the importance of scientific knowledge.X
4Relates between knowledge in chemistry and other disciplines.X
5Describes teaching techniques and strategies such as inquiry , concept maps, meaning analyzing tables, argumentation and guess-observe –explain techniques by the use of relevant examples from chemical science topics to 9-12 year students.X
6Perceives the behavioral, descriptive , socio-cognitive and neuropsychological learning concepts and their limitations and explains their reflections to the chemistry teaching and learning process.
7Investigates the contribution of the national and international cultures upon the various branches of science and especially chemistry and explains the viewpoints of these cultures on the current disputable social science subjects.
8Realizes the problems related to the chemistry and chemical education, analyses them and develops solution by the use of scientific research techniques.
9Analyses the pre-knowledge of and the learning difficulties of the students related to chemistry and applies to relevant teaching techniques and methods according to the capacity and the skills of the students.
10Prepares models, games , experimental set ups and visual lecture notes related to chemistry for the contribution of the cognitive, descriptive and psychomotor skills of the students
11Develops and applies alternative and authentic techniques such as open ended, multiple choice , fill the gaps , descriptive, branched tree and constructed grid questions for the evaluation of the learning outcomes of the various subjects of chemistryX
12Designs and implements an individual research for the solution of the any problem in teaching any chemistry concepts and carries out mutual projects in close coordination with his/her counterparts to contribute the chemistry and chemistry education
13Defines the metacognitive activities such as self-regulation and self-evaluation to evaluate the knowledge in chemistry and chemistry education
14Adapts the motto of lifelong learning as his/her lifestyle and effectively utilizes the internet systems to follow the new developments related to the chemistry and chemistry education
15Follows and effectively uses the latest developments in the information technology related to the solutions of the problems encountered in chemistry and chemistry educationX
16Follows and uses the latest developments related to the teaching profession and knows a foreign language enough to correspond with his/her counterpartsX
17Realizes and uses the basic principles, values and virtues upon which the Turkish Education system is founded
18Uses new knowledge and information in order to improve him/herself and develop his/her institution
19Acts in accordance with the ethical and cultural values of the democratic and scientific society in all the applications related to chemistry and its education
20Has a sufficient knowledge to protect the health and life of his/her students and staff working in his/her institution and takes necessary precautions in the laboraties.