GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION

GENERAL CHEMISTRY LABORATORY/BİY111A

Course Title:	GENERAL CHEMISTRY LABORATORY
Credits	1	ECTS	3
Semester	1	Compulsory/Elective	Compulsory

COURSE INFO

-- LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION

Turkish

-- NAME OF LECTURER(S)

Prof. Ibrahim USLU

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

http://gazi.academia.edu/ibrahimUSLU

-- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)

profibrahimuslu@gmail.com

-- LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT

Students learn basic chemistry principles by demonstration and experimentation
Students may review the basic chemistry concepts
Students Can recognize chemical events occurring around; distinguish the materials and the properties of materials
Students Can analysis the basis of the heat and energy exchange
Students Can explain the basic concepts related the atomic structure and chemical bondings

-- MODE OF DELIVERY

This course is conducted only in the form of practical training.

-- PREREQUISITES AND CO-REQUISITES

There is no prerequisite or co-requisite for this course.

-- RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENTS

General Chemistry

--COURSE CONTENT
1. Week	Use of some equipment and materials in the lab
2. Week	Recognition of the physical and chemical properties of substances
3. Week	Chemical and physical properties of matter and reaction types
4. Week	Stochiometry
5. Week	Determination of gram-equivalent weight of magnesium
6. Week	Boyle’s Law
7. Week	Diffusion
8. Week	Midterm exam
9. Week	Determination of molecular weight by freezing point lowering
10. Week	Purification methods in chemistry; crystallization, distillation
11. Week	Purification methods in chemistry; crystallization, distillation
12. Week	Purification methods in chemistry; crystallization, distillation
13. Week	Determination of Solubility of a salt and its purification
14. Week	Determination of Solubility of a salt and its purification
15. Week
16. Week

-- RECOMMENDED OR REQUIRED READING

Laboratory Manual

-- PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS

Lecture, Question & Answer, Demonstration, Drill - Practise

-- WORK PLACEMENT(S)

There is no work placements

-- ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA

	Quantity	Percentage
Mid-terms	1	30
Assignment	0	10
Exercises	0	0
Projects	0	0
Practice	0	0
Quiz	0	0
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			0
Reading	14	1	14
Searching in Internet and Library			0
Designing and Applying Materials			0
Preparing Reports			0
Preparing Presentation			0
Presentation			0
Mid-Term and Studying for Mid-Term	1	7	7
Final and Studying for Final	1	14	14
Other	1	14	14
TOTAL WORKLOAD:			77
TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25:			3.08
ECTS:			3

-- COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM

NO	PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES	1	2	3	4	5
1	Explain the concepts, symbols, formulas, theories, models, principles and generalizations in biology and analyse the biological incidents in the light of generalizations and mechanism and correlate the biological concepts.	X
2	Have knowledge about history and nature of science.		X
3	Make a teaching scheme in accordance with the standards of biology education program and the achievements in this respect and apply this scheme.	X
4	Know and apply the most suitable teaching strategy, method and technique during education period by taking into account the readiness level of students, characteristics of subject matter and the achievements.		X
5	Provide a suitable learning and teaching environment by taking into consideration the personal differences and characteristics of development and learning.			X
6	Do research and use national and international resources in order to reach knowledge about biology and biology education and respect scientific and ethical values.	X
7	Have content and professional teaching knowledge and skills to instruct the courses related to his/her field of study successfully.		X
8	Know and use the biological laboratory techniques, tools and equipment and apply the biological laboratory methods and techniques such as preparing biological paint, solution-slide, anatomic- morphological examination, tissue culture.
9	Pay attention to versatile nature of learning and assess the process as much as product and use the traditional and alternative assessment and evaluation techniques effectively.			X
10	Design materials regarding his/her field of study and use them in the relevant learning and teaching situations.	X
11	Design projects on his/her field of study and carry out critical evaluations regarding the challenges encountered during implementation phase.	X
12	Adopt life-long learning, apply the innovative learning-teaching approaches open to change, know his/her strengths and weaknesses, use his/her strengths and improves his/her weaknesses.			X
13	Use different ways for the challenges encountered during teaching process and follow a critical and questioning approach towards evaluation of his/her own knowledge.		X
14	Associate biology with other branches of science such as medicine, pharmaceutics, physics, chemistry, agriculture and biotechnology.			X
15	Take part in social projects regarding his/her field of study, cooperate with the related organizations and express his/her opinions orally and in written.		X
16	Use a foreign language in daily life and professional development.	X
17	Utilize the information and communication technologies in learning and teaching environments efficiently.		X
18	Determine the learning requirements of professional development and guide his/her learning accordingly.			X
19	Raise environmental awareness and create environment for his/her students to improve this awareness.		X
20	Know the ways to reach knowledge as an individual with biology literacy and use them efficiently.	X

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