GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION
SCIENTIFIC PROCEDURE TECHNIQUES/SOS1003
Course Title: SCIENTIFIC PROCEDURE TECHNIQUES
Credits 2 ECTS 3
Semester 1 Compulsory/Elective Elective
COURSE INFO
 -- LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
  Turkish
 -- NAME OF LECTURER(S)
  Teaching Assistant Ibrahim YUKSEL
 -- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)
   http://websitem.gazi.edu.tr/site/ibrahimyuksel
 -- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  ibrahimyuksel@gazi.edu.tr,ibrahimyuksel7@hotmail.com
 -- LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT
Has information about the importance of reasoning. Improves,uses and deepens the knowledge of scientific reasoning.
Functionally integrates his knowledge about scientific reasoning with the knowledge from different disciplines.
Adopts the principle of lifelong learning in her/his life by following the literature, current projects and developments in scientific reasoning.






 -- 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  The importance and characteristics of scientific reasoning
2. Week  The period of formal operations according to Piaget and Vygotsky
3. Week  Identifying and controlling variables and sample activities
4. Week  Identifying and controlling variables and sample activities
5. Week  Combinatorial thinking and sample activities
6. Week  Combinatorial thinking and sample activities
7. Week  Probabilistic thinking and sample activities
8. Week  mid term exam
9. Week  Probabilistic thinking and sample activities
10. Week  Hypothetical thinking and sample activities
11. Week  Hypothetical thinking and sample activities
12. Week  Correlational thinking and sample activities
13. Week  Correlational thinking and sample activities
14. Week  Proportional thinking and sample activities
15. Week  Proportional thinking and sample activities
16. Week  final exam
 -- RECOMMENDED OR REQUIRED READING
  Adey, P. S., Shayer, M. and Yates, C. (1989). Thinking Science: Student and Teachers’ Materials for the CASE Intervention. (London: Nelson (1st Edition)). Adey, P. and Shayer, M. (1994). Really Raising Standards: Cognitive Intervention and Academic Achievement. London: Routledge. Lawson, A.E., Clark, B., Cramer-Meldrum, E., Falconer, K.A., Sequist, J.M and. Kwon, Y. (2000). Development of scientific reasoning in college biology: Do two levels of general hypothesis- testing skills exist? Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 37(1), 81–101
 -- PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS
  Predict Observe and Explain Method,Lecture, Question-Answer
 -- WORK PLACEMENT(S)
  Not Applicable
 -- ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA
 
Quantity
Percentage
 Mid-terms
1
40
 Assignment
0
0
 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
2
1
2
 Searching in Internet and Library
0
 Designing and Applying Materials
0
 Preparing Reports
14
2
28
 Preparing Presentation
0
 Presentation
0
 Mid-Term and Studying for Mid-Term
1
2
2
 Final and Studying for Final
1
2
2
 Other
1
10
10
 TOTAL WORKLOAD: 
72
 TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25: 
2.88
 ECTS: 
3
 -- COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM
NO
 PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES
1
2
3
4
5
1Develop thinking in terms of biologyX
2Developing the experimental practicalityX
3Problem solving and gain the ability to analyzeX
4Gain the ability to analyze current problems with biological mindX
5Learning how to use the properties by looking at the relationship between the courses taught in other sections and your sections.X
6Develop the ability to modelling the natural phenomena by establishing a link between biology and chemistryX
7See biological side of the events occurring in nature and benefit from themX
8To inform the accurate information to followers in an environment that Biology-related events is spokenX
9To learn how to use the knowledge for development of the communityX
10To compare the knowledge with similar institutions and create a racer personality to go furtherX
11Gain awareness of how to be useful with the gained knowledge to communityX
12To have a confident personality in the international scientific arenaX
13Following all developments related to the profession and gain the ability to use the knowledge gainedX
14To raise people who be aware of scientific work will never end therefore it always should be studiedX