GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION
PLASTICS, ADDITIVES AND HUMAN HEALTH/PLT-211
Course Title: PLASTICS, ADDITIVES AND HUMAN HEALTH
Credits 0 ECTS 3
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
To be able to define the concept of toxicity
Toxic component, carcinogenic and endocrine disruptors to be explained
Explain the effects of plastics and additives on human health
 -- MODE OF DELIVERY
  The mode of delivery of this course is Face to face
 --WEEKLY SCHEDULE
1. Week  1st. Entry
2. Week  2nd ed. Chemicals and toxicity
3. Week  3. Plastics and human health (polyolefins,styrene copolymers, PVC copolymers, acrylics)
4. Week  4. Plastics and human health (polycarbonate, polytetrafloraethylene,polyesters, polyurethane)
5. Week  5. Plastics and human health (amino and phenolic thermosets, epoxy resins, rubber)
6. Week  6. Toxic chemicals that may occur during degradation/degradation and sterilization of polymers and their effects on health
7. Week  7th ed. Some functional additives used in plastics and their possible effects on human health
8. Week  8. Plasticizers and their effect on human health
9. Week  Ninth Stabilizers, AntiStatics and their effect on human health
10. Week  10. Dyes and their effect on human health
11. Week  11. Overview of Turkish Plastics Industry
12. Week  12. Overview of Turkish plastics industry (continued))
13. Week  13. Recent developments on the effects of plastics on human health
14. Week  14. General assessment
15. Week  
16. Week  
 -- TEACHING and LEARNING METHODS
 -- ASSESSMENT CRITERIA
 
Quantity
Total Weighting (%)
 Midterm Exams
1
50
 Assignment
0
0
 Application
0
0
 Projects
0
0
 Practice
0
0
 Quiz
0
0
 Percent of In-term Studies  
50
 Percentage of Final Exam to Total Score  
50
 -- WORKLOAD
 Activity  Total Number of Weeks  Duration (weekly hour)  Total Period Work Load
 Weekly Theoretical Course Hours
14
3
42
 Weekly Tutorial Hours
0
 Reading Tasks
0
 Searching in Internet and Library
8
2
16
 Material Design and Implementation
0
 Report Preparing
0
 Preparing a Presentation
0
 Presentation
0
 Midterm Exam and Preperation for Midterm Exam
2
3
6
 Final Exam and Preperation for Final Exam
3
3
9
 Other (should be emphasized)
0
 TOTAL WORKLOAD: 
73
 TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25: 
2.92
 Course Credit (ECTS): 
3
 -- COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM
NO
 PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES
1
2
3
4
5
1Learns the subjects specific to the discipline of basic science.X
2Applies the methods and technologies related to the field in the workplace / fieldX
3Analyze problems related to the field.X
4Understand the polymer science at an advanced level.X
5Conducts experimental studies in the field.X
6It can independently design an original research process.X
7Make improvements on the existing method in the field.X
8Carry out an original research process independently and as a team.X
9Acts with ethical responsibilityX
10Expresses original ideas related to the field in written and oral form.X
11Monitors and communicates with colleagues in a foreign language using at least A2 level of European Language PortfolioX
12Uses information technologies effectivelyX
 -- NAME OF LECTURER(S)
   (Assoc.Prof. Saliha ÇETİNYOKUŞ )
 -- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)
   ()
 -- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)
   (salihakilicarslan@gazi.edu.tr)