GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION
LABORATORY TECHNIQUES IN SCIENCE/1310004
Course Title: LABORATORY TECHNIQUES IN SCIENCE
Credits 3 ECTS 6
Course Semester 2 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
In conformity with the curriculum, this practical course in science laboratory for technical school students gives the principal methods of organic sy
Enables students to acquireskills for working in enterprise laboratories and research centres.
When carrying out operations in organic synthesis, technical school students should become practically acuainted with the main chemical reactions and

 -- MODE OF DELIVERY
  The mode of delivery of this course is Face to face
 --WEEKLY SCHEDULE
1. Week  Work and safety rules.
2. Week  Principal Laboratory Equipment.
3. Week  Principal Laboratory Operations.Heating,Cooling,Measuring and Controlling the temperature.
4. Week  Drying and Principal agents.
5. Week  Filtration.Filtration at atmospheric pressure.
6. Week  Methods of Purifying Organic substances.Crystallization,Solvent selection,Recrystallizition procedure.
7. Week  Extraction,Distillation,Simple distillation.
8. Week  Midterm exam
9. Week  Steam distillation.
10. Week  Vacuum distillation,Fractional distillation.
11. Week  Chromatography, Adsorption chromatography(Column cromatography).
12. Week  Paper cromatography, Ion exchange cromatography, thin layer cromatography.
13. Week  Determination of the principal constants of organic compounds.Melting point,Boiling point.
14. Week  Specific gravity, Refractive index, Molecular weight.
15. Week  Speration and Purification of Organic compounds.
16. Week  Final exam
 -- TEACHING and LEARNING METHODS
 -- ASSESSMENT CRITERIA
 
Quantity
Total Weighting (%)
 Midterm Exams
1
40
 Assignment
0
0
 Application
0
0
 Projects
0
0
 Practice
0
0
 Quiz
0
0
 Percent of In-term Studies  
40
 Percentage of Final Exam to Total Score  
60
 -- 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
4
10
40
 Searching in Internet and Library
12
5
60
 Material Design and Implementation
0
 Report Preparing
2
2
4
 Preparing a Presentation
2
2
4
 Presentation
1
1
1
 Midterm Exam and Preperation for Midterm Exam
1
1
1
 Final Exam and Preperation for Final Exam
1
1
1
 Other (should be emphasized)
1
1
1
 TOTAL WORKLOAD: 
154
 TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25: 
6.16
 Course Credit (ECTS): 
6
 -- COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM
NO
 PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES
1
2
3
4
5
1Improves, deepens and uses knowledge in the field of education with science-related theories, laws, cases, models and concepts.X
2integrates the knowledge about science and science education with the information coming from different disciplines functionally.X
3exposes a problem situation in the field of science education, develops solutions by using quantitative and qualitative research methods, collects data for it, analyzes and reports data by using appropriate techniques.X
4follows the literature related to science and science education, the current debates, projects and developments critically, and applies a lifelong learning policy to real life.X
5shares the findings of studies in the field of science education at the national and international level in an oral and written way.X
6uses computer software, information and communication technologies at advanced level in order to get and share knowledge about his/her area.X
7interprets national strategies, policies and implementation plans about science education and evaluates the results obtained.X
8conducts research considering social, scientific and ethical values.X
9uses a foreign language to follow the international literature, to share and report oral and written information about his/her area.X
10conducts studies related to science education as an individual or takes responsibility in a team work.X
 -- NAME OF LECTURER(S)
   (Assist.Prof.Dr.ALİ AYDIN)
 -- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)
   ( w3.gazi.edu.tr/~aliaydin)
 -- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)
   (aliaydin@gazi.edu.tr)