GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION
BASICS OF SCIENCE AND TEACHING/4430037
Course Title: BASICS OF SCIENCE AND TEACHING
Credits 3 ECTS 7.5
Course Semester 1 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

 -- MODE OF DELIVERY
  The mode of delivery of this course is face to face
 --WEEKLY SCHEDULE
1. Week  What is meant by the nature of science? The relationship between nature of science and history,philosophy,sociology of science.
2. Week  Scientific literacy and nature of science
3. Week  Views on the content of nature of science.
4. Week  Consensual understandings about nature of science(the myths and aspects of nature of science)
5. Week  Theory-ladenness of observations
6. Week  The difference between observation and inference, empirical nature of scientific knowledge.
7. Week  The tentativeness of scientific knowledge; differences and relationships among the theory, law, and models
8. Week  Midterm
9. Week  Is there a method called the scientific method?
10. Week  The role and importance of imagination and creativity in science
11. Week  The socio-cultural factors in science
12. Week  Approaches for teaching nature of science
13. Week  Teaching nature of science practices
14. Week  Final exam
15. Week  
16. Week  
 -- TEACHING and LEARNING METHODS
 -- ASSESSMENT CRITERIA
 
Quantity
Total Weighting (%)
 Midterm Exams
1
20
 Assignment
4
10
 Application
0
0
 Projects
1
10
 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
13
2
26
 Searching in Internet and Library
13
2
26
 Material Design and Implementation
2
8
16
 Report Preparing
13
2
26
 Preparing a Presentation
2
6
12
 Presentation
2
1
2
 Midterm Exam and Preperation for Midterm Exam
1
8
8
 Final Exam and Preperation for Final Exam
1
8
8
 Other (should be emphasized)
3
8
24
 TOTAL WORKLOAD: 
190
 TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25: 
7.6
 Course Credit (ECTS): 
7.5
 -- COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM
NO
 PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES
1
2
3
4
5
1Compares the theories used for the explanation of the structure and change of matter and determines the most appropriate oneX
2Investigates the nature of the learning concepts and the factors effecting the learning of process.X
3Examines the new approaches, strategies , techniques and the methods used in teaching chemistry and utilizes them in his/her studies.X
4Follows the national and international literature and proposes models, techniques or material for learning of the complicated chemical concepts.X
5Tests the solutions he/she proposes for the difficulties encountered in teaching Chemistry concepts by the use of qualitative and quantitative methods.X
6Investigates the misconceptions in chemistry and the underlying reasons behind them.X
7Analyses the qualitative and quantitative data obtained in the research related to chemistry education in the literature and convert them in a reportable formX
8Finds the national and international projects related to Chemistry education and voluntarily participates themX
9Contacts the experts in the area of chemistry education and carries join projects with themX
10Follows the books , articles an theses published in national and international literature and directs his learning process according to his/her needsX
11Submits the data of his/her research in the seminars, symposiums and panels related to the Chemistry education by the use of a suitable software.X
12Writes articles about his/her research in a language different then his/her native tongue.X
13Equipped with the skill of the effective use information and communication technologiesX
14Carries out social projects related to the chemistry education in order to increase the public awarenessX
15Investigates the strategies , politics and application plans related to the Chemistry education and evaluates them in the frame work of quality processX
16Being fully cognizant about the importance of establishing awareness in the society related to Chemistry education participates all the activities related to itX
 -- NAME OF LECTURER(S)
   (Assoc.Prof. Halil TÜMAY)
 -- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)
   (www.websitem.gazi.edu.tr/site/tumay)
 -- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)
   (tumay@gazi.edu.tr)