GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION
CONDUCTING POLYMERS/5741304
Course Title: CONDUCTING POLYMERS
Credits 3 ECTS 7.5
Semester 1 Compulsory/Elective Elective
COURSE INFO
 -- LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
  Turkish
 -- NAME OF LECTURER(S)
  Prof. Dr. Bekir SARI
 -- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  http://w3.gazi.edu.tr/web/bsari/
 -- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  bsari@gazi.edu.tr
 -- LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT
The course outcomes are to learn the place,importance and application areas among plastic materials,electrorheology and nanotechnology of the conducti
 -- 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  Introduction, History of Conducting Polymers, Conductivity in Organic Polymers.
2. Week  Electrical and Ionic Conductivity, Photoconductivity in Polymers, Radiation-Induced Conductivity in Polymers.
3. Week  Polymer Materials Use in Spacecrafts, Synthesis of Conducting Polymers Using Doping Process,Formation of Polaron, Bipolaron and Soliton.
4. Week  Charge Transportation with Hopping Model, Techniques of Conductivity Measurements, Two-Probe Technique, Four-Probe Technique.
5. Week  Synthesis Methods of Conducting Polymers, Chemical Method, Electrochemical Method,Chemical and Electrochemical Method, Metal Containing Coordination P
6. Week  PrincipalConductingPolymers,Polyaniline,Polythiophene, Polypyrrole,Polyfuran,Polyindole,Polyindene,poly(p-phenylene),poly(p-phenylene sulfide),poly(N-
7. Week  Effecting Factors on Conductivity of Electroactive Polymers, Effect of Synthesis Method, Effect of Medium and pH, Effect of Dopant.
8. Week  Effect of Temperature, Effect of Protonation, Effect of Humidity, Effect of Redox Mechanism, Effect of Surface Morphology.
9. Week  Midterm
10. Week  Mechanical, Thermal, Processibility and Solubility Properties of Conducting Polymers.
11. Week  Synthesis of Conducting Composites and Copolymers
12. Week  Application for Conducting Composites and Copolymers, Rechargeable Batteries, Production of Sensors, pH Sensors, Gas Sensors,Biosensors
13. Week  Electronic Devices, Ion Selective Electrodes
14. Week  Corrosion Inhibitors, Electrorheological (ER) Applications.
15. Week  
16. Week  
 -- RECOMMENDED OR REQUIRED READING
  1. J. M. G. Cowie, Polymers: Chemistry and Physics, of Modern Materials, Chapman and Hall, New York, 1991. 2. W. E. Gul, New Concept in Polymer Sci.
 -- PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS
  The purpose is to provide the students with required basic knowledge about conductive polymers;to teach the preparation of composites,copolymers and b
 -- WORK PLACEMENT(S)
  _
 -- ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA
 
Quantity
Percentage
 Mid-terms
1
40
 Assignment
1
10
 Exercises
0
0
 Projects
0
0
 Practice
0
0
 Quiz
0
0
 Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade  
50
 Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade  
50
 -- WORKLOAD
 Efficiency  Total Week Count  Weekly Duration (in hour)  Total Workload in Semester
 Theoretical Study Hours of Course Per Week
14
3
42
 Practising Hours of Course Per Week
0
 Reading
10
3
30
 Searching in Internet and Library
14
6
84
 Designing and Applying Materials
0
 Preparing Reports
0
 Preparing Presentation
1
3
3
 Presentation
2
3
6
 Mid-Term and Studying for Mid-Term
1
6
6
 Final and Studying for Final
1
6
6
 Other
3
6
18
 TOTAL WORKLOAD: 
195
 TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25: 
7.8
 ECTS: 
7.5
 -- COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM
NO
 PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES
1
2
3
4
5
1Develop, enhance and deepen and obtain creative original definitions by combining current knowledge of the field and critical thinking and research based upon Ms.D. program skill and outcomesX
2Comprehendinterdisciplinary interactions and relations relevant to chemistry; analyze, compose, synthesize and evaluate new and complex ideas and to obtain original results by using expertise knowledge of the field,X
3Obtain new scientific knowledge and gain higher level of skills in field of searchX
4Develop a new scientific method in the field or apply a known method to a different problemX
5Research, understand, design, adopt and apply an original subjectX
6Question, compose, synthesize and evaluate new and complex ideasX
7Publishtheir original works in refereed journalsX
8Develop original ideas and methods in the field and also in interdisciplinary fields by using higher level skills such as creative and critical thinking, problem solving and judgmentsX
9Present their works and original ideas effectively in a scientific environmentX
10Communicate anddiscuss in advance level of writing, oral and visual in at least one foreign languageX
11Introduce technological developmentsin anacademic and professional manner and contribute to theprogress of it societyX