GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION

Conceptual Structure of Chemistry and System Approach In Chemistry Education/4430008

Course Title:	Conceptual Structure of Chemistry and System Approach In Chemistry Education
Credits	3	ECTS	7.5
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

-- MODE OF DELIVERY

The mode of delivery of this course is face to face and collaborative argumentation-based instruction.

--WEEKLY SCHEDULE
1. Week	Nature of chemistry, chemical systems and emergent properties
2. Week	Learning difficulties and students’ misconceptions on chemical systems and emergent properties
3. Week	Teaching chemical systems and emergent properties-1
4. Week	Teaching chemical systems and emergent properties-2
5. Week	Atomic systems, their properties and interactions – The case of periodic properties
6. Week	Learning difficulties and misconceptions on atomic systems
7. Week	Teaching atomic systems and their properties
8. Week	Practice task: Identifying, analyzing, and improving students’ conceptions on atomic systems
9. Week	Molecular systems and their properties – The case of acidity-basicity
10. Week	Teaching molecular systems and their properties
11. Week	Practice task: Identifying, analyzing, and improving students’ conceptions on molecular systems
12. Week	Molar level systems and their properties – The cases of gases and vapor pressure
13. Week	Teaching molar level systems and their properties
14. Week	Practice task: Identifying, analyzing, and improving students’ conceptions on molar level systems
15. Week
16. Week

-- TEACHING and LEARNING METHODS

-- ASSESSMENT CRITERIA

	Quantity	Total Weighting (%)
Midterm Exams	0	0
Assignment	3	60
Application	0	0
Projects	0	0
Practice	0	0
Quiz	0	0

Percent of In-term Studies		60
Percentage of Final Exam to Total Score		40

-- 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	14	3	42
Searching in Internet and Library	14	2	28
Material Design and Implementation	14	3	42
Report Preparing	6	3	18
Preparing a Presentation	3	2	6
Presentation	3	1	3
Midterm Exam and Preperation for Midterm Exam			0
Final Exam and Preperation for Final Exam	1	10	10
Other (should be emphasized)			0
TOTAL WORKLOAD:			191
TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25:			7.64
Course Credit (ECTS):			7.5

-- COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM

-- NAME OF LECTURER(S)

(Assoc.Prof. Halil TÜMAY)

-- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)

(http://www.websitem.gazi.edu.tr/site/tumay)

-- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)

(tumay@gazi.edu.tr)

Gazi University