COURSE UNIT TITLE

: FLUORESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY AND ANALYTICAL APPLICATIONS

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
CHE 4234 FLUORESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY AND ANALYTICAL APPLICATIONS ELECTIVE 2 0 0 4

Offered By

Chemistry

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR ÖZLEM ÖTER

Offered to

Chemistry (Evening)
Chemistry

Course Objective

This course will cover the basics of fluorescence techniques,methodologies and instruments. The lecture aims to teach the subjects: Introduction to fluorescence, processes of absorption and emission, environmental factors / fluorescence-based molecular sensors, resonance energy transfer, fluorescence markers and their characteristic features, fluorescence quenching, time resolved fluorescence, advanced fluorescence spectroscopic techniques and applications in analytical chemistry.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   The student will gain the knowledge of basic prinsiples of fluorescence
2   Analytical aplications of Fluorescence Resonance Energy Transfer
3   Analytical applications of fluorescence quenching
4   Analytical applications of Time-Domain Lifetime Measurements
5   Bioanalytical applications of fluorescence spectroscopy
6   Anaysis of food and drug

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Basic Definitions and Principles of Fluorescence
2 Fluorescence Resonance Energy Transfer
3 Analytical aplications of Fluorescence Resonance Energy Transfer and presentations
4 Analytical applications of fluorescence quenching
5 Analytical applications of fluorescence quenching and presentations
6 Time domain lifetime measurements
7 Analytical aplications of Time-Domain Lifetime Measurements and presentations
8 Midterm exam
9 Bioanalytical applications of fluorescence spectroscopy
10 Bioanalytical applications of fluorescence spectroscopy and presentations
11 Analysis of Food by Fluorescence Spectroscopy
12 Analysis of Food by Fluorescence Spectroscopy and presentations
13 Analysis of Drugs by Fluorescence Spectroscopy
14 Analysis of Drugs by Fluorescence Spectroscopy and presentations

Recomended or Required Reading

Principles and Applications of Fluorescence Spectroscopy , Albani, Jihad Rene, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd, 2008

Topics in Fluorescence Spectroscopy, Volume 4 : Probe Design and Chemical Sensing , Lakowicz, J. R., Kluwer Academic Publishers, 1994.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lectures, interactive learning, presentations

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 ASG ASSIGNMENT
3 FINS FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.30 + ASG * 0.20 + FIN * 0.50
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.30 + ASG * 0.20 + RST * 0.50


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

Attendance to at least 70% for the lectures is an essential requirement of this course and is the responsibility of the student. It is necessary that attendance to the lecture and homework delivery must be on time. Any unethical behavior that occurs either in presentations or in exams will be dealt with as outlined in school policy.
You can find the undergraduate policy at http://web.deu.edu.tr/fen

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ozlem Oter
ozlem.oter@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Pazartesi 10:30-12:00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 2 26
Preparation before/after weekly lectures 13 2 26
Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10
Preparation for final exam 1 10 10
Preparation of presentations 4 6 24
Midterm exam 1 2 2
Final exam 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 100

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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