COURSE UNIT TITLE

: LABORATORY TECHNIQUIES IN CHEMISTRY

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
CHE 1110 LABORATORY TECHNIQUIES IN CHEMISTRY ELECTIVE 2 0 0 4

Offered By

Chemistry

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR GÜLSIYE ÖZTÜRK ÜRÜT

Offered to

Chemistry

Course Objective

The aim of this course is to inform about how to work safely by introducing the laboratory environment to students and give techniques for laboratory applications.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Learn working safely in laboratory
2   Be able to choose the appropriate techniques for laboratory applications
3   Be able to understand MSDS of chemicals
4   Be able to use the right technique for specific experiments
5   Be able to choose the right equipment for each experiment

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Laboratory Rules
2 General Lab Safety Information and Chemical Hazards
3 Hazard Communication
4 Chemical Labels
5 Safety Data Sheet
6 Laboratory Equipment
7 Laboratory records, Measuring Techniques
8 Mid-term exam
9 Heating and Cooling Techniques
10 Purification of Substances, Sublimation,
11 Recrystallization, Drying agents
12 Extraction
13 Distillation
14 Chromatography

Recomended or Required Reading

Textbook(s): Textbook(s): Wentz, C. A., (1998). Safety, health and environmental protection, USA: McGraw-Hill Companies.
Crowl, D.A., Louvar, J.F. (2Eds.) (2002). Chemical process safety, USA: Pentice Hall.
Supplementary Book(s): Harwood, L.M., Moody C.J. (1990). Experimental Organic Chemistry, UK: Blackwell Scientific Publications

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Presentation, Lecture, question and answer technique, homework, examples

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 FIN FINAL EXAM
3 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.40 + FIN * 0.60
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 + FIN * 0.60


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

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Student will be evaluated with midterm exams and final exam.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

To continue 70% of the classes throughout the semester is students own responsibility. The specified class times must be complied with. Unethical behavior that may occur in class and on exams, will be acting within the framework of the relevant regulations. D.E.U. Science Faculty implementation principles of teaching and examination regulations can be found at http://web.deu.edu.tr/fen

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

D.E.U. Science Faculty Department of Chemistry
e-mail: gulsiye.ozturk@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 2 26
Preparation before/after weekly lectures 11 2 22
Preparation for Mid-term Exam 1 25 15
Preparation for Final Exam 1 35 25
Preparing Presentations 0 0 20
Final 1 1,5 2
Mid-term 1 1,5 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 112

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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