COURSE UNIT TITLE

: ANIMATIONS AND SIMULATIONS IN CHEMISTRY EDUCATION

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
FMK 5000 ANIMATIONS AND SIMULATIONS IN CHEMISTRY EDUCATION COMPULSORY 3 0 0 8

Offered By

Chemistry Teacher Education

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR MELIS ARZU UYULGAN

Offered to

Chemistry Teacher Education

Course Objective

Prepare, visualization and simulation in chemistry education teaching-learning process

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   comprehend the importance of animation and simulations in education
2   comprehend preparation strategies of animation and simulation
3   develop examples of animation and simulation
4   examine examples of animation and simulation of course materials
5   determine missing aspects of visualization and simulation samples of course materials
6   examine and interpret national and international articles related to animation and simulation research

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 The Importance of animations in education
2 Animation preparation strategies
3 How to be prepared animations depending on the subject and goals
4 Investigation of course materials animations
5 Examination and discussion of the missing parts of the animations on course materials
6 The importance of simulations (analogies) in education
7 Types of simulation
8 Studies on simulation
9 Simulation preparation strategies
10 Prepare simulations depending on subject and objectives
11 Examination of simulations in textbooks
12 Examination and discussion of missing parts of simulations on course materials.
13 Presentation and discussion of the animation samples
14 Presentation and discussion of the simulation samples
15 Assignment and Final Presentation

Recomended or Required Reading

1- Gilbert K.John. (2007) Visualization in Science Education (Models and Modeling in Science Education), Springer,Netherlands.
2- Ahrweiler, Petra, Gilbert Nigel, and F. Ahrweile. Computer Simulation in Science and Technology Studies,
3-Abraham, F. and W. A. Tiller.Introduction to Computer Simulation in Applied Science,

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

computer based learning method, cooperative learning, group discussion

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 ASG ASSIGNMENT
2 PRS PRESENTATION
3 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE ASG * 0.50 + PRS * 0.50


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

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Upon completion of the assignment and presentation given by the instructor, the course can be successful.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

Attendance to the course is important

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

senol.alpat@deu.edu.tr
melis.cekci@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Wednesday between 11.00-12.00 hours

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 3 39
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 5 65
Preparing assignments 1 45 45
Preparing presentations 1 45 45
Final Assignment 1 3 3
Project Final Presentation 1 3 3
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 200

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14PO.15
LO.155
LO.2554
LO.3554
LO.44534
LO.54554
LO.655453