COURSE UNIT TITLE

: NANOSCIENCE AND NANOTECHNOLOGY EXAMPLES IN CHEMISTRY EDUCATION

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
FMK 5026 NANOSCIENCE AND NANOTECHNOLOGY EXAMPLES IN CHEMISTRY EDUCATION ELECTIVE 3 0 0 8

Offered By

Chemistry Teacher Education

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR SIBEL KILINÇ ALPAT

Offered to

Chemistry Teacher Education

Course Objective

The aim of the course is to inform students about the developments in the field of nanoscience and nanotechnology, which is an interdisciplinary field which is related to many fields such as chemistry, physics, biology, as well as science and medicine and to introduce examples in the field of chemistry education.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   After completing this course, the students will be able to; 1. Understand the concept of nanoscience and nanotechnology
2   2. Have an idea about interdisciplinary studies
3   3. Understand the importance of nanoscience and nanotechnology in the field of Chemistry Education
4   4. Follow the examples of nanoscience and nanotechnology in the field of Chemistry Education from national and international literature
5   5. Prepare presentations and application examples on nanoscience and nanotechnology in the field of Chemistry Education

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 History and importance of nanoscience and nanotechnology
2 Importance of nanoscience and nanotechnology concepts in interdisciplinary studies
3 Nanoscience and Nanotechnology education
4 Nanoscience and nanotechnology education in the world
5 Nanoscience and nanotechnology education in Turkey
6 Research of national literature on nanoscience and nanotechnology examples in chemistry education
7 Investigation of international literature on nanoscience and nanotechnology examples in chemistry education
8 Student presentations on national literature on nanoscience and nanotechnology examples in chemistry education
9 Student presentations on national literature on nanoscience and nanotechnology examples in chemistry education
10 Student presentations on international literature on nanoscience and nanotechnology examples in chemistry education
11 Student presentations on international literature on nanoscience and nanotechnology examples in chemistry education
12 Preparing application designs of the students related to nanoscience and nanotechnology education in chemistry education
13 Preparing application designs of the students related to nanoscience and nanotechnology education in chemistry education
14 Preparing application designs of the students related to nanoscience and nanotechnology education in chemistry education
15 Submission and evaluation of application assignments

Recomended or Required Reading

1) Kılınç Alpat, S., Uyulgan, M.A., Şeker, S., Altaş, H.Ş., Gezer, E. (2017) Nanoteknoloji Konusunda Işbirlikli Öğrenme Yönteminin Ortaöğretim 10.Sınıf Öğrencilerinin Akademik Başarı ve Görüşlerine Etkisi , Inönü Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi, 18(1), 27-57.
2) Karataş, F.Ö. ve Ülker, N. (2014) Kimya Öğrencilerinin Nanobilim ve Nanoteknoloji Konularındaki Bilgi Düzeyleri , Journal of Turkish Science Education, 11(3), 103-118.
3) Sagun-Gököz, B. ve Akaygün, S. (2014) Üniversiteden Liseye Uzanan Köprü: Bir Nanobilim Atölye Çalışması , Boğaziçi Üniversitesi Eğitim Dergisi, 31(2), 49-72.
4) Enil, G. ve Köseoğlu, Y. (2016) Fen Bilimleri (Fizik, Kimya ve Biyoloji) öğretmen adaylarının nanoteknoloji farkındalık düzeyleri, ilgileri ve tutumlarının araştırılması , International Journal of Social Sciences and Education Research, 2(1), 50-63.
5) Ş. Erkoç, Nanobilim ve Nanoteknoloji,ODTÜ Yayıncılık, 2008.
6) G.B. Sergeev, Nanochemistry, ISBN: 978-0-444-51956-6, Elsevier B.V., 2006.
7) S.C. Tjong, Nanocrystalline Materials:Their Synthesis-Structure-Property Relationships and Applications, ISBN: 978-0-08-044697-4, Elsevier B.V., 2006.
8) Schonborn, K. J., Host, G. E. and Lundin Palmerius, K. E. (2015) Measuring understanding of nanoscience and nanotechnology: development and validation of the nano-knowledge instrument (NanoKI) , Chemistry Education Research and Practice, 16, 346-354.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Group work, research, project preparation, discussion, making presentation

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

Presentation and Homework Assignments

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

sibel.kilinc@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Thursday from 10.00 to 12.00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 7 3 21
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 10 10 100
Preparing assignments 1 40 40
Preparing presentations 1 30 30
Final Assignment 1 3 3
Project Final Presentation 1 3 3
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 197

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.255455
LO.355
LO.45454
LO.55554555

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