COURSE UNIT TITLE

: ASTRONOMY

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
FBE 3005 ASTRONOMY COMPULSORY 2 0 0 3

Offered By

Science Teacher Education

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR MEHMET ŞAHIN

Offered to

Science Teacher Education

Course Objective

The objective of this course is to introduce and help students comprehend the topics of basic astronomy.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Understands the role and significance of astronomy within science
2   Comprehends the history and tools of astronomy
3   Demonstrates knowledge of structure and physical movements of Earth, Sun, and Moon.
4   Comprehends the theories of formation of universe and solar system
5   Comprehends the development and structure of space technologies
6   Develops the questioning and higher order thinking skills about astronomy topics

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction, general topics, promotion of astronomy
2 Our worlds as a planet: EARTH
3 The structure of the sun and the solar system, the Kepler s laws
4 The inner, earth-like planets
5 Giant and gas planets
6 The small bodies of the solar system
7 Meeting-Course introduction The meaning of astronomy HW1: Moon observation for a month and drawing its shape every other third day.
8 The meaning of astronomy, basic astoronmy concepts, astronomical units. HW2: Short biography of Islamic period Turkish scientists with their contributions to astronomy
9 Fields of astronomy, historical development of astronomy.
10 Contribution of different cultures to astronomy, tools of astronomy.
11 Solar system, history of solar system models.
12 Motions of sun, earth, and moon.
13 Keppler s law, time-calendar, seasons.
14 Course overview, evaluation, and midterm exam
15 Elements of solar system, stars, sun as a star.
16 Space reference system, constellations, galaxies, milky way galaxy.
17 The universe, structure of the universe, formation of the universe, history of universe models.
18 The universe, structure of the universe, formation of the universe, history of universe models.
19 Space technologies and influence of these technologies to daily life.
20 Space technologies and influence of these technologies to daily life. Course Wrap up. HWs due.
21 Final Exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Main Reference:
Preseantion pdf. documents
MEB Komisyon. 2012. Ortaöğretim Astronomi ve Uzay Bilimleri Ders Kitabı. MEB Yayınları, Ankara.
Secondary references:
1. Freedman, R.A. and Kaufmann III, W.J., 2008, Universe, W.H. Freeman and Company.
2. Bennett, J., Donahue, M., Schneider, N. and voit, M., 2005, The Essential Cosmic Perspective, Pearson Education, Inc.
3. McBride, N. and Gilmour, I., 2004, An Introduction to the Solar System, The Open University, Cambridge University Press.
4. Green, S. F. and Jones, M.H., 2004, An Introduction to the Sun and Stars, The Open University, Cambridge University
Press.
5. Chaisson, E. and McMillan, S. 2016. Astronomi: Bir Bakışta Evren. Pearson. 1. Basımdan Çeviri. Çeviri Editörü: Mutlu
Yıldız. Nobel Yaşam, Ankara.
6. NASA, ESA ve üniversiteler gibi bilimsel web adresleri

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture, presentation, discussion, cooperative learning techniques, simulations, research

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 VZ Midterm
2 FN Semester final exam
3 BNS BNS Student examVZ * 0.40 + Student examFN * 0.60
4 BUT Make-up note
5 BBN End of make-up grade Student examVZ * 0.40 + Student examBUT * 0.60


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

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

Written examinations (long-and short-answer), multiple-choice tests

Assessment Criteria

Course topics and laboratory principles according to learning outcomes will be assessed via midterm and final exams

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules


Attendence rule is 70% for the lectures and %80 for the laboratory section
Attemps to cheat may result in disciplinary actions.
The instructor has right to make quizzes. The scores obtained from quizzes may be added to midterm and final grades.
Students will be informed at the beginning of the semester.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

mehmet.sahince@gmail.com

Office Hours

Monday, 13:00-15:00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 2 26
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 1 13
Preparation for midterm exam 1 5 5
Preparation for final exam 1 8 8
Preparing presentations 2 5 10
Web Search and Library Research 1 13 13
Final 1 1 1
Midterm 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 77

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14
LO.151111434313214
LO.251411434114213
LO.324114134141213
LO.454441114112343
LO.551444444345543
LO.624444444245545

CONTACT INFORMATION
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