COURSE UNIT TITLE

: GENERAL CHEMISTRY 1

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
BYL 1102 GENERAL CHEMISTRY 1 COMPULSORY 2 0 0 3

Offered By

Biology Teacher Education

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR ERKAN ÖZCAN

Offered to

Biology Teacher Education

Course Objective

To teach properties of matter and substance, compounds and chemical bonds; molecules; chemical reactions; solutions; acids, bases and salts; to teach the misconceptions about these subjects.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To be able to learn the properties of matter and substance.
2   To be able to learn compounds and chemical bonds.
3   To be able to learn chemical reactions; solutions; acids, bases and salts.
4   To be able to learn the misconceptions about the subjects.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Article: elements
2 Substance: compounds
3 Substance: mixtures
4 Chemical calculations
5 Atomic structure and periodic table
6 Compounds and chemical bonds
7 Molecules
8 General Review, Course Evaluation, Midterm Exam
9 Physical properties of the material: gases, liquids and solids;
10 Chemical reactions
11 Solutions
12 Acids
13 Bases and salts
14 Misconceptions about topics
15 Final Exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Chang and Goldsboy, General Chemistry (Chang), Palme Publishing

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture, presentation, demonstration, discussion, question-answer, cooperative learning techniques.

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

None

Assessment Criteria

Course topics according to learning outcomes will be assessed via midterm, homeworks, 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)

behlul.guler@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Tuesday, 13:30-15:00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 2 26
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 10 2 20
Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10
Preparation for final exam 1 10 10
Preparing presentations 1 10 10
Final 1 1 1
Midterm 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 78

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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LO.155114555324
LO.255114453324
LO.355114453324
LO.455114452334