COURSE UNIT TITLE

: ELECTRICITY LAB 1

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
FZK 2007 ELECTRICITY LAB 1 COMPULSORY 0 2 0 2

Offered By

Physics Teacher Education

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR GAMZE SEZGIN SELÇUK

Offered to

Physics Teacher Education

Course Objective

This course aims to provide students to design and do the experiments, which are related with the topics of Electricity 1 course, help them to learn actively and to make learned concepts perceptible.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Being able to explain relationships between the fundamental concepts, laws and techniques on the topics of the electrostatics and electricity.
2   Being able to design and do experiments related with the fundamental concepts, laws and techniques on the topics of the electrostatics and electricity.
3   Gaining data collection, analysis, report writing and presentation skills.
4   Being able to evaluate and compare the theoretical and experimental values of the physical parameters.
5   Being able to apply the learned theoretical knowledge to daily life.
6   Having knowledge to use of basics tools and instruments.
7   Having ability to use of basics tools and instruments.
8   Being able to conduct group work with pairs.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Resistance measurement
2 Series and parallel connection of resistors
3 Factors affecting resistance
4 Measurement of resistance with the wired bridge method
5 Measurement of electromotive force (emf)
6 Resistance change with temperature
7 Measurement of capacitance with the wired bridge method
8 An Overview, Course Evaluation, Mid-term exam
9 Discharge time in condenser circuits
10 The specific heat capacity
11 Measurement of the mechanical equivalent of the calorie
12 Kirchhoff `s Laws
13 Electrolysis of water
14 Electrolysis of copper sulphate
15 Final exam

Recomended or Required Reading

1. Electricity Laboratory 1 Sheet of Physics Education Department
2. Raymond A. Serway, Robert J. Beichner, John W. Jewett, Fen ve Mühendislik için Fizik II, Palme Yayıncılık, Ankara, 2007.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Closed-ended experiment method, group study.

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

Experiment process, report and practical exams

Assessment Criteria

Written and applied exams and level of attainment of gains obtained from the experiment will be evaluated.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

gamze.sezgin@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Tutorials 13 2 26
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 1 13
Preparation for final exam 2 1 2
Preparing experiment report 10 1 10
Preparation for midterm exam 2 1 2
Midterm 1 1 1
Final 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 55

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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LO.23533222
LO.34333
LO.454332
LO.54354
LO.655
LO.755
LO.85