COURSE UNIT TITLE

: SCIENCE EDUCATION IN INFORMAL SETTINGS

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
IFE 6030 SCIENCE EDUCATION IN INFORMAL SETTINGS ELECTIVE 2 0 0 8

Offered By

Science Teacher Education

Level of Course Unit

Third Cycle Programmes (Doctorate Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR GÜL ÜNAL ÇOBAN

Offered to

Science Teacher Education

Course Objective

Teaching science using informal settings

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   1. Outdoor education
2   2. Enviromental education
3   3. Solving of chromosoe mapping
4   4. Understandig Chromosomes structure and task
5   5. Understanding the genetic basis of inheritance

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction to molecular genetics and gen concepts
2 DNA structure and DNA manipulation
3 Transmission genetics: The principle of segregation
4 Chromosomes, Genetic linkage and chromosome mapping
5 Molecular Biology of DNA replication and recombination
6 Molecular organization of chromosomes
7 Living being karyotypes and chromosome behavior, Genetics of bacteria and their viruses
8 Mid-term exam
9 Molecular biology of gene expression, molecular mechanisms of gene regulation
10 Genomics, proteomics, and transgenics
11 Molecular mechanisms of mutation and DNA repair
12 Mitochondrial DNA and inheritance
13 molecular evolution and population genetics
14 The genetic basis of inheritance
15 Final Exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Primary Science Books, Ministry of National Education Reports,
National and international current articles by science education

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Experimental designing, Discussion, Probleme Based Learning, Lecture

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTEG MIDTERM GRADE
2 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE
3 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTEG * 0.40 + FCG * 0.60
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTEG * 0.40 + RST * 0.60


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

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

The homeworks will be assessed by directly adding to the mid-term scores. The exam dates will be indicated in the lesson plan. As the exam dates become definite, the previously announced dates may change.

Assessment Criteria

In-class participation and written homework, end-of-semester final homework and short report presentation.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

1.It is obligated to continue to at least 70% of lessons .
2. Behaviours such as copying in exams, clashing and making intials in the publications will be concluded with the opening of a disciplinary investigation.
3.The instructor has right to make quizzes. The scores obtained from quizzes will be directly added to exam scores.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

To be announced.

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 3 39
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 7 91
Preparation for midterm exam 1 6 6
Preparation for final exam 1 6 6
Preparing assignments 13 4 52
Midterm 1 2 2
Final 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 198

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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