COURSE UNIT TITLE

: PIONEERS OF SCIENCE

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
ELECTIVE

Offered By

Faculty Of Science

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR ARZU GÖRMEZ

Offered to

Biology
Chemistry
Computer Science
Statistics
Mathematics
Physics

Course Objective

It is aimed at gaining scientific thinking ability by introducing the pioneers and studies of science in the fields of science.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Learning about scientists and their inventions that shape science in the field of science
2   Understanding the importance of scientific thinking method
3   Thinking like a Scientist

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 General information about science and scientific thinking methods
2 Arşimet, Pisagor, Öklit
3 Newton, Galileo, Johannes Kepler
4 Dalton, Michael Faraday, Marie Curie
5 James Clerk Maxwell, Niels Henrik David Bohr
6 Aristoteles, Ibn-i Heysem, Ibn-i Sina
7 Alan Turing, Charles Babbage, Dennis Ritchie
8 Pavlov, Charles Darwin, Robert Hooke
9 Ernest Rutherford, Robert Boyle, Max Planck
10 Gregor Mendel, Francis Crick, Rosalind Franklin
11 James Dewey Watson, Barbara McClintock
12 A.Van Leeuwenhoek, Louis Pasteur, Alexander Fleming
13 Turkish Scientists
14 Turkish Scientists

Recomended or Required Reading

1. Paul de Kruif, Pioneers of Science, TUBITAK publications,
2. Topdemir, H.G. and Unat,Y., Pegem 2008. History of Science, Academy, Ankara.
3. Ronan, C.A., 2005. History of Science, Tubitak Academic Series, Ankara (5th edition).
4. Şahin,Y., 2007. Journey to the Past in Biology, Palme Publishing, Ankara.
5. Mayr, E., 2008. This is Biology, Tubitak Popular Science Books, Ankara.
6. Topdemir, H.G. and Unat,Y. 2008, History of Science, Pegem Academy, Ankara.
Göker, L., 1998. History of Science and the Place of Turkish-Islamic Scholars, MEB Intellectual Works Series: 7, Istanbul.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

The course is taught in a lecture, class presentation, and discussion format. All class members are expected to attend the lecture and participate in the discussion sessions. Besides the course, group presentations are to be prepared by the groups assigned for that week and presented to open a discussion session.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 STA TERM WORK (ANNUAL)
2 PRS PRESENTATION
3 RPT REPORT
4 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) STA * 0.50 + PRS * 0.25 + RPT * 0.25


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

The student is evaluated with term work, research presentations, and a report.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

It is the student's responsibility to attend 70% of the courses during the semester. Students are required to be present during the lesson and on the days when the presentation is required. Regarding unethical behaviors that may occur in classes and exams, action is taken within the framework of the relevant regulation.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

arzu.gormez@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

It will 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 2 26
Web Search and Library Research 3 10 30
Preparing presentations 3 5 15
Project Final Presentation 3 1 3
Project Assignment 1 5 5
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 118

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14
LO.154535
LO.254535
LO.354535

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