COURSE UNIT TITLE

: GENERAL CHEMISTRY LABORATORY 1

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

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

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 basic laboratory materials and safety rules; solution preparation; acid-base titration, organic models, mole mass determination, salt synthesis.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To be able to learn basic laboratory materials and safety rules; solution preparation; learn acid-base titration.
2   To be able to learn separation techniques; organic models; to learn the synthesis of aspirin.
3   To be able to understand the molecular mass structure, long synthesis and properties.
4   To be able to comprehend the application of Charles Law.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Basic laboratory equipment
2 Basic laboratory materials and safety rules
3 Solution preparation
4 Solution preparation
5 Acid-base titration (Na-OH-HCl)
6 Separation techniques
7 Organic Models
8 General Review, Course Evaluation, Midterm Exam
9 Organic Models
10 Aspirin synthesis (acetylsalicylic acid)
11 Determination of molar mass by freezing point descent
12 Weekly estimations of a liquid material that can evaporate
13 Simple salt synthesis and properties
14 The application of Charles's law.
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, experiment, observation.

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


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 1 10
Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10
Preparation for final exam 1 10 10
Final 1 1 1
Midterm 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 58

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14
LO.15532115311
LO.25532115311
LO.35532115311
LO.45532115311

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