COURSE UNIT TITLE

: CHEMISTRY LABORATORY

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

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

Offered By

Chemistry

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR AYLIN ALTINIŞIK TAĞAÇ

Offered to

Chemistry

Course Objective

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 1. Introduction to Chemistry Laboratory
2 2. Safety rules and presentation of laboratory materials, glassware used in the lab.
3 3. Density (Determination of the density of liquids and solids )
4 4. Types of Compounds ( to examine the difference between ionic and covalent compounds)
5 5. Chemical Reactions (Addition, Decomposition and Replacement reactions)
6 6. Gases - Diffusion of gases and Graham's Law
7 7. Le Chatelier's Principle (A study of the iron(III) thiocyanate equilibrium )
8 8. Preparation of the Solutions (Molarity, Molality, Normality, Volume and weight percent, mole ratio and ppm)
9 9. General Review-1
10 10. Purification - Recrystallization of Benzoic acid
11 11. Acids and Bases (pH concept)
12 12. Titration: Acid-base titration
13 13. Electrolysis
14 14. General Review-2

Recomended or Required Reading

Theodore E. Brown, H. Eugene Lemay, Bruce E. Bursten, Laboratory Experiments for Chemistry: The Central Science, PEARSON EDUC; 014 basım (24 Temmuz 2017).
Boschmann, E. & Norman, W. (1990). Chemistry in Action, A Laboratory Manual for General, Organic and Biological Chemistry (4th ed.). US: McGraw-Hill Inc.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 ASG ASSIGNMENT
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.25 + ASG * 0.35 + FIN * 0.40
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.25 + ASG * 0.35 + RST * 0.40


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

The students performance will be evaluated by the laboratory performances and also
exams

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

Participation to the lectures is not mandatory. However, It is necessary that lab reports or homework delivery must be on time. Any unethical behavior that occurs either in presentations or in exams will be dealt with as outlined in school policy.
You can find the undergraduate policy at http://web.deu.edu.tr/fen

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Prof. Dr. Mehmet Kadir Yurdakoç
Dokuz Eylul University,
Faculty of Science, Department of Chemistry
35160, Kaynaklar Campus, IZMIR-TURKEY
Tel: +90 232 3018695 (office)
Fax:+90 232 4534188
Email: k.yurdakoc@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Wednesday, at 17:00-18:00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 3 42
Preparation before/after weekly lectures 13 0,5 13
Preparation for Mid-term Exam 1 2 2
Preparation for Final Exam 1 1 1
Preparing assignments 10 2 20
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
Project Assignment 0 0 0
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 82

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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CONTACT INFORMATION
Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Cumhuriyet Bulvarı No: 144 35210 Alsancak / İZMİR
Phone: +90(232) 412 12 12 - Fax: +90 (232) 464 81 35

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