COURSE UNIT TITLE

: RESEARCH PROCESSES IN PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
KIM 4284 RESEARCH PROCESSES IN PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY ELECTIVE 2 0 0 3

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

The objective of this course is the fundamental research in Physical Chemistry which is pursued by both experimental and theoretical methods. Current research activities focus on nanomaterials, functional molecular and supramolecular materials, polymers and natural polymers, transport, catalytic and photoinduced processes, environmental technology and renewable energy nanotechnology. Adapted to the research projects of those students presenting a thesis in physical chemistry, or upon demand of interested students.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Converging research activities focusing on subjects of fundamental research and applications in the field of Physical Chemistry
2   Discuss the general properties of Nanotechnology and related techniques.
3   Have basic informations on the methods data sampling, evaluation technology.
4   Discuss on experimental data evaluation and statistics in physical chemistry.
5   Have sufficient information on project writing, reporting and presentation.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Molecular & Supramolecular Nanofunctional Materials
2 Macromolecular science
3 Polymeric materials and their usages
4 Solid state chemistry
5 Processes at solid surfaces
6 Computational methods in physical chemistry
7 Statistical methods in physical chemistry
8 Statistical methods of applications in physical chemistry
9 Project Proposal in Physical Chemistry-1
10 Project Proposal in Physical Chemistry-2
11 Experimental Data Sampling and Collection Methods
12 Data Processing and Evaluation
13 Report writing in the concept of projects in physical chemistry
14 Presentation and discussions of of the research projects in physical chemistry

Recomended or Required Reading

Textbook(s): isi web of science, sciencedirect.com
Supplementary Book(s): P. Atkins, J. De Paula, Physical Chemistry , Oxford Univ. Press, Eight Edition, 2006.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Presentation, Interactive presentation, Questions and answers, Homework, Application

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 VZ Vize
2 FN Final
3 BNS BNS VZ * 0.40 + FN * 0.60
4 BUT Bütünleme Notu
5 BBN Bütünleme Sonu Başarı Notu VZ * 0.40 + BUT * 0.60


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Questions in homeworks, mid-term and final exam will be based on the assessment of understanding of basic concepts in presentations, associating of concepts and cause-effect relationships.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

Background: a good knowledge of physical chemistry is required. The course could be partly or totally delivered by an invited lecturer.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Dokuz Eylul University, Faculty of Science, Department of Chemistry e-mail: k.yurdakoc@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Wednesday 14:00-15:00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 2 28
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 1 5 5
Preparation for midterm exam 1 5 5
Preparation for final exam 13 2 10
Preparing presentations 1 10 26
Final 1 1 1
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 77

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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