COURSE UNIT TITLE

: CHEMICAL SENSORS AND THEIR APPLICATIONS

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
KIM 5062 CHEMICAL SENSORS AND THEIR APPLICATIONS ELECTIVE 3 0 0 7

Offered By

Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR SIBEL KILINÇ ALPAT

Offered to

Chemistry
Chemistry
Chemistry

Course Objective

With teaching sensor science and chemical sensors, students will be acquired extensive experience for the subject of sensors, and students will be gained to ability for practical works on chemical sensors and planning the study of advanced level of electronalaytical/chemical sensors.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Students will be able to explain characterisation and classification of chemical sensors
2   Students will be able to discuss on applications of chemical sensors in analytical chemistry
3   Students will be able to follow new trends in chemical sensors
4   Students will be able to gain critical thinking ability
5   Students will be able to search and discuss related literature
6   Students will be able to gain desinging ability of chemical sensors

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction to chemical sensors
2 Literature search about chemical sensors and their applications
3 Literature search about chemical sensors and their applications
4 Sensor physics-chemistry and technology
5 Characteristics, characterization and classification of chemical sensors
6 Mass-sensitive and thermometric sensors
7 Colorimetric and electrochemical sensors
8 Midterm exam
9 Semiconductor structures as chemical sensors
10 Sensor arrays and micro total analysis systems
11 Chemical sensors as detector and indicators
12 Sensors based on carbon nanotubes and their applications
13 General evaluation of chemical sensors and their applications
14 General evaluation of chemical sensors and their applications

Recomended or Required Reading

1. Gründler, P. Chemical Sensors: An Introduction for Scientist and Engineers, Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg (2007).
2. Janata, J. Principles of Chemical Sensors (Modern Analytical Chemistry), Springer (1989).
3. Eggins, B.R. Chemical Sensors and Biosensors (Analytical Techniques in the Sciences, Wiley (2002).

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Group working, presentation and discussion

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 ASG ASSIGNMENT
3 PRS PRESENTATION
4 FIN FINAL EXAM
5 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE* 0.30 + ASG * 0.20 + PRS * 0.10 + FIN * 0.40
6 RST RESIT
7 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE* 0.30 + ASG * 0.20 + PRS * 0.10 + RST * 0.40


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Homework, Field Study, Literature search, Presentation, Midterm exam, Final Exam

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)


Buca Eğitim Fakültesi Kimya Eğitimi Anabilim Dalı
e-mail: sibel.kilinc@deu.edu.tr
tel: 0.232.30 12390

Office Hours

Monday 12.00-12.45

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 3 39
Preparing presentations 2 12 24
Field study 2 10 20
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 12 3 36
Preparing assignments 2 14 28
Preparation for final exam 1 10 10
Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10
Midterm 1 1 1
Final 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 169

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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