COURSE UNIT TITLE

: CHESS

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
SSD 2004 CHESS ELECTIVE 2 0 0 2

Offered By

Natural Building Stones Technology

Level of Course Unit

Short Cycle Programmes (Associate's Degree)

Course Coordinator

KAMIL BOSTANCI

Offered to

Natural Building Stones Technology
Mining Technology
Welding Technology
Industrial Glass and Ceramics
GEOTECHNICS
Mining Technology
Drilling Technology

Course Objective

Teaching chess theoretically and practically for improving social relations with a better consideration, perception and reasoning of individuals

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To know general chess rules
2   To define and to use chess equipments
3   To consider analytical, to percept and to discuss by chess
4   To improve social relations by chess
5   To realize using several ways for targeting by chess

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 History of chess, effects on human beings and social benefits.
2 Chessboard and introduction to chess pieces
3 Action skills of chess pieces
4 Attact and defence
5 Owning the chess piece of competitor
6 Exchanging chess piece for attact and defence
7 General Review, Course Evaluation, Midterm exam
8 To check and preventing check
9 Basic opening games
10 Attending sample games
11 Improving movements in sample games
12 Rules of binary competitions
13 Practices in binary competitions
14 Rules of chess tournaments

Recomended or Required Reading

Textbook(s): Richard James, Satranç eğitimi için el kitabı, Eczacıbaşı Spor Kulübü Satranç Dizisi :1, Ekim 2004, Barış Basımevi
Supplementary Book(s): Satranç Kitabı Basit Hamlelerden Mata, Tudem Yayınevi, 2006, ISBN:9944690812
Supplementary Book(s): Türkiye Satranç Federasyonu, Satranç Akademisi, www.akademi.satranc.org.tr

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

This lecture will be processed theoritical and practical in class. Teaching staff will use computer aided chess program and chess set for practice. Will discuss with students by asking and answering for a better understanding of subjects.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 PRC PRACTICE
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.50 + FIN * 0.50
5 RST RESIT
6 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.50 + RST * 0.50


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

I. Mid-term exam 50%: To examine the theoretical information.
II. Final exam 50%: To examine all learning outcomes.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

The students have to attend 70% of the courses.
Any act of cheating will be resulted in disciplinary investigation.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Lecturer Kamil BOSTANCI
Email: kamil.bostanci@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

The appropriate office hours will be announced to the students at the beginning of the term.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 2 26
Lectures 1 1 1
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 1 14
Preparation for midterm exam 1 5 5
Preparation for final exam 1 6 6
Midterm 1 1 1
Final 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 54

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10
LO.11
LO.21
LO.31
LO.41
LO.51