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Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type Of Course	D	U	L	ECTS
FZK 2014	ASTRONOMY	COMPULSORY	2	0	0	2

Offered By

Physics Teacher Education

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

DOCTOR ASLIHAN KARTAL TAŞOĞLU

Offered to

Physics Teacher Education

Course Objective

Curse objective is to underline and recognize the importance of definition of the Universe and its components; to recognize the basic astronomical views; to be able to obtain the skills for usage the physical and mathematical knowledge about real events, and to obtain some knowledge on the space science and relevant technological developments.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1	By the help of learn the concepts of astronomy and space science, in the levels of knowledge, comparison, application, analysis, syntesis and evaluation; be able to think analytically and in three dimensions,
2	Be able to use the technologies of knowledge
3	Be able to make observation
4	Be able to willing for the preparation of projects
5	Be able to use the tools about course activities
6	Be able to make for the modeling and models.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week	Subject	Description
1	Defining and developments of Astronomy
2	What are the basic astronomical magnitudes Scales in the universe (how to measure distance, mass, etc.)
3	The formation of the universe, the hypothesis and the general structure of the universe
4	Known universe facts, basic forces forming the universe
5	Sky observations, Kepler Law, general gravitational law
6	Solar System, solar and structure, solar and lunar eclipses
7	Structure of the Earth and the Moon, movements of world
8	Review, evaluation of the course, midterm
9	Other planets in the solar system, asteroid belts and meteors
10	Our site in the universe, constellations, comets, galaxies
11	Meteor, meteor and asteroids, evolution of stars
12	Scientists contributing to astronomy
13	Current views on the existence of the universe, space technology (space mechanics, communication satellites, space pollution)
14	Turkish satellite technologies
15	Final exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Textbook(s): Astronomi ve Uzay Bilimleri, 2010 Ortaöğretim Astronomi ve Uzay Bilimleri Programına uygun yazılmış ders kitabı,
Supplementary Book(s):
References:
Kızılırmak, A. , Astrofiziğe Giriş , 3. Baskı, Ege Üniversitesi Basımevi, Izmir, 1998.
Kızılırmak, A. , Küresel Gök bilim , 3. Baskı, Ege Üniversitesi Basımevi, Izmir, 1998.
Aslan, Z. , Aydın, C., Demircan, O., Kırbıyık, H., Derman, E. , Astronomi ve Uzay
Bilimleri , Tek Işık Yayıncılık, Ankara,1996.
Materials:

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecturing, discussion, experiment, group work, homework project

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER	SHORT CODE	LONG CODE	FORMULA
1	MTE	Midterm Exam
2	DTK	Other Activity
3	FN	Semester final exam
4	BNS	BNS	Student examVZ * 0.30 + Student examDTK * 0.10 + FN * 0.60
5	BUT	Make- up note
6	BBN	End of make-up grade	Student examVZ * 0.30 +Student examDTK * 0.10 + BUT * 0.60

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

To be announced.

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities	Number	Time (hours)	Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures	13	2	26
Preparations before/after weekly lectures	13	1	13
Preparation for midterm exam	1	2	2
Preparation for final exam	1	4	4
Preparing presentations	1	4	4
Final	1	2	2
Midterm	1	2	2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)			53

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LO	PO.1	PO.2	PO.3	PO.4	PO.5	PO.6	PO.7	PO.8	PO.9	PO.11	PO.12	PO.13	PO.14	PO.15	PO.16	PO.18	PO.20
LO.1	4	4	4	5	4	5	4	5	5			4		4	4	4	4
LO.2		3	4	5	5	3	3	4	5	4		5	4		5	5	5
LO.3	4	4	3	5	5	5	3	4	5	3		5					5
LO.4	4	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	2	5	4	4	5	5	4
LO.5	3	3	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	5		5	4	3	5	5	4
LO.6	5	4	5	5	4	4	5	4	5	3	2	5	4		5	5	4

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Description of Individual Course Units

Offered By

Level of Course Unit

Course Coordinator

Offered to

Course Objective

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

Mode of Delivery

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

Recomended Optional Programme Components

Course Contents

Recomended or Required Reading

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

Assessment Criteria

Language of Instruction

Course Policies and Rules

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Office Hours

Work Placement(s)

Workload Calculation

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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