COURSE UNIT TITLE

: SCIENTIFIC LITERACY

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
GKD 5092 SCIENTIFIC LITERACY ELECTIVE 2 0 0 3

Offered By

Buca Faculty Of Education

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR NALAN AKKUZU GÜVEN

Offered to

Music Teacher Education
Turkish Language Teacher Education
Computer and Instructional Technologies Teacher Education
Chemistry Teacher Education
Biology Teacher Education
Turkish Language and Literature Teacher Education
Geography Teacher Education
Physics Teacher Education
Special Teacher Education
ELEMENTARY MATHEMATICS TEACHER EDUCATION
PRE - SCHOOL TEACHER EDUCATION
Mathematics Teacher Education
Elementary Teacher Education
FINE ARTS TEACHER EDUCATION
Guidance and Psychological Counseling
Social Studies Teacher Education
History Teacher Education
Science Teacher Education

Course Objective

This course aims to educate individuals who can understand and interpret scientific knowledge, question many events in social life, and view these events from a scientific perspective.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Understand scientific knowledge and its characteristics
2   Distinguish scientific knowledge from other types of knowledge and understand the importance of scientific developments for life
3   Analyze the characteristics of scientists
4   Analyzing the approaches of scientific research
5   Acquiring scientific inquiry, methods, and skills
6   Being able to use the stages of the scientific method when conducting research
7   Developing curiosity, inquiry, observation, critical thinking, problem-solving, and decision-making skills to conduct research with a scientific perspective

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Concepts of information and science
2 Types of knowledge and characteristics of scientific knowledge
3 Differences between scientific knowledge and other types of knowledge
4 Characteristics of scientists and examples
5 Lifestyles of scientists and examples
6 Methods used in scientific research
7 Examples of methods used in scientific research
8 General review, evaluation, midterm exam
9 The role of measurement in science
10 Social science research, examples of scientists, and their discoveries
11 Natural science research, examples of scientists, and discoveries
12 Social science research, examples of scientists, and discoveries
13 Ethical principles in science and violations
14 Non-scientific behavior
15 Examples of scientific research
16 Final exam

Recomended or Required Reading

1. Baumberg, J. J. (2020). Bilim nedir ve bilimsel araştırma nasıl yapılır Eğitim Yayınevi.
2. Helvacıoğlu, E. (2012). Bilimsel devrimin baş yapıtları. Kayhan Matbaacılık.
3. Lenihan, J. (2021). Bilim iş başında: Bilimin gündelik hayattaki tarihi. Ayrıntı Basım Yayım.
4. Yıldırım, C. (1997). Bilimsel düşünme yöntemi. Bilgi Yayınevi

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Presentation, discussion, straightforward narration, question-and-answer, group work, conducting research.

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)

nalan.akkuzu@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 2 28
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 2 26
Preparation for midterm exam 1 5 5
Preparation for final exam 1 10 10
Midterm 1 2 2
Final 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 73

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14
LO.14254
LO.24254
LO.34254
LO.425
LO.5454
LO.6454
LO.7454

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