COURSE UNIT TITLE

: RADIATION LITERACY

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
GKD 6013 RADIATION LITERACY ELECTIVE 2 0 0 3

Offered By

Buca Faculty Of Education

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

DOCTOR ASLIHAN KARTAL TAŞOĞLU

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

The aim of the course is to teach radiation, the sorts of radiation, natural and artificial sources of radiation.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Being able to say the explanation of the radiation, the sorts of radiation , and the natural and the artificial sources of radiation
2   Being able to say the radiation in our bodies
3   Being able to explain relation with daily life of the radiation, the sorts of radiation , and the natural and the artificial sources of radiation
4   Being able to apply the radiation, the sorts of radiation , and the natural and the artificial sources of radiation to events in daily life
5   Being able to associate with events in daily life the radiation, the sorts of radiation , and the natural and the artificial sources of radiation

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction to course.
2 What is radiation
3 What is risk
4 Where is radiation in our environment
5 The sorts of radiation. Natural and artificial radiation.
6 To evaluate the background radiation, natural sources of radiation.
7 How do we know and understand radiation Our perceptions of radiation.
8 General review, Course evaluation, Midterm Exam
9 Is the radiation a risk
10 To understand solar and cosmic radiation in education
11 To understand terrestrial radiation in education.
12 Radiation in everyday life and education. (Micro-wave oven, mobile phone, etc.)
13 Radiation in our body.
14 Is it possible a living without radiation A questionnaire study.
15 Final Exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Tsoulfanidis, N. (1993). Radyasyonun ölçülmesi ve deteksiyonu. Hemisphere Publishing Corporation.
Krane, K.S., Çeviren: Şarer,B. (2001). Nükleer Fizik II. Palme yayınları
Farkas,J.(2001). Gıda Işınlanması: Teori ve uygulamalar. Wiley/ Interscience yayınları
Dyson,N. (1993). Tıp ve Biyolojide Uygulamaları ile Radyasyon Fiziği. Ellis Harward Yayınları
Internet

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

expression, question-answer, discussion, group study, active learning methods

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

There is a 70% attendance requirement.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

e mail: aslihan.kartal@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

It will 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 8 8
Preparation for final exam 1 12 12
Paper preparation 1 4 4
Final 1 1 1
Midterm 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 65

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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