COURSE UNIT TITLE

: ASTRONOMY

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
FEN 4101 ASTRONOMY COMPULSORY 2 0 0 3

Offered By

Science Teacher Education

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR SUAT TÜRKOGUZ

Offered to

Science Teacher Education

Course Objective

The aim of this course is to identify the sources that lead to chemical waste; to understand the routes of chemical exposure, the toxic effects of chemicals, and their impacts on living organisms and the environment; and to define the concepts of radioactive decay and radioactive contamination and interpret their harmful effects.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Identifying the sources of chemical wastes.
2   Identifying the pollutants of air, water and soil.
3   Understanding the effects of chemicals on living organisms and environment.
4   Understanding the recycling methods of wastes.
5   Understanding radioactive pollution and its negative effects.
6   Understanding the environment friendly applications.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction to environment and chemical wastes, basic concepts
2 Chemical and photochemical reactions in the atmosphere
3 Ozone in the stratosphere, global warming, greenhouse effect, photochemical smoke, acid rains
4 Air pollution, pollutants and effects on the organisms
5 Determination of air quality
6 Water pollution, analysis of water quality, pollutants and effects on the organisms
7 Soil pollution and its effect on the organisms
8 General review, course evaluation, midterm exam
9 Recycling of waste
10 Radioactive substances and their reactions
11 Nuclear plants and effects of their wastes
12 Energy balance and poteintial energy sources
13 Chemistry of toxic wastes
14 Noise pollution
15 Final exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Primary Source:
Lecture Notes.

Supplementary Sources:
Gündüz, T. (1994). Environmental problems [Çevre sorunları]. Ankara: Bilge Publishing. (Original work in Turkish).

Wright, J. (2003). Environmental chemistry. New York: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment of presentations, midterm and final exams are avaluated according to learning outcomes.

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

The homeworks will be assessed by directly adding to the mid-term scores. The exam dates will be indicated in the lesson plan. As the exam dates become definite, the previously announced dates may change.

Assessment Criteria

Assessment of presentations, midterm and final exams are avaluated according to learning outcomes.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

It is obligated to continue to at least 70% of lessons.
Every trial to copying will be finalized with disciplinary proceedings.
The instructor has right to make quizzes. The scores obtained from quizzes will be directly added to exam scores.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

mehmet.sahin@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Office hours will be announced at the beginning of the semester.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 2 26
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 2 26
Preparation for midterm exam 1 4 4
Preparation for final exam 1 4 4
Preparing assignments 2 4 8
Final 1 1 1
Midterm 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 70

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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LO.22443543332
LO.32443543332
LO.42443543332
LO.52443543332
LO.62443543332

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