COURSE UNIT TITLE

: CHEMISTRY I

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
FEN 2105 CHEMISTRY I COMPULSORY 3 0 0 4

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 reinforce and enhance the chemistry knowledge acquired by students in primary and secondary education, address any gaps, and demonstrate its applicability by relating it to daily life; to develop research, problem-solving, critical thinking, and inquiry skills using chemistry content achievements; and to reinforce students' knowledge through experiments related to chemistry topics.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Understanding of scientific thinking and inquiring relation with daily life.
2   Have the basic knowledge on the concepts such as properties and states of matter, structure of atom, chemical bonds and molecular structure
3   Balance chemical equations and make chemical calculations
4   Acquire laboratuary and experimental skills.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 The definition, branches, importance, effect on daily life of the chemistry and looking at the historical development of chemistry.
2 Scientific methods, significant numbers, properties of matter
3 Atom and electronic structures of atoms, nucleus of atom, proton, neutron and electron, atomic theory, Modern atomic Theory
4 Introduction of periodic table, Types and periodic properties of elements
5 Ionization Energies, electronegativity, atomic radius, electron affinities
6 Introduction of chemical bonds, Lewis structures of molecules, formal charge
7 Ionic bond, covalent bond, intermolecular forces of attraction
8 Course overview, evaluation, and midterm exam
9 Molecular geometry, Hybridization and hybrid orbital
10 Formulas, types and properties of Chemical compounds
11 Chemical reactions and equations, types of reaction
12 Oxidation-reduction reactions and to balance equations, The Mole and chemical calculations
13 Solvents, physical properties of solutes, separation and purification processes.
14 Acids and bases, acid and base theories.
15 Final Exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Mortimer, C. E. (1993). Modern üniversite kimyası. Çağlayan Basımevi.

Erdik, E., & Sarıkaya, Y. (2000). Temel üniversite kimyası. Gazi Kitabevi.

Atkins, P., & Jones, L. (1998). Temel kimya. Bilim Yayıncılık.

Petrucci, R. H., Harwood, W. S., & Herring, F. G. (2002). Genel kimya: Ilkeler ve modern uygulamalar (T. Uyar & S. Aksoy, Eds.). Palme Yayıncılık.

Yayla, Z., Çavaş, B., Çavaş, L., & Turkoguz, S. (2006). Klasik kimya deneyleri. Palme Yayıncılık.

Lechtanski, V. L. (2000). Inquiry-based experiments in chemistry. Oxford University Press.

Soydan, A. B., & diğ., (2006). Genel kimya laboratuvarı. Alfa Yayınları.

Yılmaz, M., & Karataş, I. (2003). Genel kimya laboratuvarı. Mimoza Yayıncılık.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1.Lecturing,
2.Inquiry based learning,
3.Problem based learning,
4.Problem solving
5.Experiments,
6.Prepare report,
7.Homework

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

1. The basic principals of chemistry, the laws of chemistry will be assessed by exams, homeworks, portfolios and projects.

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)

suat.turkoguz@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 3 39
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 3 39
Preparation for midterm exam 1 6 6
Preparation for final exam 1 6 6
Preparing assignments 2 2 4
Midterm 1 1 1
Final 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 96

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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