COURSE UNIT TITLE

: FIELD ELECTIVE VI (STEM APPLICATIONS)

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
KIM 3210 FIELD ELECTIVE VI (STEM APPLICATIONS) ELECTIVE 2 0 0 4

Offered By

Chemistry Teacher Education

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR AYBÜKE PABUÇCU AKIŞ

Offered to

Chemistry Teacher Education

Course Objective

The objective of this course is to inform students about using STEM in chemistry education and help them to develop STEM Activities for chemistry.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Design STEM activities for chemistry classrooms
2   Evaluate student learning in interdisciplinary STEM education
3   Evaluate the quality of STEM activities
4   Explain the importance of STEM for chemistry education

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 STEM Education and Teaching Models
2 Integrated STEM Education
3 Engineering design process in STEM activities
4 STEM+ Applications
5 Entrepreneurial STEM Education
6 Using Technology in STEM Education-Arduino & 3D Printing
7 Using Technology in STEM Education- Augmented & Virtual Reality
8 General Review, Assessment of the course, Midterm exam
9 Argumentation Based STEM Activities
10 Effects of STEM Activities on 21st century skills
11 Bibliometric analysis for STEM related articles
12 Alternative assessment in STEM education
13 Biomimicry Approach and Reverse Engineering Design in STEM
14 Development of STEM Activities
15 STEM Projects Presentations
16 FINAL EXAM

Recomended or Required Reading

Akgündüz, D. (Ed.) (2019). Fen ve matematik eğitiminde teknolojik yaklaşımlar.
Ankara: Anı Yayıncılık.
Akgündüz, D. (Ed.) (2019). Okul öncesinden üniversiteye kuram ve uygulamada STEM eğitimi. Ankara: Anı Yayıncılık. (2. baskı)

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Discussion, research, presentation, Group study, Project Based Learning, Question-Answer, Reflective journals

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

Success in the midterm, assessment and final exam determines the student's course success grade.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules


- The instructor reserves the right to get various exercises done via individual or cooperative learning in the planned education and training period. The effect of the applications to be made in the evaluation process announced to students at the beginning of the academic year.
- Acts within the framework of the relevant regulation regarding unethical behaviours that may occur in classes and exams.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

e-mail: aybuke.pabuccuakis@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced at the beginning of the term.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 2 28
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 2 28
Preparation for midterm exam 1 5 5
Preparation for final exam 1 5 5
Preparing presentations 1 10 10
Midterm 1 2 2
Final 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 80

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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LO.2455
LO.343544
LO.4454445