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Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type Of Course	D	U	L	ECTS
KIM 2110	PROJECTS IN CHEMISTRY EDUCATION	COMPULSORY	2	0	0	2

Offered By

Chemistry Teacher Education

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR ŞENOL ALPAT

Offered to

Chemistry Teacher Education

Course Objective

The main purpose of this course is to determine a topic related to the field, to be able to use resources in accordance with the purpose of the research, to transform the findings into a report, and to present the prepared research report.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1	To understand the basic principles of project preparation.
2	To be able to understand the research methods used in education and their application.
3	Ability to analyze MEB and TUBITAK projects
4	Ability to prepare a research proposal.
5	Ability to implement the research proposal.
6	Be able to present the research report in class.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week	Subject	Description
1	Project Preparation Principles (MEB, TUBITAK)
2	What is a project Determining groups and choosing topics
3	Scientific Research Process and Steps
4	Preparing a scientific research project on a selected topic in a specific field; field scanning
5	Presenting and discussing research proposals
6	Determining and designing data collection tools for groups
7	Determining and designing data collection tools for groups
8	Midterm
9	Data analysis -I
10	Data analysis -II
11	Discuss the findings
12	Reporting the research
13	Student presentations
14	Student presentations
15	General evaluation
16	Final Exam

Recomended or Required Reading

1. Balcı A. (2009) Sosyal bilimlerde araştırma yöntem teknik ve ilkeler (7. Baskı). Ankara: PegemA Yayıncılık
2. Büyüköztürk, Ş., Kılıç Çakmak, E., Akgün, Ö.E., Karadeniz, Ş., ve Demirel, F. (2008) Bilimsel araştırma yöntemleri.Ankara: PegemA Yayıncılık,
3. Colin (2007). How to do a research project; a guide for undergraduate students. Blackwell Publishing Taylor
4. Çepni, S. (2007). Araştırma ve Proje Çalışmalarına Giriş. (3. Baskı) Trabzon: Celepler Matbaacılık,
5. Karasar, N. (2008) Bilimsel araştırma yöntemi. ( 17. Baskı). Ankara : Nobel Yayın Dağıtım,
6. Karasar, N. (2000). Araştırmalarda rapor hazırlama (10.Baskı). Ankara: Nobel Yayın Dağıtım.
7. Yıldırım, A., ve Şimşek ,H. (2005) Sosyal bilimlerde nitel araştırma yöntemleri. ( 5. Baskı) Ankara: Seçkin Yayıncılık,

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Discussion, Project-based learning, Group working

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

Exams about experiments in the laboratory, Final Exam

Assessment Criteria

Midterm exams, final exams and research reports will be used as criteria to evaluate student success.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

- Attendance at 70% of the classes is mandatory. The student is responsible for attending 70% of the classes throughout the semester.
- The faculty member reserves the right to have various applications done through individual or collaborative learning within the planned education and training process. The impact of the applications to be done on the evaluation process is announced to the students at the beginning of the academic year.
- Actions will be taken within the framework of the relevant regulations regarding unethical behaviors that may occur in classes and exams.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

senol.alpat@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

will be announced in the relevant period.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities	Number	Time (hours)	Total Work Load (hours)
Application	14	2	28
Preparations before/after weekly lectures	12	1	12
Preparation for midterm exam	1	1	1
Preparation for final exam	1	1	1
Design Project	1	16	16
Final	1	1	1
Midterm	1	1	1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)			60

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LO	PO.2	PO.3	PO.4	PO.5	PO.6	PO.7	PO.8	PO.11	PO.12	PO.14	PO.15	PO.16	PO.17	PO.18	PO.19
LO.1	4					3		3		3
LO.2	4				4			3		3
LO.3	5									3					5
LO.4	5	3	3	3	5	3	4	5	4	3	3		3	3
LO.5	5		3	3			5	5	4	3
LO.6					3				4			5

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Description of Individual Course Units

Offered By

Level of Course Unit

Course Coordinator

Offered to

Course Objective

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

Mode of Delivery

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

Recomended Optional Programme Components

Course Contents

Recomended or Required Reading

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

Assessment Criteria

Language of Instruction

Course Policies and Rules

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Office Hours

Work Placement(s)

Workload Calculation

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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