COURSE UNIT TITLE

: SEMINAR

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
FMM 5096 SEMINAR COMPULSORY 0 2 0 3

Offered By

Mathematics Teacher Education

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASISTANT PROFESSOR AYTEN ERDURAN

Offered to

Mathematics Teacher Education

Course Objective

The aim of the seminar is to enable and encourage the students to do literature search on a given or selected topic, to give them the opportunity to learn synthesising the information gathered from the searched literature, to analyse, interpret and discuss the findings in the light of available literature, to compile the results in the form of a report and to submit them before an audience.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Search literature to do a detailed research on a given or selected subject
2   Categorize the data of the literature search to reach a solution for a pre-determined problem or subject within or outside their areas of interest
3   Synthesise, analyse and interpret the data of the literature search
4   Prepare a substantial report based on the findings of the literature search
5   Feel confidence to submit the report before an audience

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Studying to understand the given or selected problem or subject to decide the approaches to follow in the pursuit of the solution
2 Studying to understand the given or selected problem or subject to decide the approaches to follow in the pursuit of the solution (Continued)
3 Carrying out a literature search to find books or papers containing information related to the subject being studied and reading them
4 Carrying out a literature search to find books or papers containing information related to the subject being studied and reading them (Continued)
5 Carrying out a literature search to find books or papers containing information related to the subject being studied and reading them (Continued)
6 Carrying out a literature search to find books or papers containing information related to the subject being studied and reading them (Continued)
7 Carrying out a literature search to find books or papers containing information related to the subject being studied and reading them (Continued)
8 A review on the progress made
9 Classifying the literature according to their significance towards reaching a solution for the problem or subject concerned with, and creating a database of useful information
10 Classifying the literature according to their significance towards reaching a solution for the problem or subject concerned with, and creating a database of useful information (Continued)
11 Writing up the report about the problem or subject being studied
12 Writing up the report about the problem or subject being studied (Continued)
13 Writing up the report about the problem or subject being studied (Continued)
14 Writing up the report about the problem or subject being studied (Continued)
15 Presentation of the report in the form of power point presentation in front of an audience

Recomended or Required Reading

Büyüköztürk, Ş. (2007). Sosyal Bilimler Için Veri Analizi El Kitabı (8. Baskı). Ankara: Pegem.
Büyüköztürk, Ş., Çakmak, E.K., Akgün,Ö.E., Karadeniz, Ş. & Demirel, F.(2008). Bilimsel Araştırma Yöntemleri (1.Baskı). Ankara: Pegem Akademi.
Koehler, M. J. & Mishra, P., (2005). What Happens When Teachers Design Educational Technology The Development of Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge. J. Educational Computing Research, 32(2),131 152.

Koehler, M. J. & Mishra, P.(2006). Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge: A Framework for Teacher Knowledge. Teachers College Record, 108(6),1017 1054.

Koehler, M. J. & Mishra, P. (2009). What is Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge. Contemporary Issues in Technology and Teacher Education, 9(1), 60-70.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Activities in detail in the "Assessment Methods" and "Total Workload Calculation" section.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTEG MIDTERM GRADE
2 ASG ASSIGNMENT
3 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTEG * 0.30 +ASG* 0.10 + FCG* 0.60
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE MTEG * 0.30 + ASG * 0.10 + RST * 0.60

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

Students on matters that need attention in order to make a successful presentation of information, develop skills, and competencies.

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

ayten.ceylan@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Case study 1 2 2
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 2 26
Preparing assignments 1 20 20
Preparing presentations 1 15 15
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 63

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14
LO.1352353
LO.2333
LO.3432
LO.4325
LO.52253

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