Dokuz Eylül University Information Package / Courses Catalog

General Description

History

Division of Biology Teacher Education at Dokuz Eylul University was established in 1982. Our division, which is in service within the Sciences Department as Biology Teacher Education, functioned for a while as an independent Department of Biology as well and continued its activities in this way till 1998. As a result of restructuring of education faculties in 1998, it was integrated into the Department of Secondary School Science and Mathematics Education as a Division. Formal education curriculum has been implementing in our division from the establishment of it to date. It has an undergraduate education that is five year in progress as well as master's and PhD degree programs are in progress at the Institute of Educational Sciences. The language of instruction in all undergraduate and graduate programs of Biology Teacher Education is Turkish.

Qualification Awarded

Biology Teacher Education, Bachelor's Degree (B.Sc.), Biology Teacher

Level of Qualification

First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree)

Specific Admission Requirements

High school diploma, placement through a nation-wide Student Selection Examination.

Specific Arrangements for Recognition of Prior Learning (Formal, Non-Formal and Informal)

The "Regulations Concerning Transferring Between Associate Degree and Bachelor's Degree Programs, Double Major and Minor Programs and The Interagency Credit Transfer" and the Evaluation Terms and Conditions for parallel transfers determined by the University Senate are applied to students in Turkey and foreign countries, who wish to transfer from higher education Institutions to Dokuz Eylul University.

Qualification Requirements and Regulations

Student must successfully complete all of the courses in the five-year program, in order to graduate. This degree is given to students who pass all courses in the curriculum, successfully complete a minimum of 300 ECTS credits and obtain an overall grade point average of at least 2.00/4.00.

Profile of the Programme

The Division of Biology Teacher Education, with its five-year undergraduate curriculum based on contemporary teacher training approaches, aims to educate qualified teachers who are aware of contemporary assessment and evaluation approaches, enable to design learning environments by means of instructional technologies and use various special teaching methods and techniques in their teaching, keep up with new developments and innovations in their field. Within the frame of this purpose, there are lessons, which aimed at career development of students as well as field information and general knowledge of them, in the curriculum of that program.

Since 2010, BOLOGNA Process (European Higher Education Area alignment) has been started for the citizens of the countries within the European Higher Education Area, to provide easy travelling for higher education and working.

Since 2011, Diploma Supplement is given to graduating students. The University has received the Diploma Supplement Label and studies are in progress for the ECTS label.

Through bilateral agreements with high-quality institutions of international reputation, the Program is aiming to increase the knowledge and experience, by supporting the exchange of students and academics. As of 2012, the Program has bilateral agreements for ERASMUS Students and Scholars Exchange Program, and for FARABİ program.

The Division of Biology Teacher Education is situated in the building of Cahit Arf and comprised of 3 classrooms, 3 laboratory and 9 offices for academics. All classrooms are equipped with multimedia aids. Besides, in the faculty there is a central library for students to utilize.

Key Learning Outcomes

1	Have adequate biological knowledge to evaluate biological concepts, topics and theories.
2	By taking the characteristics and objectives of biological field into consideration, know necessary instructional methods and techniques.
3	Provide suitable teaching-learning environment which improve students' interests and attitudes towards the lesson.
4	Perform an instruction regarding the basic learning area and objectives developed based on Turkish National Biology Curriculum Standards.
5	Evaluate students' developing performances by using traditional and alternative assessment and evaluation techniques.
6	Can solve complex problems, analyze the topics in the field of biology and have reasoning skills.
7	Can use suitable tools and materials for the topics of biology about to teach and benefit from sources.
8	Associate biological concepts, topics and theories with those in other scientific fields.
9	Have adequate knowledge about the history of science and the nature of science.
10	Develop positive attitudes towards life-long-learning and Professional development.
11	Can critically self evaluate him/herself and his/her instructional skills.
12	Can use information and communication technologies effectively in teaching environments.
13	Show appreciation to national and international ethical and moral values in data collection, evaluation and interpretation in scientific investigations in Biology and Biology Education.
14	Can use a foreign language in his/her Professional and daily life.

Occupational Profiles of Graduates with Examples

Graduates of Division of Biology Education enjoy productive careers in public and private schools run by the Ministry of Education as teachers and senior advisers and in many other areas of the public service as civil servants.

Access to Further Studies

Students, who graduate from this program, may apply to second cycle programmes.

Course Structure Diagram with Credits

No	Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type of Course	T	P	L	ECTS
Academic Plan consists of 64 compulsory and 24 elective courses. The ratio of compulsory courses to elective courses in the curriculum is 230 / 70 ECTS.
T: Theoretical P: Practice L: Laboratory B: Spring Semester G: Fall Semester H: Full Year
1. Semester:
1	YDYGRUP1	FOREIGN LANGUAGE COURSE GROUP 1	COMPULSORY	-	-	-	4
2	OBY 1103	GENERAL ZOOLOGY LABORATORY	COMPULSORY	0	2	0	2
3	OMT 1103	GENERAL MATHEMATICS	COMPULSORY	2	0	0	4
4	EGİ 1115	INTRODUCTION TO EDUCATIONAL SCIENCES	COMPULSORY	3	0	0	4
5	TDL 1001	TURKISH LANGUAGE I	COMPULSORY	2	0	0	2
6	OKM 1105	BASIC CHEMISTRY I	COMPULSORY	4	0	0	5
7	OBY 1101	GENERAL ZOOLOGY	COMPULSORY	4	0	0	5
8	OKM 1107	BASIC CHEMISTRY I LABORATORY	COMPULSORY	0	2	0	2
9	ATA 1001	PRINCIPLES OF ATATURK AND HISTORY OF THE TURKISH REVOLUTION I	COMPULSORY	2	0	0	2
TOTAL:							30

2. Semester:
No	Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type of Course	T	P	L	ECTS
1	YDYGRUP2	FOREIGN LANGUAGE COURSE GROUP 2	COMPULSORY	-	-	-	4
2	RPD 1138	DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY	COMPULSORY	3	0	0	3
3	OBY 1106	GENERAL BOTANY LABORATORY I	COMPULSORY	0	2	0	2
4	OKM 1108	ORGANIC CHEMISTRY	COMPULSORY	4	0	0	4
5	OBY 1016	BASİC STATİSTİCS AND BİOMETRY	COMPULSORY	2	0	0	2
6	TDL 1002	TURKISH LANGUAGE II	COMPULSORY	2	0	0	2
7	ATA 1002	PRINCIPLES OF ATATURK AND HISTORY OF THE TURKISH REVOLUTION II	COMPULSORY	2	0	0	2
8	OBY 1104	GENERAL BOTANY	COMPULSORY	4	0	0	5
9	OBY 1012	CELL BIOLOGY	COMPULSORY	3	0	0	4
10	OBY 1014	CELL BIOLOGY LABORATORY	COMPULSORY	0	2	0	2
TOTAL:							30

3. Semester:
No	Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type of Course	T	P	L	ECTS
1	OBY 2217	SYSTEMATIC ZOOLOGY	COMPULSORY	4	0	0	6
2	EGİ 2111	THEORIES AND APPROACHES OF LEARNING AND INSTRUCTION	COMPULSORY	3	0	0	3
3	OBY 2219	SYSTEMATIC ZOOLOGY LABORATORY	COMPULSORY	0	2	0	3
4	OBY 2105	LABORATORY AND EXPERIMENT TECHNIQUES	COMPULSORY	2	2	0	6
5	OBY 2011	PLANT ANATOMY LABORATORY	COMPULSORY	0	2	0	3
6	BİL 2013	COMPUTER I	COMPULSORY	2	2	0	4
7	OBY 2009	PLANT ANATOMY	COMPULSORY	3	0	0	5
TOTAL:							30

4. Semester:
No	Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type of Course	T	P	L	ECTS
1	OBY 2210	ANIMAL HISTOLOGY AND EMBRYOLOGY LABORATORY	COMPULSORY	0	2	0	3
2	OBY 2202	MICROBIOLOGY	COMPULSORY	4	0	0	5
3	EPÖ 2222	CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT AND TEACHING	COMPULSORY	3	0	0	4
4	OBY 2010	HİSTORY OF SCİENCES	COMPULSORY	2	0	0	3
5	OBY 2220	SISTEMATIC BOTANY LABORATORY	COMPULSORY	0	2	0	3
6	OBY 2208	ANIMAL HISTOLOGY AND EMBRYOLOGY	COMPULSORY	3	0	0	3
7	OBY 2218	SISTEMATIC BOTANY	COMPULSORY	4	0	0	6
8	OBY 2204	MICROBIOLOGY LABORATORY	COMPULSORY	0	2	0	3
TOTAL:							30

5. Semester:
No	Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type of Course	T	P	L	ECTS
1	OBY 3011	MOLECULAR BIOLOGY	COMPULSORY	4	0	0	5
2	OBY 3305	GENETIC	COMPULSORY	4	0	0	5
3	OBY 3017	ANIMAL ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY	COMPULSORY	4	0	0	5
4	EPÖ 3031	MEASUREMENT AND EVALUATION	COMPULSORY	3	0	0	4
5	OBY 3019	ANIMAL ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY LABORATORY	COMPULSORY	0	2	0	3
6	OBY 3303	SCİENTİFİC RESEARCH METHODS	COMPULSORY	2	2	0	4
0	SECGRUP1	ELECTIVE COURSE GROUP 1	ELECTIVE	-	-	-	4
TOTAL:							30

6. Semester:
No	Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type of Course	T	P	L	ECTS
1	OBY 3018	TEACHING TECHNOLOGIES AND METARIAL DESIGN	COMPULSORY	2	2	0	5
2	OBY 3022	PLANT PHYSIOLOGY LABORATORY	COMPULSORY	0	2	0	2
3	OBY 3304	HUMAN ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY	COMPULSORY	4	0	0	5
4	OBY 3306	ECONOMIC BOTANY	COMPULSORY	3	0	0	4
5	OBY 3020	PLANT PHYSIOLOGY	COMPULSORY	4	0	0	5
6	OBY 3302	BIOCHEMISTRY	COMPULSORY	4	0	0	5
0	SECGRUP2	ELECTIVE COURSE GROUP 2	ELECTIVE	-	-	-	4
TOTAL:							30

7. Semester:
No	Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type of Course	T	P	L	ECTS
1	EYD 4105	TURKISH EDUCATION SYSTEM AND SCHOOL MANAGEMENT.	COMPULSORY	2	0	0	3
2	OBE 4013	SPECIAL TEACHING METHODS I	COMPULSORY	2	2	0	5
3	RPD 4101	GUIDANCE	COMPULSORY	3	0	0	4
4	OBE 4407	SCHOOL EXPERIENCE	COMPULSORY	1	4	0	7
5	OBE 4011	ANALYSIS OF BIOLOGY TEXTBOOKS	COMPULSORY	2	2	0	4
6	OBY 4401	GENERAL ECOLOGY	COMPULSORY	4	0	0	5
0	SECGRUP3	ELECTIVE COURSE GROUP 3	ELECTIVE	-	-	-	2
TOTAL:							30

8. Semester:
No	Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type of Course	T	P	L	ECTS
1	OBE 4404	TEACHING PRACTICES	COMPULSORY	2	6	0	8
2	OBY 4018	İ	COMPULSORY	3	0	0	3
3	OBY 4402	EVOLUTION	COMPULSORY	3	0	0	4
4	EYD 4132	CLASS MANAGEMENT	COMPULSORY	2	0	0	3
5	OBE 4014	SPECIAL TEACHING METHODS II	COMPULSORY	2	2	0	5
6	OBE 4416	RESEARCH PROJECTS IN BIOLOGY EDUCATION	COMPULSORY	2	2	0	5
0	SECGRUP4	ELECTIVE COURSE GROUP 4	ELECTIVE	-	-	-	2
TOTAL:							30

ELECTIVE COURSE GROUP 1:
No	Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type of Course	T	P	L	ECTS
1	OBE 3017	ELECTİVE L ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION	ELECTIVE	2	0	0	2
2	GNK 3323	PLANT GEOGRAPHY	ELECTIVE	2	0	0	2
3	GNK 3315	NATURAL DISASTERS AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS	ELECTIVE	2	0	0	2
4	GNK 3313	TURKEY'S NATURAL RICHNESS	ELECTIVE	2	0	0	2
5	OBY 3023	OCCUPATIONAL FOREIGN LAUNGUAGE I	ELECTIVE	2	0	0	2
6	GNK 3319	SOIL-PLANT INTERACTIONS	ELECTIVE	2	0	0	2
7	GNK 3317	ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH	ELECTIVE	2	0	0	2

ELECTIVE COURSE GROUP 2:
No	Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type of Course	T	P	L	ECTS
1	OBY 3310	ELECTIVE GENERAL GEOLOGY	ELECTIVE	2	0	0	2
2	GNK 3022	ELECTİVE ANİMAL GEOGRAPHY	ELECTIVE	2	0	0	2
3	GNK 3310	ELECTİVİ LL SCIENCE, EDUCATION AND SOCIETY	ELECTIVE	2	0	0	2
4	GNK 3308	BİOPHYSİCS	ELECTIVE	2	0	0	2
5	OBY 3024	OCCUPATIONAL FOREIGN LANGUAGE II	ELECTIVE	2	0	0	2
6	GNK 3312	ELECTİVE HEALTH EDUCATİON	ELECTIVE	2	0	0	2

ELECTIVE COURSE GROUP 3:
No	Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type of Course	T	P	L	ECTS
1	OBE 4409	ELECTİVE LLL LABORATORY APPLİCATİON İN BİYOLOGY EDUCATION	ELECTIVE	2	0	0	2
2	OBE 4413	BASIC CONCEPTS TEACHINGS İN BİOLOGY	ELECTIVE	2	0	0	2
3	OBE 4411	ELECTİVE .LLL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGİES İN BİOLOY EDUCATION	ELECTIVE	2	0	0	2

ELECTIVE COURSE GROUP 4:
No	Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type of Course	T	P	L	ECTS
1	OBE 4406	ASSESSMENT AND EVALUATION IN BIOLOGY EDUCATION	ELECTIVE	2	0	0	2
2	OBE 4408	ANALYSIS OF BIOLOGICAL LITERATURE	ELECTIVE	2	0	0	2
3	OBE 4016	RESEARCH PROJECTS IN BIOLOGY EDUCATION	ELECTIVE	2	0	0	2


FOREIGN LANGUAGE COURSE GROUP 1:
No	Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type of Course	T	P	L	ECTS
1	YDİ 1005	FOREIGN LANGUAGE I (ENGLISH)	COMPULSORY	4	0	0	4
2	YDF 1005	FOREIGN LANGUAGE I (FRENCH)	COMPULSORY	4	0	0	4
3	YDA 1005	FOREIGN LANGUAGE I (GERMAN)	COMPULSORY	4	0	0	4

FOREIGN LANGUAGE COURSE GROUP 2:
No	Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type of Course	T	P	L	ECTS
1	YDF 1004	FOREIGN LANGUAGE II (FRENCH)	COMPULSORY	4	0	0	4
2	YDİ 1004	FOREIGN LANGUAGE II (ENGLISH)	COMPULSORY	4	0	0	4
3	YDA 1004	FOREIGN LANGUAGE II (GERMAN)	COMPULSORY	4	0	0	4

Examination Regulations, Assessment and Grading

Measurement and evaluation methods for each course are defined in the course syllabi prepared by the instructor/s. Exam and passings grades are regulated according to the rules and regulations of Dokuz Eylul University, Buca Faculty of Education undergraduate programs as indicated in their catalogs. According to these students must attend classes, practices and examinations. Students' attendance is followed by the Instructor concerned. For almost all required and elective courses there are two written examinations : One midterm examination ( given during each semester and dates of which are announced by the Department in the first month of the semester ) and one final exam. The semester grades are determined by adding forty percent of the midterm exam and sixty percent of the final exam grade. In some courses, additional work such as projects, presentations and assignments could be given to students. If there is an additional work given in that course, then the semester grades are: 30% of the midterm exam, 10% the midterm project and 60% of the final exam. Students are successful in the course if their grades are (AA), (BA), (BB), (CB), (CC), (DC), (DD) and (B); if their grades are (FD), (FF) and (Y), they fail. Students whose GPA are lower than 1.80 cannot register for a new course. Those who have failed in the final exam may take the make-up exam of which grade replaces the final exam and students' grades are computated again based upon the make-up exam results.
For further information please visit:

http://www.deu.edu.tr/DEUWeb/Icerik/Icerik.php KOD=2885

Graduation Requirements

Mode of Study (Full-Time, Part-Time, E-Learning )

Full-time training programs are implemented.

Programme Director or Equivalent

Head of the Division: Prof. Dr. Yunus Doğan
E-mail: yunus.dogan@deu.edu.tr
Tel: 0 232 301 24 13

DEGREE PROGRAMMES