DEGREE PROGRAMMES

: Chemistry Teacher Education

General Description

History

The department of Chemistry Education has offered Master of Science Degree since 2002, and has offered the MS degree to 7 students at present.

Qualification Awarded

Chemistry Teacher Education, Master's Degree

Level of Qualification

Second Cycle (Master's Degree)

Specific Admission Requirements

First Cycle (Bachelors Degree) diploma, minimum score of 65 from the nation-wide Academic Graduate Education Entrance Examination (ALES) in the related fields, acceptable minimum score of 50 from Foreign Language (German, English, French) Exams (UDS/KPDS) or the equivalent exams scores obtained from TOEFL/IELTS/etc. or being successful at the foreign language examination of the Institute (minimum score of 70) and being successful at the science examination (interview) of the Institute in the related fields (with a minimum score of 65). If the student will attend the graduate school for a foreign language study he has to pass the language test from another language. MS candidates should be present their first cycle transcripts.
Their interview grades are calculated as 60 % of their written exam grade + 40 % their oral exam grades.
Candidates whose interview grades are 65 and above will be considered successful according to the DEU Graduate School Regulations. Their ALES grades, cumulative grade point average (CGPA) and interviewing grades are calculated as their Evaluation Grades.
Evaluation Grades: % 50 of their ALES grades, % 25 of their cumulative grade point average (CGPA) and % 25 of their interview grades.

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

According to the Regulations of Dokuz Eylül University for Graduate Schools, students are not connected to the right for internal transfer, previously taken courses at another graduate programme by another university with a successful grade may be recognized by the related programmes after the letter of the students includes course contents and the transcript, and by the recommendation of the head of the departments and by the decision of the Board of Directors. The courses taken by the outgoing Exchange students have the recognition at the school either as compulsory or elective.

Qualification Requirements and Regulations

The programme consists of a minimum of seven courses, one seminar course, and a thesis study, with a minimum of 21 local credits. The total ECTS credits of the programme are 120 ECTS.
In addition to students midterm and final grades, students reports, quiz results, seminar presentations and project results can be used to evaluate the students semester performances. In order for a student to be successful, he has to get minimum 75 out of 100 (2.5 out of 4.00). Seminar lesson and the thesis are considered as non credit courses and students are evaluated as successful and unsuccessful.
A MS student,, must write the results of the thesis according to the specifications of the Graduate School Thesis Writing Guide and must defend the thesis in front of a jury with an oral presentation. After oral presentation, the jury vote the thesis as acceptance, reject or correction. A student may be given, by a decision of the Administrative Committee of the Graduate School, up to three months to complete the corrections and defend his thesis in front of the same jury.
See for the DEU Graduate School Regulations for more information.
http://www.deu.edu.tr/DEUWeb/Icerik/Icerik.php KOD=13260

Profile of the Programme

The program is designed to promote personal and professional growth for both education and chemistry fields. The language of instruction is Turkish.
There are 2 foreign language (12.5%) lessons in the program.

Key Learning Outcomes

1   Be able to develop his/ her subject matter knowledge at advance level
2   Be able to design research in his/ her field
3   Be able to evaluate researches conducted in field regarding their effectiveness
4   Be able to conduct researches based on developing educational software by use of information technologies.
5   Be able to make statistics of her/his research s field specific.
6   To make a qualitative analysis of research carried out in the field of chemistry education.
7   Be able to study learning theories
8   Be able to establish the relationship between learning theories and teaching strategies
9   Be able to develop critical thinking and problem solving skills
10   Be able to prepare teaching materials and search effectiveness of it.
11   Be able to develop the ability to experiment with various types and levels of site-specific.
12   Be able to make leadership unique and interdisciplinary studies.
13   Be able to adopt the principles of professional development and lifelong learning.
14   Be able to share verbally and written information related to the field of national and international level
15   Be able to become information and conscious about social responsibility and ethical values in the field

Occupational Profiles of Graduates with Examples

The graduates of Chemistry Education enjoy productive careers in public and private schools run by the Ministry of National Education as teachers and work in these institutions as teachers and in many other areas of the public service as civil servants. In addition, students may work in the chemistry related areas of the private sector.

Access to Further Studies

Graduates who successfully completed the Masters Degree may apply to doctorate (third cycle) programmes in the same or in related disciplines.

Course Structure Diagram with Credits

Academic Plan consists of 2 compulsory and 16 elective courses. There is a total of 16 elective courses included in the department elective courses pool; 8 courses in fall and 8 courses in the spring semester. The ratio of compulsory courses to elective courses in the curriculum is 6 / 115 ECTS.
T: Theoretical P: Practice L: Laboratory
B: Spring Semester G: Fall Semester H: Full Year
1 .Semester:
Semester No Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type of Course T P L ECTS
G 1 FMK 5003 TECHNOLOGY ASSISTED CHEMISTRY EDUCATION COMPULSORY 3 0 0 8
G 2 EBE 5039 SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH METHODS AND PUBLICATION ETHICS COMPULSORY 3 0 0 5
G 0 - ELECTIVE COURSE ELECTIVE - - - 17
TOTAL:   30
 
1 .Semester Elective:
Semester No Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type of Course T P L ECTS
G 1 EBE 5003 STATISTICAL METHODS AND APPLICATION ELECTIVE 3 0 0 5
G 2 EBE 5037 INQUIRY - BASED SCIENCE TEACHING ELECTIVE 3 0 0 5
G 3 FMK 5013 LABORATORY PROJECTS IN CHEMISTRY EDUCATION ELECTIVE 3 0 0 8
G 4 FMK 5021 BASIC CONCEPTS IN ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY ELECTIVE 3 0 0 7
G 5 FMK 5015 ACTIVE LEARNING AND TEACHING IN CHEMISTRY EDUCATION ELECTIVE 3 0 0 7
G 6 FMK 5019 BASIC CONCEPTS OF INORGANIC CHEMISTRY ELECTIVE 3 0 0 8
G 7 FMK 5007 SELECTED SUBJECTS IN CHEMISTRY EDUCATION ELECTIVE 3 0 0 7
 
2 .Semester:
Semester No Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type of Course T P L ECTS
B 1 FMK 5000 ANIMATIONS AND SIMULATIONS IN CHEMISTRY EDUCATION COMPULSORY 3 0 0 8
B 2 FMK 5096 SEMINAR COMPULSORY 0 2 0 3
B 0 - ELECTIVE COURSE ELECTIVE - - - 19
TOTAL:   30
 
2 .Semester Elective:
Semester No Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type of Course T P L ECTS
B 1 EBE 5000 USING OF COMPUTER IN ACCESING AND REPORTING THE KNOWLEDGE ELECTIVE 3 0 0 5
B 2 FMK 5010 MISCONCEPTIONS IN CHEMISTRY EDUCATION ELECTIVE 3 0 0 8
B 3 FMK 5012 TEACHING AND LEARNING OF CHEMISTRY ELECTIVE 3 0 0 7
B 4 FMA 5000 TECHNIQUES USED IN DIAGNOSING STUDENTS' CONCEPTUAL UNDERSTANDINGS ELECTIVE 3 0 0 8
B 5 FMK 5018 BASIC CONCEPTS IN BIOCHEMISTRY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY ELECTIVE 3 0 0 7
B 6 FMK 5022 BASIC CONCEPTS IN ORGANIC CHEMISTRY ELECTIVE 3 0 0 8
B 7 FMK 5024 RESEARCHES IN CHEMISTRY EDUCATION ELECTIVE 3 0 0 7
B 8 FMK 5008 COMPUTER ASSISTED ANALYTIC CHEMISTRY EDUCATION ELECTIVE 3 0 0 7
 
3.Semester:
Semester No Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type of Course T P L ECTS
G 1 FMK 5199 THESIS COMPULSORY 0 0 0 30
TOTAL:   30
 
4.Semester:
Semester No Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type of Course T P L ECTS
B 1 FMK 5199 THESIS COMPULSORY 0 0 0 30
TOTAL:   30
 

Examination Regulations, Assessment and Grading

Students must attend classes, practices and examinations. In order for students to qualify for midterms they should attend 70% of the theoretical classes and 80% of the application/lab classes. Students attendance is followed by their Instructor. 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 instructor announces the weekly course content, the course book and how students will be evaluated and the dates of the exams to the students and the Institute at the beginning of the semester. The instructor evaluated the students depending on their midterm and final grades, attendance to the class, their additional work such as projects, presentations and assignments which were presented at the beginning of the semester.
A make up exam is offered for graduate classes. Upon the approval of the Institute Board students can take the exam from the lessons that they have already passed in order to increase their GPA.
To be able to pass a lesson a graduate student must have minimum CB.
See for the DEU Graduate School Regulations for more information.
http://www.deu.edu.tr/DEUWeb/Icerik/Icerik.php KOD=13260

Graduation Requirements

The programme consists of a minimum of seven courses delivered within the graduate programme of the department and in related fields, one seminar course, and thesis, with a minimum of 21 local credits. The total ECTS credits of the programme is 120 ECTS. Graduation requirements in detail are explained in the section Qualification Requirements and Regulations.

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

Full-time

Programme Director or Equivalent

Dokuz Eylul University, Institute of Educational Sciences, Chemistry Education 35150, Buca-Izmir-Turkey
Web Page:
http://ebe.deu.edu.tr/ lang=1&menu_id=5&pid=46
Head of Department:
Prof. Dr. Yaşar Kemal YILDIZ
yasar.yildiz@deu.edu.tr
AKTS/DS Coordinator:
Asst. Prof. Dr. Gülten ŞENDUR
gulten.sendur@deu.edu.tr