Dokuz Eylül University Information Package / Courses Catalog

General Description

History

The department of Secondary Science and Mathematics Education (Physics Teacher Education) has offered Master of Science Degree since 1999 and 9 students are enrolled in the program at present.

Qualification Awarded

Physics 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 canditates should be present their first cycle transcipts.
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 successfull 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.
Graduation from a physics education department of a faculty of education or physics department of a faculty of science and letters or Graduation from a science education department of a faculty of education or having a physics teacher certificate or Graduation from a physics engineering department.

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 aim of the program is to provide specific knowledge and skills in the field of physics education and to support the candidates to develop their skills for solving the problems related to the field of Physics Education by using research methods. The language of instruction is both Turkish (75%) and English (25%).

Key Learning Outcomes

1	Graduates will interpret the knowledge within the field by integrating the information gathered from different disciplines and formulating new knowledge.
2	Graduates will solve the problems related to Physics Education by using research methods.
3	Graduates will conduct studies independently that require proficiency in the field.
4	Graduates will resent current developments and his/her own studies in the field to groups using written and oral techniques.
5	Graduates will use a foreign language effectively in the field.
6	Graduates will use advanced informatics and communication technology skills in the field.
7	Graduates will have knowledge within the field of Physics Education at proficiency level.
8	Graduates will understand the relationships between the disciplines relevant to Physics Education.
9	Graduates will use theoretical and practical knowledge in the field.
10	Graduates will demonstrate leadership in contexts that require solving problems related to Physics Education.
11	Graduates will adopt and use strategies for lifelong learning.
12	Graduates will analyze the social relations in professional environments from a critical perspective.
13	Graduates will conduct field studies in accordance with ethical values.
14	Graduates will use knowledge and his/her experiences in interdisciplinary studies.

Occupational Profiles of Graduates with Examples

Our postgraduates enjoy productive careers in public and private schools run by the Ministry of National Education as teachers and in many other areas of the public service as civil servants or researchers at universities.

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

Semester	No	Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type of Course	T	P	L	ECTS
Academic Plan consists of 2 compulsory and 24 elective courses. There is a total of 24 elective courses included in the department elective courses pool; 12 courses in fall and 12 courses in the spring semester. The ratio of compulsory courses to elective courses in the curriculum is 6 / 173 ECTS.
T: Theoretical P: Practice L: Laboratory B: Spring Semester G: Fall Semester H: Full Year
1 .Semester:
G	1	FMF 5043	SPECIAL TOPICS IN PHYSICS 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	FMF 5041	LABORATORY PROJECTS IN PHYSICS EDUCATION	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	8
G	3	EBE 5037	INQUIRY - BASED SCIENCE TEACHING	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	5
G	4	FMF 5007	STRUCTURE OF MATTER AND MECHANICS TEACHING	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	8
G	5	FMF 5009	PHYSICS IN DAILY LIFE	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	7
G	6	FMF 5011	ACTIVE LEARNING AND TEACHING IN PHYSICS INSTRUCTION	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	8
G	7	FMF 5021	APPROXIMATIONS AND TECHNIQUES OF LABORATORY IN PHYSICS EDUCATION	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	7
G	8	FMF 5023	TERMINOLOGY IN PHYSICS AND PHYSICS EDUCATION	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	8
G	9	FMF 5027	TEACHING OF MODERN PHYSICS IN SECONDARY EDUCATION	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	8
G	10	FMF 5025	PHYSICS EXPERIMENTS IN SECONDARY EDUCATION	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	7
G	11	FMF 5031	RADIATION AND RISK IN EDUCATION	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	7
G	12	FMF 5035	CRITICAL THINKING IN PHYSICS EDUCATION	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	10
G	13	FMF 5015	THE ARGUMENT BASED APPROACH ON THE LIMITATIONS IN SECONDARY SCHOOL PHYSICS SUBJECTS	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	8
G	14	FMF 5037	FUN PHYSICS	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	10
G	15	EBE 5005	PRINCIPLES AND METHODS OF INSTRUCTIONS	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	5

2 .Semester:
Semester	No	Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type of Course	T	P	L	ECTS
B	1	FMF 5046	TECHNOLOGY ASSISTED PHYSICS EDUCATION	COMPULSORY	3	0	0	8
B	2	FMF 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 5002	TEST DEVELOPMENT TECHNIQUES	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	5
B	2	FMF 5044	MATHEMATICAL MODELLING IN PHYSICS EDUCATION	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	8
B	3	FMF 5004	TOPICAL SUBJECT IN PHYSICS EDUCATION	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	7
B	4	FMF 5006	CONCEPTS AND MISCONCEPTIONS IN PHYSICS	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	8
B	5	FMF 5010	EXAMINATION OF PHYSICS PROGRAMS	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	7
B	6	FMF 5002	TEACHING ELECTRICITY AND MAGNETISM AT SECONDARY LEVEL	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	8
B	7	FMF 5026	SCIENTIFIC PROJECT DESIGN IN PHYSICAL EDUCATION	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	8
B	8	FMF 5024	APTITUDE CRITERIA FOR PHYSICS TEACHERS	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	7
B	9	FMF 5032	CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT IN PHYSICS EDUCATION	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	7
B	10	FMF 5034	VISUAL LEARNING AND GRAPHIC ORGANIZERS IN PHYSICS EDUCATION	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	8
B	11	FMF 5038	DEVELOPING SCIENCE ACTIVITIES IN PHYSICS EDUCATION	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	8
B	12	FMF 5036	RADIOECOLOGY AND ITS TEACHING	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	7
B	13	FMF 5000	ALTERNATIVE MEASUREMENT AND ASSESSMENT TECHNIQUES IN PHYSICS EDUCATION	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	10
B	14	FMF 5012	HISTORY OF PHYSICS AND THE REFLECTIONS ON EDUCATION	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	10
B	15	FMF 5020	CONSCIOUSNESS IN PHYSICS EDUCATION	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	8
B	16	EBE 5000	USING OF COMPUTER IN ACCESING AND REPORTING THE KNOWLEDGE	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	5

3.Semester:
Semester	No	Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type of Course	T	P	L	ECTS
G	1	FMF 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	FMF 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, Physics Teacher Education 35150, Buca-Izmir-Turkey
Web Page: http://ebe.deu.edu.tr/ lang=1&menu_id=5
Head of Department:
Prof. Dr. İlhan SILAY
ilhan.silay@deu.edu.tr
AKTS/DS Coordinator:
Prof. Dr. İlhan SILAY
ilhan.silay@deu.edu.tr

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