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Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS FMF 5021 APPROXIMATIONS AND TECHNIQUES OF LABORATORY IN PHYSICS EDUCATION ELECTIVE 3 0 0 7

Offered By

Physics Teacher Education

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR MUSTAFA EROL

Offered to

Physics Teacher Education

Course Objective

Applying of approximations, methods and techniques for laboratory to undergraduate physics topics; measuring and evaluating of lab. practices.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   For approximations, methods and techniques of laboratory; be able to define them, 2   Be able to compare them, 3   Be able to apply them for various experiments, 4   Be able to analyse them, 5   Be able to evaluate them and put forward to new offers.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description 1 Importance of laboratory in science and physics 2 Methods in laboratory practics and application 3 Techniques in laboratory practics and application 4 Approximations in laboratory practics and application 5 Close-ended experiments 6 Open-ended experiments 7 Inquary-based experiments 8 Midterm exam. 9 Planning experiments with simple and cheap materials 10 Cautions in laboratory 11 Laboratory for scientific skills 12 Laboratory for scientific skills 13 Measuring and evaluating of lab. practices 14 Measuring and evaluating of lab. practices 15 Final exam.

Recomended or Required Reading

1.Phsics Teaching, YÖK-World Bank MEGP Teacher Training Serie, Ank.,1997. 2.Science Laboratory Teaching, Ö.Ergin, Kanyılmaz Publ.,Izmir, 2004. 3.Laboratory from Theory to Application in Science Teaching, H.Özmen and N.Yiğit, Anı Publ., Ankara, 2006. 4.Related literature.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Cooperative study, discussion, ask and answer, lecturing, home work, project.

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 *** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Midterm and final exams.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

nevzat.kavcar@eu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours) Lectures 13 3 39 Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 4 52 Preparation for midterm exam 1 25 25 Preparation for final exam 1 35 35 Preparing presentations 1 20 20 Final 1 2 2 Midterm 1 3 3 TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 176

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LO PO.1 PO.2 PO.3 PO.4 PO.5 PO.6 PO.7 PO.8 PO.9 PO.10 PO.11 PO.12 PO.13 PO.14 LO.1 4 3 5 4 4 5 4 4 5 3 LO.2 5 4 5 4 4 4 4 3 4 5 4 LO.3 5 4 5 5 5 4 4 3 4 5 4 LO.4 5 5 5 4 4 5 5 4 4 5 4 4 LO.5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 3 4 5 4 4