COURSE UNIT TITLE

: RADIATION AND RISK IN EDUCATION

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
FMF 5031 RADIATION AND RISK IN 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

To comprehend radiation and radioactivity in education

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Be able to say the explanation of the radiation risk in education
2   Be able to say the importance of food irradiation
3   Be able to comprehend relation with daily life of the radiation, the sorts of radiation , and the natural and the artificial sources of radiation
4   Be able to apply the radiation, the sorts of radiation , and the natural and the artificial sources of radiation to events in daily life
5   Be able to associate with events in daily life the radiation, the sorts of radiation , and the natural and the artificial sources of radiation

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 What is the risk in education
2 What is the radiation risk in education
3 To write and give a presentation and to discuss of radiation and risk
4 To write and give a presentation and to discuss of radiation and risk
5 To evaluate the background radiation, natural sources of radiation exposure (indoor and outdoor applications)
6 To evaluate the background radiation, natural sources of radiation exposure (indoor and outdoor applications)
7 Students understanding of radioactivity and ionizing radiation
8 Midterm Exam
9 Pupils perceptions of radiation and radioactivity (in classroom)
10 Pupils perceptions of radiation and radioactivity (outdoor and laboratory applications)
11 Using of ionizing radiation in science/social education (in classroom)
12 Using of ionizing radiation in science/social education (outdoor and laboratory applications)
13 The importance of food irradiation in science/social education (in classroom)
14 The importance of food irradiation in science/social education (outdoor and laboratory applications)
15 Final Exam

Recomended or Required Reading

N. Tsoulfanidis. 1993. Measurement and Detection of Radiation. Hemisphere Publishing Corporation.
K. S. Krane. Translater B. Şarer. 2001. Nuclear Physics II. Palme publishing
J. Farkas.2001. Food Irradiation: Principles and applications. Wiley/ Interscience publishing
N. Dyson, 1993. Radiation Physics with Applications in Medicine and Biology, Ellis Harward Publishing
Ethernet

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

expression, question-answer, discussion, group study, active learning methods

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

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

e mail: mustafa.bakac@deu.edu.tr Tel ofis: 0232 3012382

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 2 26
Preparation for midterm exam 1 25 25
Preparation for final exam 1 30 30
Paper preparation 13 2 26
Research presentation 13 2 26
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 3 3
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 177

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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